Planning, CMIS, and STEP FY 2022-23
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CARB has $32.65 million available to fund planning, clean transportation, and supporting projects for multiple grantees across the state through the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Planning and Capacity Building (Planning), Clean Mobility in Schools (CMIS), and the Sustainable Transportation Equity Project (STEP) Request for Applications (RFA). CARB has previously awarded a total of $77.2 million to these projects.
This Request for Applications (RFA) is closed. The RFA was a two-phase process. Concept Phase applications must have been received by CARB no later than 11:59 pm (Pacific Time) on September 8, 2023. For Applicants that were invited to apply to the Full Phase, Full Phase applications must have been received by CARB no later than 11:59 pm (Pacific Time) on November 3, 2023. Applicants must have applied to the Concept Phase to be eligible for the Full Phase. Applications will be reviewed for eligibility and then scored with CMIS/STEP mobility applications scored together and Planning applications scored separately. More information will be posted on the results of the Full Phase in December 2023.
Concept Phase Results
CARB received 55 Concept Phase applications, requesting a total of $216,631,766 in Planning, CMIS, and STEP funding. CARB invited 30 concepts to submit Full Phase applications. View the Concept Phase results and all 55 Concept Phase application summaries.
Technical Assistance
The Institute for Local Government, in collaboration with People for Mobility Justice and Fehr & Peers, are the technical assistance providers available to support potential Applicants. The deadline to be guaranteed assistance was August 11, 2023.
Q&A Sessions
Join CARB's Q&A sessions to ask questions about the Planning, CMIS, and STEP RFA. The sessions will be held via Zoom and the schedule and links for each session are available below. Email your questions to step@arb.ca.gov up to 12:00 pm (Pacific Time) three business days before the session to ensure you receive a response. If you require special accommodation to attend, please contact Heather Choi at (279) 208-7556 no later than 10 business days before the scheduled session. TTY/TDD/Speech to Speech users may dial 711 for the California Relay Service.
| Date/Time | Description | Event |
|---|---|---|
August 10, 2023 | Concept Phase Q&A Session #1 See Event Link for updated Q&A document and Attendee List. | Event Link |
August 29, 2023 | Concept Phase Q&A Session #2 See Event Link for updated Q&A document and Attendee List. | Event Link |
October 12, 2023 | Full Phase Q&A Session #1 See Event Link for updated Q&A document and Attendee List. | Event Link |
| October 24, 2023 10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Full Phase Q&A Session #2 See Event Link for updated Q&A document and Attendee List. | Event Link |
Materials, Templates, and Application Guidance
The Planning, CMIS, and STEP materials, templates, and application guidance are available below. Materials are organized in the following order: CMIS and STEP documents followed by Planning documents and then followed by documents that are relevant to Planning, CMIS, and STEP.
Note: Appendix B, Attachments I, II, and III are the same for both RFAs. Also, the Planning Appendix B and CMIS and STEP Appendix B posted are sample templates. The fillable templates will be available for applicants that move on to the Full Phase.