Transportation Fund for Clean Air (TFCA) - Regional Fund Applications Due to Air District by 5:00 p.m., Monday, June 30, 2008 The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Air District) has issued a call for projects for the FY 2008/09 TFCA Regional Funds. Funds are generated from a $4 surcharge on the vehicle registration fee. TFCA funds are distributed to public agencies and non-public entities to implement projects to reduce air pollution from motor vehicles in accordance with the requirements of State law and the Air District's Bay Area 2005 Ozone Strategy.
Eligible Projects The following project types are eligible for funding under the Regional Fund: - Ridesharing: The implementation of ridesharing programs.
- Heavy-Duty Clean Air Buses: The purchase or lease of clean fuel buses for school districts and transit operators.
- Shuttle/Feeder Bus Service: The provision of local feeder bus or shuttle service to rail and ferry stations and to airports.
- Arterial Management: Implementation and maintenance of local arterial traffic management, including, but not limited to, signal timing, transit signal preemption, bus stop relocation and "smart streets."
- Transit Information and Integration: Implementation of rail-bus integration and regional transit information systems.
- Telecommuting/Congestion Pricing: Implementation of demonstration projects in telecommuting projects and in congestion pricing of highways, bridges and public transit. No funds expended pursuant to this paragraph for telecommuting projects shall be used for the purchase of personal computing equipment for an individual's home use.
- Vehicle-Based Projects: Implementation of vehicle-based projects to reduce mobile source emissions, including, but not limited to, engine repowers (i.e., engine replacements), engine retrofits, fleet modernization, alternative fuels, and advanced technology demonstrations. The purchase or lease of new vehicles that achieve surplus emission reductions is eligible.
- Smart Growth/Traffic Calming: The design and construction by local public agencies of physical improvements that support development projects that achieve motor vehicle emission reductions. The projects and the physical improvements shall be identified in an approved area-specific plan, redevelopment plan, general plan, traffic calming plan, or other similar plan (e.g., bicycle plan or pedestrian plan). (Note: these projects are usually referred to as the "smart growth" project type.)
New in Fiscal Year 2008/09- Projects that meet a threshold for operations in designated "Sensitive and PM Impacted Communities" and reduce emissions in one of the following six designated "Highly Impacted Communities" are able to eligible to receive up to five additional points under Evaluation Criterion #5. Map of PM Exposure and Highly Impacted Communities.
- Projects that reduce emissions in regionally approved Priority Development Areas are eligible to receive up to five points under Evaluation Criterion #6. Map of Priority Development Areas.
Maximum Grants and Match Requirements Typically about $10 million are available for distribution via the competitive Regional Fund in each funding cycle. The minimum Regional Fund grant for a single project is $10,000 and the maximum grant is $1.5 million for public agencies and $500,000 (single grant or combined grants) for non-public entities. Schedule for FY 2008/09 TFCA Regional Fund Cycle Friday, May 16, 2008, 9:30 a.m. - Workshop for grant applicants at the Air District (939 Ellis Street, San Francisco). Due to building security, it is highly recommended that attendees arrive at least 15 minutes prior to meeting time.
Monday, June 30, 2008, 5 p.m.- Deadline to submit Regional Fund grant applications to the Air District.
September 2008 - Proposed grants reviewed by Air District's Mobile Source Committee (tentative). October 2008 - Grant allocations approved by Air District Board of Directors (tentative). For More Information Application and further information about the Regional TFCA program can be found on the Air District's website. The Authority is also happy to serve as a resource for facilitating the application process. If you are are interested in applying for the Regional TFCA program for a project in San Francisco or have any questions about the program, please contact Authority staff: Chad Rathmann, Transportation Planner
By phone: 415.522.4825 or via e-mail .
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