Comprehensive Transportation Projects
Cycle 11 Call for Projects: Specialized Transportation Grant Program
Approximately every two years, SANDAG conducts a competitive process to award funding through the Specialized Transportation Grant Program (STGP). On July 24, 2020, the SANDAG Board of Directors approved the eligibility and evaluation criteria for the Cycle 11 Call for Projects, which makes available an estimated $7.2 million in funds to distribute.
The SANDAG STGP funds projects and programs that expand mobility options for seniors and individuals with disabilities. Funding for the STGP comes from two sources, the Federal Transit Administration Section 5310 program and the TransNet Senior Mini-Grant program.
Eligible projects include, but are not limited to, purchase of accessible vans and buses, coordinated volunteer driver programs, shopping shuttle services, non-emergency medical trips, and transit travel training classes.
The call for projects is open for a 90-day period. Applications are due by 4 p.m. on October 30, 2020. Grant documents are available below.
Common Documents
Program Goal, Objectives, and Eligibility and Evaluation Criteria
Applicant Checklist and Signature Form
Required Applicant Forms
Operating
Operating Project Proposal Application
Operating Scope, Schedule, Budget, and Performance Indicators Form
Mobility Management
Mobility Management Project Proposal Application
Mobility Management Scope, Schedule, and Budget Form
Capital
Capital Project Proposal Application
Capital Project Budget and Performance Indicators Form
Vehicle Selection and Budgeting Tool – Class A
Vehicle Selection and Budgeting Tool – Class B
Vehicle Selection and Budgeting Tool – Class C
Vehicle Selection and Budgeting Tool – Class D
Vehicle Selection and Budgeting Tool – Class V (Revised September 15, 2020)
Grant Applicant Workshop
A virtual workshop for prospective applicants was held on September 1, 2020.
Grant Applicant Workshop Agenda
View Workshop Presentation (PDF)
View Workshop VideoQuestions
Questions may be emailed to grantsdistribution@sandag.org until 5 p.m. on October 23, 2020. Answers to all questions will be posted on the SANDAG website periodically as they are received. The last update will be posted online by 5 p.m. on October 26, 2020.
Electronic Submittal Process
Applications must be received electronically by SANDAG no later than 4 p.m. on October 30, 2020. The electronic submittal period will be from October 16 through 30, 2020. Specific submittal instructions regarding the electronic submittal process will be posted at least two weeks before the electronic submittal process opens. Late submittals will not be accepted.
Protest Procedures/Policies
Grant Program Protest Procedures
STGP Eligibility and Evaluation Criteria
For the Cycle 11 Call for Projects, proposed modifications including to the eligibility and evaluation criteria were considered by the TransNet Independent Taxpayer Oversight Committee, Transportation Committee, and Board of Directors during their respective July 2020 meetings.
TransNet Independent Taxpayer Oversight Committee
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Transportation Committee
Friday, July 17, 2020
9 - 10 a.m.
Board of Directors
Friday, July 24, 2020
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Project Manager
Zachary Rivera, Business Analyst I
(619) 699-4892, zachary.rivera@sandag.org
For media inquiries, please contact the SANDAG Public Information Office at (619) 699-1950 or pio@sandag.org.