RECEIVE update on the Active Transportation Program Cycle 3 grant program. 

The Monterey County Health Department was awarded grant funds for safe routes to school education and to support open street Ciclovia events in the cities of Salinas, Gonzales, Greenfield, and King City.

Of the seven grant proposals submitted in Monterey County, only the County Health Department was awarded $965,000 in State Active Transportation Program Cycle 3 grant funds.

The State Active Transportation Program was created to encourage the increased use of active modes of transportation, such as biking and walking. The Program combines various state and federal active transportation funds into a single call for projects program. Cycle 3 was an especially competitive Program grant cycle. $240 million was available statewide on a competitive basis. The Program received 456 applications requesting $976.7 million. 

Only the County Health Department's safe routes to school education and outreach grant proposal was awarded an ATP grant in Cycle 3. Staff will be requesting a debrief from the California Transportation Commission for each of the applications. Staff will take these comments to improve future grant applications, and will coordinate with the County and the City of Salinas to identify potential alternative sources of funds to complete these projects. 

TAMC, the City of Salinas and the County Public Works submitted the following applications that were not awarded funding: