The Active Transportation Program (ATP) Disadvantaged Communities (DAC) Technical Assistance Program provides no-cost training workshops and application development support to agencies with projects serving disadvantaged communities that have had limited success in receiving funding for active transportation projects.
Technical assistance recipients are supported along the way with a goal of submitting an ATP application. Support for technical assistance recipients includes:
- Project scope development
- Networking workshops to assist with partnership development
- Narrative response review
- Technical support including educational training and assistance with demographic analysis, traffic and transportation data, maps, layouts and cross sections, and surveys and documenting community input
- Budgeting and cost estimates
ATP DAC technical assistance offerings for upcoming ATP cycles are under development. Program updates will be announced through the ATRC mailing list.
Program History and Past Materials
The ATP DAC Technical Assistance Program has looked different over the years but has positively affected many agencies and Tribes. Although this program does not guarantee a funded ATP application, all of the technical assistance recipients have received invaluable training and capacity building support.
ATP Cycle 2
The program included 12 full-day application development workshops throughout the state. Workshop participants had over 3 times the success rate in the ATP than those that did not attend.
ATP Cycle 4
The program assisted 5 agencies with submitting ATP applications and 4 applications were successfully funded.
ATP Cycle 5
The program assisted 10 recipients, with 7 of the 10 able to submit applications and 3 successfully funded.
ATP Cycles 6 and 7
The program assisted 12 recipients over ATP Cycles 6 and 7. The technical assistance provided though Cycle 6 included bi-weekly meetings with technical assistance recipients, two joint workshops, an individualized work plan for each jurisdiction to guide recipients through the application process, and an in-person or virtual site visit. The technical assistance curriculum in Cycle 7 included monthly group TA sessions, optional homework assignments, one-on-one office hours, and in-person site visits.
In Cycle 6, four of the six agencies that received technical assistance were awarded ATP funds:
- Monterey County San Ardo Community and School Connections Through Active Transportation
- Modoc County Surprise Valley School Safety and Community Connectivity Project
- City of Williams E Street Complete Streets Project
- City of Barstow Pedestrian, Bicyclist, and Safety Improvements
In Cycle 7, five agencies received technical assistance and two submitted applications. Of the two, one project has been recommended for award via the Small Urban/Rural program component – Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley Big Pine Paiute Active Transportation Plan.
ATP Cycles 6 and 7 Technical Assistance Program Final Report
