FY 2027-28 Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant

Department of Transportation$50,000–$700,000Due Oct 9, 2026

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Government / tribal Large award Narrow eligibility

Deadline: Oct 9, 2026
Posted: Aug 19, 2026
Award amount: $50,000–$700,000
Focus areas: Transportation

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In plain English

This Caltrans grant funds transportation planning projects for public agencies and tribal governments in California — not nonprofits, businesses, or individuals — with awards ranging from $50,000 to $700,000. Eligible projects must have a clear transportation nexus and generally support regional sustainability, greenhouse-gas reduction, and multimodal planning goals tied to SB 1 funding. Applications are due October 9, 2026.

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Who can apply

Public Agency; Tribal Government

About this grant

The Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program was created to support the California Department of Transportation’s (Caltrans) Mission: Improving lives and communities through transportation. The California Legislature passed, and Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed into law, Senate Bill 1 (SB 1, Beall, Chapter 5, Statutes of 2017) – The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, a transportation funding bill that provides a reliable fund source to maintain and integrate the State’s multimodal transportation system. In addition to the $10 million in traditional State and federal grants, approximately $25 million in SB 1 funds for Sustainable Communities Grants is available for each grant cycle. The State-funded Sustainable Communities grants ($30 million) are intended to support and implement Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) Sustainable Communities Strategies/Alternative Planning Strategies (SCS/APS) (where applicable) and to ultimately achieve the State’s greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target of 40 and 85 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 and 2045, respectively. Eligible planning projects must have a transportation nexus per Article XIX Sections 2 and 3 of the California Constitution. Therefore, successful planning projects are expected to directly benefit the multimodal transportation system. These grants will also improve public health, social equity, environmental justice, the environment, and provide other important community benefits. Additional details are provided in the STPG Application Guide available on the STPG website using the URL below. https://dot.ca.gov/programs/transportation-planning/division-of-transportation-planning/regional-and-community-planning/sustainable-transportation-planning-grants

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