Infill Infrastructure Grant Catalytic Program – California Department of Housing and Community Development
Deadline: January 31, 2023, at 4:00 pm
City, county, or public housing authority that has jurisdiction over a Catalytic Qualifying Infill Areas (CQIA). A metropolitan planning organization may participate as a co-applicant.
Funding for Capital Improvement Projects that are necessary to facilitate the development of housing. Eligible improvements include utility service improvements, streets, roads, parking structures, transit linkages, transit shelters, traffic mitigation features, site preparation or demolition, sidewalks, and streetscape improvements.
Concept Proposals will be accepted during Phase I of the application process, from December 29, 2022, to January 31, 2023. The Phase II application process is open only to eligible applicants who receive an invitation from the Department in response to their submitted Concept Proposals.
$105 million available in FY 2022-23. $90 million will be allocated to Large Jurisdictions, and $15 million to Small Jurisdictions.
Large Jurisdictions have a Maximum Award Amount of $45 million, and a minimum of $15 million. Small Jurisdictions will have a maximum award amount of $15 million, and a minimum of $5 million.
Small, Medium, and Large
High
Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program: Strategic Partnerships – California Department of Transportation
Deadline: March 2023
MPOs and RTPAs. Transit agencies, universities and community colleges, Native American Tribal Governments, local governments, counties, CBOs, nonprofits, and other public entities may apply as sub-applicants.
Planning projects that address needs on the State Highway System and multimodal transit planning projects.
Applications are typically accepted on an annual basis, with a call for proposals announced in late summer followed by an application deadline in the fall. The FY 2023-24 Grant Application Guide and call-for-applications will be released in January 2023, with applications due in March 2023.
Approximately $4.5 million with a minimum of $100,000 and a maximum of $500,000 per award.
Small
Low
9 out of 14 proposals funded (FY 2020/2021).
Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Discretionary Grant Program (Formerly known as BUILD) – U.S. Department of Transportation
Deadline: February 28, 2023
State and local government entities, counties, Native American tribal governments, transit agencies, port authorities, and MPOs.
Roads, bridges, transit, rail, ports, and multi-modal, multi-jurisdictional projects.
Applications will be accepted from December 14, 2022 to February 28, 2023
A total of $1.5 billion is available for the FY 2023. The minimum grant award is $5 million, except that for projects located in rural areas, the minimum award size is $1 million. Grants may not be greater than $25 million.
Medium to Large
High
90 projects were funded in 2021, 4 of which are in California.
Reconnecting Communities: Highways to Boulevards (RC:H2B) Pilot Program – Construction Capital Grants – California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
Deadline: April 2023
Local, Regional, or State Transportation Agencies, Joint Powers Authority, and Tribal Governments
Conversion of key underutilized highways in the State into multi-modal corridors to reconnect communities divided by transportation infrastructure.
The next call for applications will be released in late January 2023, with applications due in late April 2023.
$111.75 million is available in FY 22/23.
Reconnecting Communities: Highways to Boulevards (RC:H2B) Pilot Program – Planing Grants – California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
Deadline: April 2023
Non-profits, community-based or Faith-based Organizations, Coalition or Associations of Non-profits, Local Agencies, Regional Agencies, Joint Powers Authority, Tribal Governments, and Transit Agencies.
Plan for the conversion of key underutilized highways in the State into multi-modal corridors to reconnect communities divided by transportation infrastructure, through community engagement, planning studies, needs assessments, project plans, and cesign cocuments, environmental review, early action implementation plans, the establishment of a community land trust.
The next call for applications will be released in January 2023, with applications due in April 2023.
$37.25 million is available in FY 22/23.
Clean California Local Grant Program – California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
Deadline: April 2023
Public agencies, transit agencies, and federally recognized tribal governments. Non-profits may be subapplicants and are encouraged to partner with eligible applicants.
Projects that beautify and improve local streets and roads, tribal lands, parks, pathways, and transit centers to clean and enhance public spaces.
The application window for Cycle 1 closed on February 1, 2022. A call for projects for Cycle 2 will be announced on January 2023, with applications due on April 2023.
Approximately $296 million was available in Cycle 1, with a maximum award amount of $5 million. The local match component will range from 0% to 50% of the project costs and will be based on the capacity of the community to leverage local capital.
Approximately $100 million is available for Cycle 2.
105 out of 329 projects were awarded in 2022.
Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program – U.S. Department of Agriculture
Deadline: Ongoing
Public bodies, community-based nonprofits, and federally recognized tribes.
The purchase, construction, and/or improvements to public waste disposal facilities, public water facilities, sanitary sewerage, solid waste disposal, and storm wastewater facilities.
Applications are accepted on a continuous basis.
Approximately $2.8 Billion nationwide in direct loans (2018). Approximately $30 million in grants nationwide and $890,000 in grants in California (2019)
Small, Medium, and Large
Medium to High
26 awards were granted in California (2019).
Infrastructure State Revolving Fund (ISRF) Program – California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank
Deadline: Ongoing
Cities, counties, special districts, assessment districts, JPAs, and nonprofits.
Local streets, highways, drainage, water, sewer, waste, transit, parks, and other public utilities and facilities.
Applications are accepted on a continuous basis. The ISRF Board considers applications at monthly meetings.
$50,000 – $25 million loans, with terms for the useful life of the project up to a maximum of 30 years.
Small, Medium, and Large
Medium to High
This funding program provides loans to qualified applicants on a non-competitive basis.