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

2009 FSTIP Approval information (FHWA approval letter) 12/01/08

Cycle 10 Notification under AB1012 "Use It or Lose It". 11/24/08

2008-09 ENVIRONMENTAL ENHANCEMENT AND MITIGATION PROGRAM (EEMP) Solicitation Notice

AB 1012 Report Balances as of October 31, 2008 12/02/08

CMAQ/RSTP Monthly Activity Reports by Region as of October 31, 2008 12/02/08

Local Assistance Delivery Reports of Formula OA Funds as of September 30, 2008 10/30/08

Inactive Projects - Quarterly Review October 28, 2008 

Cognizant Agency Audit Program (CAAP)   updated October 23, 2008

CALTRANS AWARDS $46 MILLION IN SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL FUNDING  October 22, 2008

Federal Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program Cycle 2 Approved $46M. Project list  October 8, 2008

Division of Local Assistance Office Bulletins (DLA-OBs) October 7, 2008

Transportation Funding Opportunities Guidebook August 25, 2008

Prop 1B Bond program--Traffic Light Synchronization Program (TLSP) Allocation Request Form (revised on June 26, 2008)
For more TLSP information (e.g. baseline agreements), see the Caltrans Division of Traffic Operations TLSP website at
http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/traffops/sysmgtpl/TLSP/

State-Legislated Safe Routes to School Program (SR2S) Cycle 7 Approved Projects Posted 03/18/08

CWA - INFORMATION - ALL CYCLES 03/10/08

Director's Letter to FHWA of Intent to Change to a Race-Neutral DBE Program 05/01/06

Director's Letter to FTA of Intent to Change to a Race-Neutral DBE Program 05/01/06

New DBE Race-Neutral Program 05/01/06

2006 Construction Standards (U.S. Customary) 05/01/06

Notice of Change in the Bridge Design Specification 03/6/06

Local Assistance Announcements Archive. 04/09/07

Streamlining Tools for Project Delivery

• Work Plans
  1. State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) projects with federal funds. Right-Click here and choose Save Target As. (file is in .zip format)
  2. STIP projects with no federal funds. Right-Click here and choose Save Target As. (file is in .zip format)
  3. Non-STIP projects with federal funds. Right-Click here and choose Save Target As. (file is in .zip format)
• Pre-award Audit Questionnaire
• Streamline Delivery Best Practices

09/17/07	BTA - Bicycle Transportation Account	11/09/06	Safe Routes to School
04/09/07	"Use It or Lose It" Provisions of AB 1012	04/22/04	ITS Guidelines, Ch 12.6
11/08/06	AB 1012 Chapter 783 (learn about AB 1012)	12/04/01	STIP Page
05/10/02	Report on the Local Assistance Customer Survey	04/27/01	Consultant Selection Guidebook

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Publication, Training, Reports and Other Information

• Local Assistance Publications
• Local Assistance Training Programs
• Reports & Databases
• District Local Assistance Engineers Phone List (As of 11/01/2008)

Specific Program Information

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

1. HBP - Highway Bridge Program
2. TEA Transportation Enhancement Activities Project Status Reports
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
8. HES - Hazard Elimination Safety Program
9. ER - Emergency Relief Program
10. Traffic Congestion Relief Act Exchange Program [Word]
11. STIP - State Transportation Improvement Program
12. ITS - Intelligent Transportation System
13. Discretionary Programs
14. HR3 - High Risk Rural Roads Program
15. HSIP - Highway Safety Improvement Program

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