Local Grant Program
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) developed the Clean California Local Grant Program through which funds will go to local communities to beautify and improve local streets and roads, tribal lands, parks, pathways, and transit centers. Through the combination of adding beautification measures and art in public spaces along with the removal of litter and debris, this effort will enhance communities and improve spaces for walking and recreation.
The goals of the Clean CA Local Grant Program are to:
- Reduce the amount of waste and debris within public rights-of-way, pathways, parks, transit centers, and other public spaces.
- Enhance, rehabilitate, restore, or install measures to beautify and improve public spaces and mitigate the urban heat island effect.
- Enhance public health, cultural connection, and community placemaking by improving public spaces for walking and recreation.
- Advance equity for underserved communities.
Important: The Clean California Local Grant program does not provide funding for upgrades or improvements to residential properties.
Cycle 1 - Del Rio Trail Project Groundbreaking
Cycle 1 – Rio Dell Eel River Trail & Gateway Project Video
Cycle 1 – Humboldt Bay Harbor District’s Peninsula Beautification Project
Cycle 1 – City of Sacramento’s 21st Avenue Beautification Project
Cycle 2
Cycle 2 of the program will provide approximately $100 million in grant funding to local communities throughout California. This grant funding was made available in the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 State Budget. Cycle 2 applications were due on May 31, 2023. See below links for information on the Cycle 2 awardees and applicants. Caltrans will be following up with the awardees on next steps as soon as possible.
- List of Awarded Projects
Note: Notwithstanding any other provision of the Caltrans Restricted Grant Agreement (RGA), no funds will be released to a grant awardee until the RGA is fully executed by both parties, no funds will be released to a grant awardee if they fail to meet or fail to continue to meet all the requirements to receive the grant funds, no funds will be released to a grant awardee until any mistakes found in their application are resolved and grant awardee verifies accuracy of their application, and any improperly disbursed funds must be promptly returned by the grant awardee to Caltrans upon written notice.
- Award Notice October 9, 2023 (PDF)
- Application Receipt Log (XLS)
Cycle 2 Guidelines and Resources
- Program Guidelines (PDF) - updated March 2023
- FAQs (PDF) - updated April 17, 2023
- Scoring Rubric (PDF)
- Standard Grant Agreement Template (PDF)
- Tribal Grant Agreement Template (PDF)
- Board Resolution Template (PDF)
The following is the projected draft timeline for Cycle 2 of the Clean California Local Grant Program.
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| First Workshop on Program Guideline Updates | November 3, 2022 Watch First Workshop on Youtube View First Workshop Slideshow (PDF) Correction: Agencies that were awarded in Cycle 1 are just as competitive in Cycle 2. |
| Second Workshop on Program Guideline Updates | December 13, 2022 Watch Second Workshop on Youtube View Second Workshop Slideshow (PDF) |
| Call for Projects | February 14, 2023 |
| First Application Workshop | March 15, 2023, 10 AM to 11:30 AM PDT Watch First Application Workshop on Youtube View Second Workshop Slideshow (PDF) |
| Second Application Workshop | April 3, 2023, 1 PM to 2:30 PM Watch Second Workshop on Youtube View Second Workshop Slideshow (PDF) |
| Third Application Workshop | April 11, 2023, 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM Watch Third Application Workshop on Youtube |
| Project Application Deadline | May 31, 2023 by 5pm PDT |
| Project Award Notification | October 9, 2023 |
| Project Completion Date | June 30, 2026 |
Cycle 1
District Contacts
| District | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| District 1 - Eureka | Preston Allen | Preston.Allen@dot.ca.gov |
| District 2 - Redding | Nicole Fortner | Nicole.Fortner@dot.ca.gov |
| District 3 - Marysville / Sacramento | Cynthia Shipley | cynthia.shipley@dot.ca.gov |
| District 4 - Bay Area / Oakland | Ida Tu | ida.kwong@dot.ca.gov |
| District 5 - San Luis Obispo / Santa Barbara | Zachary Cotter | Zachary.cotter@dot.ca.gov |
| District 6 - Fresno / Bakersfield | Colleen Vidinoff | colleen.vidinoff@dot.ca.gov |
| District 7 - Los Angeles | Tammi Altamirano | Tammi.Altamirano@dot.ca.gov |
| District 8 - San Bernardino / Riverside | Brandy Ybarra | Brandy.Ybarra@dot.ca.gov |
| District 9 - Bishop | Mark A. Heckman | Mark.Heckman@dot.ca.gov |
| District 10 - Stockton | Sardar Khan | Sardar.Khan@dot.ca.gov |
| District 11 - San Diego | Robin Owen | Robin.Owen@dot.ca.gov |
| District 12 - Orange County | Nicholas Le | Nicholas.Le@dot.ca.gov |
Stay Informed
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For more information, please contact: CleanCA.LocalGrant@dot.ca.gov.