Carbon Reduction Program

Overview

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act created the Carbon Reduction Program (CRP) to provide federal funding to projects that decrease transportation emissions, defined as the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions that result from on-road, highway sources. California receives annual apportionments of CRP over five years.

In accordance with California’s Carbon Reduction Strategy, CRP funds will be spent on projects that support the state’s three Carbon Reduction Program pillars:

  1.  Transit and passenger rail
  2. Active transportation
  3. Zero emission vehicles and infrastructure, and conversion of existing lanes to price-managed lanes

The SCAG region is anticipated to receive approximately $34 million annually in local CRP apportionments. Of this annual apportionment, approximately 65 percent will be made available to the county transportation commissions within the SCAG region.

SCAG selects projects within the region for CRP funding by soliciting project nominations consistent with the approved SCAG CRP Program Guidelines to ensure the project selection process complies with federal program guidance and regulations. 

Eligible applicants for CRP funding include SCAG cities, counties, transit agencies, federally recognized Tribal governments and county transportation commissions. Each county transportation commission is responsible for the coordination and submission of project nominations to SCAG from eligible entities from their respective counties. Local project sponsors should contact their respective county transportation commission regarding the project nomination process within their county.  

Contact

Questions regarding eligibility, programming, and obligation of CRP funding should be directed to:
Heidi Busslinger
Principal Planner, Federal Transportation Improvement Program
busslinger@scag.ca.gov 

    2023-2026 Award Recipients 

    On June 6, 2024, the SCAG Regional Council approved the 2023-2026 CRP funding recommendations for $92.8 million across 30 projects within the SCAG region. Projects approved by SCAG for CRP funding must complete a Project Alignment Confirmation form and will subsequently be programmed in the Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP)

    Imperial County 

    • City of Imperial. Electric Vehicle (EV) Electric Charging Station Installation of EV Purchase, Phase 1 ($311,000) 
    • City of Imperial. EV Electric Charging Station Installation of EV Purchase, Phase 2 ($311,000) 
    • City of Imperial. EV Electric Charging Station Installation of EV Purchase, Phase 3 ($311,000) 
    • Imperial County Transportation Commission. Imperial County Region EV Charging Station Feasibility Study ($150,000) 

    Los Angeles County 

    • Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Metro Bus Division 18 Charging Infrastructure Project ($24,000,000) 
    • San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments. City of Pomona Transit Improvement Program ($8,144,500) 
    • City of Los Angeles. Western Our Way-Walk and Wheel Improvement Project ($6,639,750) 
    • County of Los Angeles. Sunshine Shuttle Zero Emission Vehicles ($3,762,525) 
    • City of Pasadena. Pasadena Transit System Fuel Cell Electric Bus Program ($2,500,000) 
    • City of Pico Rivera. Regional Trail Entrances and City Entry Points Safety Improvements Project ($2,434,664) 
    • City of Culver City. MOVE Culver City Sepulveda and Jefferson Corridors ($1,674,248) 
    • City of Torrance. City of Torrance Traffic Signal Safety Updates ($1,667,595) 
    • County of Los Angeles. Link Willowbrook and Kind Medical Center Zero Emission Vehicles Project ($1,327,950) 
    • City of Culver City. Metro Bike Share Westside Connectivity Project ($1,018,614) 

    Orange County 

    • Orange County Transportation Authority. Zero Emission Bus Purchase ($15,048,000) 

    Riverside County 

    • Riverside Transit Agency. Zero-Emission Vehicles Replacement ($5,000,000) 
    • SunLine Transit Agency. SunLine Hydrogen Fueling Station-Division III ($1,469,350) 
    • City of Banning. Electric Charging Infrastructure to Support City of Banning’s Transition to Zero Emission ($488,666) 

    San Bernardino County 

    • City of Rancho Cucamonga. City Center Boulevard Design-Haven Avenue and Foothill Boulevard ($3,000,000) 
    • San Bernardino County Transportation Authority. Regional San Bernardino County VMT Mitigation Bank ($2,000,000) 
    • City of Fontana. San Sevaine Trail Project ($1,500,000) 
    • City of San Bernardino. Arrowhead Grove EV Charging Stations Installation ($1,405,800) 
    • Town of Apple Valley. Bear Valley Bridge Active Transportation Project ($1,382,200) 
    • City of Montclair. Freemont Avenue – Arrow Highway Active Transportation Improvements-Fremont Avenue ($975,000) 
    • County of San Bernardino. Del Rose Sidewalks Project ($961,000) 

    Ventura County 

    • Gold Coast Transit District. Going Green-Hydrogen Fuel Transition Project ($2,500,000) 
    • Oxnard Harbor District/Port of Hueneme. Port of Hueneme North Terminal Shore Power Project ($1,469,949) 
    • City of Oxnard. Accessible Pedestrian Enhancement Project ($699,765) 
    • County of Ventura. Ventura Avenue Pedestrian and Bike Lane Improvements ($500,000) 
    • City of Simi Valley. Simi Valley Electric Bus Portable Battery Chargers ($168,000) 

    2022 Award Recipients

    On April 6, 2022, the SCAG Regional Council approved the 2022 CRP funding recommendations for $33.6 million across nine projects within the SCAG region.

    Imperial County

    • Installation of Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations ($400,000)

    Los Angeles County

    • Procurement of Battery Electric Buses, Charging Equipment, and Supporting Infrastructure ($17.9 million)

    Orange County

    • Purchase of 40 Fuel Cell Electric Buses ($5.7 million)

    Riverside County

    • Interstate 15 Express Lanes Project Southern Extension (Preliminary Engineering Phase) ($4 million)

    San Bernardino County

    • City of Redlands: Redlands Regional Connector Project ($700,000)
    • City of Highland: Highland Regional Connector Project ($700,000)
    • City of Fontana: San Sevaine Trail ($2.7 million)

    Ventura County

    • Port of Hueneme North Terminal Shore Power System ($400,000)
    • Microgrid for City of Thousand Oaks EV Bus Charging ($1 million)