Grants

The Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) program is a federal transportation funding source for projects that preserve and improve the conditions and performance of highways, bridges, and public roads; pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure; and transit capital projects. 

The Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program is a federal transportation funding source for projects and programs that reduce traffic and improve air quality for areas that do not meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone, carbon monoxide or particulate matter (nonattainment areas) and for former nonattainment areas that are now in compliance (maintenance areas).   

SCAG is responsible for the project selection process for STBG and CMAQ funds in the region. Eligible applicants for STBG/CMAQ call-for-project nominations in the County of Ventura include cities, county, transit agencies, federally recognized Tribal governments, Caltrans, and VCTC.  

Contact 

Questions regarding STBG and CMAQ funding in Ventura County should be directed to:
Geiska Velasquez
Program Manager Programming
gvelasquez@goventura.org  

Federal Fiscal Years 2026-2027 & 2027-2028 Call for Project Nominations  

On March 6, 2025, the SCAG Regional Council approved the Federal Fiscal Year 2026-2027 and Federal Fiscal Year 2027-2028 STBG/CMAQ Program Guidelines and authorized the related call for project nominations.   

On April 4, 2025, the Ventura County Transportation commission will consider for approval the Project Prioritization Framework for the Surface Transportation Block Grant and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Call-for-Project Nominations for Ventura County.  

Informational Workshop 

An informational workshop will be held at the Camarillo Library, 4101 Las Posas Road, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, from 1:00-3:00pm which will provide eligible project nominees with information regarding the guidelines, criteria, application and prioritization framework for the call-for-project nomination application period of March 31, 2025, to May 16, 2025 (5:00pm close time). 

The Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC) will hold a public hearing on the Program of Projects (POP) for the Oxnard, Thousand Oaks, Camarillo and Simi Valley Urbanized Areas (UAs) for projects to be funded with Federal Transit Administration funds in the 2024/25 Fiscal Year (FY 2025).  The funds available in FY 2025 are estimated to be $473,000 in Section 5310 funds and $26,153,000 in other funds for the Oxnard UA, $288,000 in Section 5310 funds and $10,412,000 in other funds for the Thousand Oaks UA, $2,570,000 for the Camarillo UA, and $4,153,000 for the Simi Valley UA, based on anticipated FY 2025 funds, prior year carry-over funds, and federal discretionary funds.  The public hearing will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, December 6, 2024 at the City of Camarillo Library, 4101 Las Posas Road, in Camarillo.  The POP is available for public inspection at 751 E. Daily Drive, Suite 420, Camarillo CA  93010, and online at https://www.goventura.org/work-with-vctc/grant-opportunities/. Unless a subsequent list is published, this list will become the final Program of Projects for inclusion in the Southern California Association of Governments’ Federal Transportation Improvement Program.

POP

The Ventura County Transportation Commission is the agency responsible for developing the Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) for Ventura County working cooperatively with Caltrans. The RTIP is the regional component of the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), and is comprised of a five-year list of capital improvement projects to be funded from VCTC’s share of Regional Improvement Program funds for the period starting July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2029.

RTIP