Eligibility & Partnerships

• Who Can Apply: Local governments, tribal governments, community-based organizations (CBOs), and public schools.

• Partnership Requirements:

  • Local governments must partner with at least one CBO.

  • CBOs must partner with at least one local or tribal government.

  • Public schools must partner with at least one CBO.

  • Tribal governments are not required to have sub-applicants.

• All applicants must include at least one community partner (e.g., residents, small business owners, students, faith leaders) to ensure projects reflect local needs.

• More than 50% of the project area must be located in a disadvantaged or low-income community, as defined by CARB’s Priority Populations Mapping Tool. (see interactive map below)

Eligible Projects

Projects should:

• Address transportation equity in priority communities.

• Build readiness for future clean mobility implementation funding.

• Reflect goals identified by community members.

Examples: transportation needs assessments, community outreach and education, school-based clean mobility planning (e.g., electric buses, safe routes), workforce training for clean transportation, or early-stage partnership building.

Eligible Costs

Funding may cover staffing, outreach, technology/tools, in-state travel, and project-specific expenses (e.g., consulting, subcontracting, data collection)