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Welcome to the Division of Local Assistance

Caltrans' Local Assistance Program oversees more than one billion dollars annually available to over 600 cities, counties and regional agencies for the purpose of improving their transportation infrastructure or providing transportation services. This funding comes from various Federal and State programs specifically designed to assist the transportation needs of local agencies. Annually, over 1,200 new projects are authorized through the Local Assistance Program of which approximately 700 are construction projects.

The Local Assistance Program, made up of the Division of Local Assistance in Headquarters and 12 District Local Assistance Offices, assist Local and Regional Agencies by ensuring specific program requirements are met, project applications are processed, and projects are delivered in accordance with Federal and State requirements. The overhead associated with providing this support is only $27 M, or 2% of the capital funds that flow through to the local agencies.

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Announcements

CMAQ/RSTP Monthly Activity Reports by Region as of March 2012 NEW

Delivery Reports of Formula OA Funds as of March 2012 NEW

AB 1012 Balance Reports as of March 2012 NEW

Combined HSIP Cycle 5 and HR3 Cycle 3 Call for Projects - Applications due July 20, 2012

BTA 2012-13 Call For Projects - Applications due April 27, 2012

SR2S Cycle 10 Call for Projects - Applications due March 30, 2012

2012 Discretionary Grant Programs Award Solicitation

SRTS - Cycle 3 Approved Project List

HSIP - Cycle 4 Approved Project List

2010/2011 Approved Cycle 9 SR2S Final Project List 10/20/10

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) -"Recovery Funds" - Monthly Delivery and Monthly Activity Reports 9/15/10

2010/2011 EEM Call for Projects 09/02/10

DLA Office Bulletin 10-09 "Use of Toll Credit" and "Caltrans Toll Credit Policy" 07/07/2010

A&E Consultant Survey Frequently Asked Questions 06/10/2010

2010/2011 SR2S Call for Projects 04/15/10

Division Chief's letter (02/02/2010) to RTPAs on implementation of SB 286 (Use of the Conservation Corps) for Transportation Enhancement Project Selection for the 2010 STIP 3/03/10

Division Chief's letter (09/03/2009) to RTPAs regarding implementation of SB 286 For Recovery Act Transportation Enhancement Funds 11/04/09

Division Chief's letter (07/06/2009) to RTPAs regarding implementation of SB 286 For Transportation Enhancement Funds. 11/04/09

Title VI Public Participation Forms are new available 10/26/09

Local Agency Allocation Request Letters for the Proposition 1B "Formula" and "Competitive" State Local Partnership Programs (SLPP). 10/06/09

2010-11 Approved Bicycle Transportation Account Projects 11/09/10

AASHTO Draft Uniform Audit & Accounting Guide 09/21/09

New Office Bulletin of Division of Local Assistance 08/17/09

ARRA Projects Subject to Section 1554 Special Contracting Provisions 08/05/09

Local Agency Projects Authorized 07/09/09

Interim Construction Oversight Plan 06/04/09  

Caltrans has partnered with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to help California small businesses bid on construction projects 06/01/09  

Local Assistance Announcements Archive. 12/30/09

 

Streamlining Tools for Project Delivery

05/10/02 Report on the Local Assistance Customer Survey  04/27/01  Consultant Selection Guidebook

 

Publication, Training, Reports and Other Information Specific Program Information

Please note:  Programs not listed below may be found within the items above.

  1. HBP - Highway Bridge Program
  2. TE Transportation Enhancement Program
  3. AB1012 "Use It or Lose It" Report
  4. EEM - Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Program
  5. BTA - Bicycle Transportation Account
  6. Seismic Safety
  7. Safe Routes to School (SR2S and SRTS)
  8. ER - Emergency Relief Program
  9. Traffic Congestion Relief Act Exchange Program [Word]
  10. STIP - State Transportation Improvement Program
  11. ITS - Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Program
  12. Discretionary Programs
  13. HR3 - High Risk Rural Roads Program
  14. HSIP - Highway Safety Improvement Program

Accessibility
If you are a person with a disability and you are not able to, or experience difficulty in, accessing our programs, services and/or employment, or feel that you have been discriminated against under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, or the Fair Employment and Housing Act, you may contact Alex Morales III, Statewide ADA Coordinator for the California Department of Transportation, at (916) 653-4913 Voice, or 711 TTY, via fax at (916) 653-3055, or 1-866-810-6346 (for complaints only).

 

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