Project Grant P031S230363

This $200,000 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) will fund the installation of three compact roundabouts, the addition of vertical reflectors on curves, and the installation of new delineators to create protected bike lanes on Hagar Drive on the University of California, Santa Cruz campus (0.7 miles). The California Department of Transportation, doing business as Caltrans, is the awardee for this grant. The...

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) was awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Federal Railroad Administration's Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (CFDA #20.326) program. The purpose of this award is to develop a Service Development Plan (SDP) for a new intercity passenger rail corridor between San Jose and San Luis Obispo, California. Key deliverables include a Project Performance Plan, existing planning materials, Statement of Work, project...

The El Camino Community College District was awarded a $272,364 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's TRIO Student Support Services (CFDA 84.042) program. The grant will fund a support program to improve outcomes for 140 first-generation, low-income, and/or disabled students at the college. The project period runs from September 25, 2025 to September 24, 2026. The TRIO Student Support Services program provides comprehensive services to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes...

This federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) provides $617,500.00 to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to fund the installation of 7 direct current fast charging ports for electric vehicles at 4211 Camino de la Plaza in San Diego, California. The project, titled "CALIFORNIA ROUND 1 NEVI CORRIDOR GROUP 16 - TESLA - 4211 CAMINO DE LA PLAZA IN SAN DIEGO AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CON PHASE FOR...

The University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) was awarded a $1,217,600 Project Grant on October 1, 2025 from the U.S. Department of Education's Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) initiative. The GEAR UP program provides comprehensive educational support services, including academic counseling, financial aid guidance, mentoring, tutoring, and scholarship assistance to low-income students to increase high school graduation rates, improve college readiness,...

This federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) provides $6,282,905 to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to reconstruct a pathway connection adjacent to Shoreline Boulevard, from Wright Avenue to Villa Street. The project will remove the existing pathway and install a new ADA-compliant bicycle and pedestrian pathway, including curb, gutter, curb ramps, stairs, pathway lighting, landscaping,...

The El Camino Community College District was awarded a $350,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) federal grant program (CFDA 84.116). The two-year award will support the WARRIORS STEM INDUSTRY PROGRAM providing direct funding for activities from August 2022 through August 2024. As the prime awardee, El Camino Community College District will implement a program using the...

This $2,684,583.33 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) will fund a project to improve safety on State Route 101 in San Luis Obispo County near Paso Robles. The project involves constructing an undercrossing from 0.7 mile north of Exline Road to 1.0 mile south of Monterey Road. The grantee, the Department of Transportation California (Caltrans), has demonstrated expertise in executing complex infrastructure projects...

The California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI) received a $272,364 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042). The grant, awarded on September 25, 2025, will support CSUCI's efforts to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for disadvantaged students, including low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities. The primary objectives of the project are to...

This $7,632,200 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Planning and Construction program supports the construction of pedestrian and bicycle facilities to improve safety on State Route 9 in Santa Cruz County, California. The grant provides funding for infrastructure upgrades from 0.1 mile north of Kirby Street to 0.1 mile north of Fall Creek Drive, with a project period from June 25, 2025 to January 18, 2029. The awardee, the California Department of Transportation...