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The
California Air Resources Board (CARB) invites you to participate in a
virtual public work group meeting to provide an update and discuss
proposed changes to the Clean Mobility Options Voucher Pilot Program
(CMO). CMO provides funding for the design and implementation of clean
mobility projects in California's under-resourced communities.
During
this work group, the CMO Program Administrator team and CARB staff will
provide an overview of key program updates, introduce the program’s
latest partner – the California Energy Commission, and propose a series
of program changes to better support future applicants. This is an
opportunity for stakeholders to provide their feedback on program
improvements. Staff will be available to answer questions and receive stakeholder
input.
The virtual public work
group will be held on the following date and time.
Date:
June 23, 2021
Time: 10:00 a.m.
to 2:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time
Location: Webinar/Teleconference
Please use the link below to join the Zoom webinar.
Pre-registration is not required to participate.
The agenda and any
additional materials will be posted in advance of the work group on the Low Carbon Transportation Investments and AQIP
Meetings and Workshops webpage.
For questions or additional
information about the work group, please contact Ava Yaghoobirad.
Background
The Clean Mobility Options Voucher Pilot Program
(also known as Clean Mobility Options or CMO), is one of several Clean
Transportation Equity Projects within the Low Carbon Transportation
Investment portfolio, is part of California Climate Investments, a
statewide initiative that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work
reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and
improving public health and the environment – particularly in disadvantaged
communities.
The vision for the CMO
is to streamline the grant application process and help smaller
entities and communities with limited resources access funding as well as
application and project implementation assistance. In addition, CMO supports
transportation projects that meet community transportation needs as
identified by residents of the community the project would benefit. These
elements address priority recommendations of the Senate Bill 350 Barriers
Study for overcoming barriers for low-income, disadvantaged, and tribal
communities to access zero-emission transportation and other clean
mobility choices.
The program
administrator team, which includes CALSTART and the Shared Use Mobility Center (SUMC) in
partnership with the Local Government Commission, has
developed a streamlined voucher application system to fund eligible
community transportation needs assessments and zero-emission mobility
projects such as carsharing, bikesharing, vanpooling, ride-on-demand
services, and innovative transit services to benefit disadvantaged
communities as well as eligible tribal governments and affordable-housing
in low-income communities.
In 2020, CMO’s first year,
a total of $21.15 million was awarded to eligible California nonprofits,
local and tribal governments, and transit agencies. CMO administered two
voucher application windows: $1.15 million toward Community
Transportation Needs Assessments, and $20 million toward Mobility
Projects.
Funding and timing for
2021 application opportunities have not been announced. Sign up to stay up to date on future
funding and other program opportunities.
For more information
about Low Carbon Transportation Investments, please visit the Low Carbon Transportation Investments and Air
Quality Improvement Program webpage.
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