Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JULY 16, 2025
Subject
SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF THE CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BLOCK GRANT PROJECT RANKING RECOMMENDATIONS
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or their designee to submit to the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) the project ranking recommendations for Los Angeles County for Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) and Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG) funding for federal fiscal year 2027 through 2028 (Attachment A).
Issue
ISSUE
On March 31, 2025, the SCAG released a call for nominations inviting agencies within Los Angeles County to submit applications for CMAQ and STBG funding apportionments available for the SCAG region for federal fiscal year (FFY) 2027 through FFY 2028. Metro staff, along with two representatives from area Councils of Governments, have reviewed and ranked applications for Los Angeles County and are seeking Board approval of the project rankings. SCAG will further review and prioritize the applications and will make the final project funding awards at the November 2025 Regional Council (RC) Meeting.
Background
BACKGROUND
The CMAQ Program is a federal funding source for transportation projects and programs designed to reduce congestion and enhance air quality in areas that do not meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone, carbon monoxide, or particulate matter (nonattainment areas), as well as in former nonattainment areas that are now in compliance (maintenance areas). The STBG program is another federal funding source that may be utilized for projects that preserve and improve the conditions and performance of highways, bridges, and public roads, along with pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, and transit capital projects.
In 2021, the Federal Highway Admin...
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