Meeting_Body
PLANNING & PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 14, 2026
Subject
SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF THE 2027 CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BLOCK GRANT PROJECT RANKING FRAMEWORK
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer or their designee to submit to the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) the project ranking framework for Los Angeles County for the 2027 SCAG CMAQ/STBG Call for Projects (Attachment A).
Issue
ISSUE
The Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program and Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) Program Guidelines establish the framework for selecting projects and allocating CMAQ and STBG funds in the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) region, in accordance with 23 CFR ยง 450.332(c) et al. These guidelines outline the SCAG-administered project selection process in compliance with federal requirements for the CMAQ and STBG programs. The guidelines are scheduled for adoption by the SCAG Regional Council in November 2026.
In January 2027, SCAG will issue a call for nominations inviting agencies in Los Angeles County to submit applications for capital projects and non-capital programs seeking CMAQ and STBG funding apportionments available to the SCAG region for federal fiscal years (FFYs) 2029 and 2030. Metro staff and regional Council of Governments representatives will review and rank Los Angeles County applications using the Metro Board-adopted project ranking criteria. The ranked Los Angeles County projects will be presented to the Metro Board for adoption at the July 2027 meeting. SCAG will then review and prioritize each project received from all six counties in the SCAG region and make the final project funding awards at the December 2027 Regional Council (RC) Meeting.
Background
BACKGROUND
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administrat...
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