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SB1 Travel Demand Model SB1 grant

Transit Joint Powers Auth Of Merced Co
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Jul 16, 2026
113 days ago
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What's planned

Caltrans awarded MCAG a FY 2025/26 Sustainable Communities Competitive (Technical) grant totaling $288,608 (plus $37,392 local match) to fund the Merced County Travel Demand Model Update. This grant underwrites the Cambridge Systematics contract and demonstrates MCAG’s ability to secure SB1 planning funds. Grant-writing and modeling support firms can reference this win when proposing future SB1 and adaptation grants tied to RTP implementation and corridor planning.

Background

Grant covers most of the model update budget; local match is $37,392.

From the meeting

Meeting date
July 16, 2026
Agency
Transit Joint Powers Auth Of Merced Co

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