2021 Regional Active Transportation Program Call for Projects

The California Transportation Commission (CTC) adopted the Final 2021 Active Transportation Program (ATP) Cycle 5 Guidelines on March 25-26, 2020 and announced a Call for Projects, with applications due June 15, 2020. Subsequently, on April 29, 2020 the CTC extended the due date for applications to September 15, 2020 due to the COVID-19 situation. For more information, please visit Caltrans ATP Cycle 5 website page.

Senate Bill 1

Senate Bill 1 (SB1) directs $100 million annually from the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account to the ATP. When combined with other state and federal funds in the ATP, approximately $446 million will be available in ATP Cycle 5, with $223 million available in the Statewide component of the program, and $3,546,000 available to the SJCOG region in the separate Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) component of the program. This funding will be available in in Fiscal Years 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, and 2024/25.

Regional Call for Projects

Learn more about the regional call projects, funding sources for these projects, project resources, and schedule for submittal by clicking through the tabs below.

Guidelines and Application
Funding
Schedule

Guidelines

SJCOG staff prepared guidelines and a supplemental application to accommodate a combined Regional Call for Projects ATP Cycle 5 funds, Measure K funds, and funding set aside from the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) for active transportation. These guidelines adapted the latest ATP Guidelines and the guidelines developed for the previous 2017-2021 Measure K Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Safe Routes to School and Smart Growth Incentive Program to suit SJCOG’s needs and the requirements of the different funding programs. These were approved by the SJCOG Board on April 16, 2020 and by the CTC on May 13, 2020. On May 28, 2020, the SJCOG Board amended the Regional ATP Guidelines to extend the application due date to September 15, 2020 to match the statewide application due date, and approved launching the Call for Projects.