California Air Resources Board
Community Planning & Capacity Building Grants: 2025 Request for Applications
Planning and capacity-building projects help communities build the capacity, partnerships, and information needed to shape equitable clean transportation solutions. Projects focus on understanding community-identified mobility needs, strengthening local organizations, and preparing for future implementation. This funding supports communities—especially disadvantaged, low-income, rural, and Tribal communities—in developing a strong vision for clean, accessible transportation. The deadline for application submissions ended February 10, 2026, with $7.3 million available to support approximately 15 grantees. Each project may receive up to $500,000 in funding, and application support was provided to assist interested applicants.
Who was Eligible?
Eligible applicants included Tribal governments (federally or non-federally recognized), local governments, community-based organizations (CBOs), and California public schools (K-12). Additionally, more than 50% of the project area must be within a disadvantaged and/or low-income priority population community. To learn more about Community Planning and Capacity Building Grants, visit arb.ca.gov/pcb-rfa. To learn more about priority populations, visit California Climate Investments. To see if a specific project area is within a priority population community, view the California Climate Investments Priority Populations Map.
Project Timeline
