The Sustainable Communities Program (SCP) strengthens partnerships with local agencies and strategic partners responsible for land use and transportation decisions, offering technical assistance and financial resources to meet the diverse planning needs of local communities and support implementation of regional planning policies and strategies. SCAG is currently providing technical assistance to 57 local agencies and has funded 110 projects, totaling over $21.6 million, since 2016.
Following the adoption of Connect SoCal every four years, SCAG calls for applications through the SCP to provide local technical assistance in support of Connect SoCal implementation. SCAG develops funding categories that align with the goals and policies of Connect SoCal to support implementation of shared regional planning goals and meet the needs of local communities.
contact
Andrés Carrasquillo
Principal Regional Planner
(213) 630-1401
Carrasquillo@scag.ca.gov
Sustainable Communities Program Goals
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Provide needed resources for local jurisdictions to advance the goals outlined in the four pillars of Connect SoCal 2024: mobility, communities, environment and economy.
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Promote racial equity grounded in the recognition of the past and current harms of systemic racism and advance restorative justice.
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Integrate the region’s development pattern and transportation network to improve air quality, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enable more sustainable energy and water use
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Prioritize the most vulnerable populations and communities subject to climate hazards to help the people, places and infrastructure most at risk for climate change impacts. In doing so, recognize that disadvantaged communities are often overburdened.
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Increase the region’s competitiveness for federal and state funds, including the California Active Transportation Program and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Funds.
2024 Sustainable Communities Program – Active Transportation & Safety
SCAG anticipates releasing the 2024 Sustainable Communities Program – Active Transportation and Safety call for applications in June 2024. The program will fund quick-build projects and plans that encourage active transportation (e.g., walking, biking and riding transit) and improve roadway safety to help achieve the mobility goals of the Connect SoCal 2024 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy. This program is funded by the state Active Transportation Program and a federal Safe Streets and Roads for All grant. The 2024 Sustainable Communities Program - Active Transportation and Safety program has an estimated $10.4 million available to fund projects in the region.
The draft program guidelines were open for public review and comment from April 8 through April 26, 2024. SCAG will consider all feedback received as it finalizes the Guidelines. SCAG anticipates releasing the final guidelines in June 2024.
Sustainable Communities Program – Active Transportation & Safety Goals
- Improve mobility across the region, especially for children and older adults, and people walking, biking, riding transit/rail, and using other forms of active transportation.
- Strategically invest in communities most harmed by traffic injuries and fatalities, which include the historically disinvested communities comprising the majority of the Regional High Injury Network.
- Support a more resilient transportation network, especially in anticipation of the large-scale events hosted by the region.
- Support local efforts to increase competitiveness for state and federal funding.
Schedule
| SCAG Regional Council adopts guidelines and opens call for projects |
June 6, 2024 |
| Application workshop #1 (virtual) |
June 13, 2024 |
| Application workshop #2 (virtual) |
June 27, 2024 |
| Call for projects closes |
Sept. 27, 2024 |
| SCAG Regional Council consideration of nominated projects (anticipated) |
April 3, 2025 |
| Final 2024 SCP award announcements |
June 2025 |
contact
For questions regarding the 2024 Sustainable Communities Program - Active Transportation and Safety call for applications, contact Rachel Om, Senior Regional Planner, at (213) 630-1550 or Om@scag.ca.gov.
Previous Call for Applications & Awarded Projects – Connect SoCal 2020
