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[Grant Applications] Fiscal Year (FY) 2027/2028 Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning
FileID
File ID: 2026-01641
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution: 1) authorizing the City Manager or designee to submit grant applications to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027/28 Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program; 2) authorizing the City Manager or designee to submit any related documents necessary to support the grant application; and 3) authorizing the City Manager or a designee to execute the grant agreements and any related grant documents if awarded.
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Contact
Contact: Nicole Zhi Ling Porter, Senior Planner, (916) 808-8519, nporter@cityofsacramento.org; Liza Welsh, Associate Planner, (916) 808-5347, lwelsh@cityofsacramento.org; Jennifer Donlon Wyant, Mobility & Sustainability Division Manager, (916) 808-5913, jdonlonwyant@cityofsacramento.org; Department of Public Works
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Presenter
Presenter: None
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Resolution
3-Vision Zero Top 20 Intersections Map
4-16th Street, J Street, and Truxel Road Area Map
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: The City has a need for better transportation facilities, and most major projects rely on state and federal grants for funding. The Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program is a key funding source for transportation planning projects.
Caltrans issued a call for projects for the FY2027/28 Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program in August 2026. Applications are due in October 2026. Individual projects have a maximum request of $700,000. Caltrans will typically fund a maximum of one to two of the City’s applications.
Staff reviewed the City’s 2040 General Plan, Climate Action and Adaptation Plan, Transportation Priorities Plan priority projects, and draft Vision Zero Action Plan Update to i...
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