California Air Resources Board

Please join the Clean Mobility Options Voucher Pilot Program Administrator team and CARB staff for for a public work group meeting on August 25, 2021. This meeting will include an overview of key CMO updates, outcomes from the work group held on June 23, 2021, and a proposal of additional program changes to better support future applicants, including to equalize first-day applications by placing them in random order if applications received on the first day exceed available funds. This is an opportunity for stakeholders to provide their feedback on program improvements. Staff will be available to answer questions and receive stakeholder input.

This virtual public work group will be held on the following date and time:

Date: August 25, 2021
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (PST)
Location: Webinar/Teleconference

Zoom Webinar Registration 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about how to access the webinar by computer or by telephone. 

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.

Contact/Special Accommodations

For questions or additional information about the work group, please contact Ava Yaghoobirad.