Sustainable Transportation Equity Project (STEP) – Implementation Grant

Overview

STEP aims to address community residents’ transportation needs, increase residents’ access to key destinations (e.g., schools, grocery stores, workplaces, daycare facilities, community centers, medical facilities), and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Through the Implementation Grant Solicitation, STEP currently has up to $20 million available from Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-2020 Low Carbon Transportation Investments to fund clean transportation and supporting projects in disadvantaged communities. Funded projects will work together to increase community residents’ ability to access key destinations without a personal vehicle.  Based on environmental justice principles, STEP funds projects that are priorities for historically under-served and over-burdened residents by requiring that projects...