Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
MARCH 20, 2024
Subject
SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF CMAQ/STBG/CRP PROJECT PRIORITIZATION AND FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or their designee to submit to SCAG the project prioritization and funding recommendations for Los Angeles County for CMAQ/STBG/CRP funding (Attachment A).
Issue
ISSUE
In early January 2024, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) released a call for nominations inviting agencies within Los Angeles County to submit applications for Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) and Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG) and Carbon Reduction Program (CRP) funding apportionments available for the SCAG region for federal fiscal year (FFY) 2023 through FFY 2026. Metro staff has reviewed and prioritized applications for Los Angeles County and is seeking Board approval of the project rankings. SCAG will make the final project funding awards at their June 2024 Regional Council (RC) Meeting.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
In April 2021, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Association (FTA) issued a corrective action to Caltrans on the administration of the Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) and Congestions Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Programs. The findings require Caltrans to ensure that sub-recipients of STBG and CMAQ funds throughout the state are administering these programs in compliance with federal program guidance and regulations. Subsequently, in August 2022, FHWA and FTA jointly issued a corrective action to SCAG, requiring a review of Caltrans' CMAQ and STBG administrative policies and the development of a process that ensures compliance with federal program guidelines and regulations for the administration of the STBG and CMAQ programs.
The program guidelines adopted by ...
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