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The Regional Fund
The Regional Fund is a part of the Transportation Fund for Clean Air (TFCA) grant program, which is funded by a $4 surcharge on motor vehicles registered in the Bay Area.

Available Funds

For Fiscal Year 2008/2009, the Air District estimates that up to $12 million dollars may be available in the TFCA Regional Fund funding cycle for allocation on a competitive basis to eligible projects. However, the Air District may choose to reserve Regional Funds to match State Funds for Goods Movement Program projects at a future date, and this may reduce this amount by up to $5 million. The minimum grant amount for a single project is $10,000 and the maximum grant amount is $1.5 million for public agencies and $500,000 (single grant or combined grants) for non-public entities.

Eligible Project Types
The TFCA Regional Fund covers a wide range of project types, including the purchase or lease of clean air vehicles; retrofits and repowers of heavy-duty diesel vehicles; shuttle and feeder bus service to train stations; ridesharing programs to encourage carpool and transit use; arterial management improvements to speed traffic flow on major arterials; smart growth; and transit information projects to enhance the availability of transit information. Note that bicycle facility improvements such as bicycle lanes, racks, and lockers are now handled under a separate Bicycle Facility Program, and not under the TFCA Regional Fund process.

Port/Drayage Trucks

Trucks serving ports and intermodal rail yards may be eligible for funding under the new Goods Movement Program (GMP).  See separate application and guidance at our Goods Movement Project Webpage.

  • Port truck retrofit projects can qualify for a maximum of $5000 per installation from the Goods Movement Bond.  Additional TFCA Regional Funds (up to $5000) and funds from the Port of Oakland in State funds may become available for this program. Port truck retrofit applicants must complete the separate application at the link above.
  • For port truck repower projects applicants have a choice and can currently qualify for up to 100% of the cost of the repower under the TFCA program but only up to $20,000 per engine under the GMP.  Applicants should note that retrofits are also generally required on all TFCA repower projects.
  • Again for new port truck purchase projects applicants have a choice. Applicants can qualify for up to $50,000 under the GMP—significantly more than under TFCA.  See separate application at the link above.

Who Can Apply?

Any public agency sponsoring an eligible project within the jurisdiction of the Air District is eligible to apply for TFCA Regional Fund grants. Eligible public agencies include cities, counties, transit districts, school districts, and other special purpose agencies. The Air District’s jurisdiction encompasses all of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties, and the southern parts of Solano and Sonoma counties.

Non-public entities can also apply for TFCA Regional Fund grants, directly or via a public agency, to sponsor and implement certain clean air vehicle projects only.

Schedule for 2008

April 2, 2008

Air District Board of Directors adopted Policies and Evaluation Criteria

April 30, 2008 Call for projects

June 30, 2008

Deadline applications to be received, at 5:00 pm.

Tentative: October 2008

Grant awards considered by the Mobile Source Committee.

Tentative: early November 2008 Grant awards considered by the Board of Directors.


Workshops

Air District staff will schedule multiple workshops on the TFCA Regional Fund and Port Trucks.  The purpose of the workshops will be to assist potential applicants in preparing sound project proposals, and to answer questions about the grant application and funding process. Workshops scheduled are listed below.

GRANT APPLICATION WORKSHOPS

Who Should Attend:

Public agencies within the boundries of the Air District and owners of the heavy-duty diesel vehicles that operate in the Air District.

When and Where:

Richmond - Wednesday, May 14

5PM to 7PM

Center for Health

1501 3rd St.

Richmond, Ca 94801

***Note: This meeting will emphasize Goods Movement***

West Oakland - Monday, June 2

5:00PM to 7:00PM

West Oakland Public Library

1801 Adeline St.

Oakland, CA 94607

***Note: This meeting will emphasize Goods Movement***

San Francisco - Friday, May 16

9:30AM to 11:30AM

Bay Area Air Quality Management District

939 Ellis St. 7th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94109

***Note: This meeting will emphasize the TFCA

and will also cover the Bicycle Facility Program***

San Jose - Thursday, June 5

5PM to 7PM

San Jose City Hall, Room W119

200 East Santa Clara St.

San Jose, CA 95113

***Note: Will Cover TFCA Regional Fund & Goods Movement***

Concord - Thursday, May 29

5PM to 7PM

Concord Senior Center

Senior Center Classroom

2727 Parkside Cir.

Concord, CA 94519

***Note: Will Cover TFCA Regional Fund & Goods Movement***

San Leandro - Tuesday, June 10

5PM to 7PM

San Leandro Public Library, Conf. Room B

300 Estudillo Avenue

San Leandro, CA 94577

***Note: This meeting will emphasize Goods Movement***


Regional Fund Materials

Document Name
2008 TFCA Regional Fund Grant Application Guidance
PM Exposure Map
Priority Development Area (PDA) Map

 Application Form

All grant applicants will need to complete Parts 1-7 of the application and also complete a Supplementary Project Information Sheet specific to their project type.

2008 Grants Application Form (Parts 1-7)

Supplementary Project Information Sheets
Ridesharing Projects Shuttle & Feeder Bus Projects, Vanpool Projects
Regional Transit Information Projects Rail-Bus Integration Projects
Light-duty Clean Air Vehicles Smart Growth & Traffic Calming Projects
Arterial Management & Signal Timing Projects Transit Bus Traffic Signal Prioritization Projects
Bus Replacements Heavy Duty Clean Air Vehicles
Repowers to Existing Engines Retrofits to Existing Engines

Useful Links

ARB Regulations That May Apply to TFCA Eligible Vehicle Projects

Diesel Equipment
On-Road

 

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Contacts

Eligible Project Types
Phone
Contact

Retrofit of Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles:

  • Sponsor Name A-L
  • Sponsor Name M-Z

(415)749-4940

(415)749-4703

Andrea Gordon

Michael Neward

Repower + Retrofit of Heavy Duty Vehicles
(415)749-5093
Avra Goldman
Purchase/Lease of New Heavy- Duty Vehicles
(415)749-5093
Avra Goldman
Light-Duty Vehicle Purchases (415)749-4703 Michael Neward
Shuttles/Feeder Bus Service, Rideshare Programs, Transit Information/Integration (415)749-4940 Andrea Gordon
Arterial Management, Smart Growth/Traffic Calming, Telecommuting/Congestion Pricing (415)749-5075 Deepti Jain
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