The Fresno County Voters passed an extension to the Measure C program in November 2006, continuing a half cent sales tax for transportation purposes. Much of the planning and implementation of the Measure C Program is done by Fresno COG staff, while the agency responsible for overseeing the implementation of Measure C is the Fresno County Transportation Authority (FCTA).
2022 Measure C New Technology Reserve Grant Program Application
For the Measure C New Technology Reserve program Fresno COG accepts proposals from eligible public agencies for advanced transit and transportation projects that have the potential for broad benefits to Fresno County residents and will assist the region in meeting its air quality goals. This Measure C program funds projects of regional significance in the areas of research, development, demonstration, and deployment that advance public transit and transportation. The 2022 cycle of Measure C’s New Technology Reserve Program made approximately $4.465 million available for eligible new technology projects/programs.
Measure C New Tech Grant Program 2022-2023 Guidelines and Application
MAG Member Application 2022
Please contact Simran Jhutti at Jhutti@fresnocog.org with any questions.
2020 Measure C New Technology Reserve Grant Program Application
The following 2020 Measure C New Technology Projects were approved for full funding:
City of Fresno – Dynamic Downtown 2 Presentation
FCRTA EV-UV Presentation
Partial funding was approved for:
Fresno Air Terminal New Tech application
The following projects were awarded Measure C New Technology funding in 2018:
City of Clovis – Electric Bus Pilot Project
City of Fresno – Fresno City College Advanced Propulsion Systems Training
City of Fresno – ITS Dynamic Downtown
Fresno County Rural Transit Agency – Rural Electric Vehicle Utilization Project
The following projects were awarded Measure C New Technology funding in 2016:
Electric Bus/Rail Connector Project
Sustainable Aviation Project
Fresno State Transportation Institute Project Summary – for more information CLICK HERE to go to the FSTI webpage
Advanced Technology School Bus Project – Central & Sanger Unified School Districts
Developing the New Technology Reserve Fund Program
This first cycle of the Measure C New Technology Reserve Program made up to $10 million available for eligible new technology projects/programs. Five projects were awarded totaling $8,023,594. For a list of the projects funded, please click HERE. Subsequent cycles will be biennial and will make approximately $2.8 million available plus any funds not allocated from the previous cycles, if applicable. It is expected that up to $30 million will be made available through 2027 to fund advanced transit and transportation new technologies. The 2018 award cycle will make $6.4 million available.
Background on development of the program
The Measure C New Technology Committee first met on January 28, 2015 to discuss the Measure C New Technology Reserve Subprogram. The first meeting provided an overview of the Measure C program and detailed information on the funding availability for the New Technology Program. The second committee meeting was held on March 25th where the recommendation and direction to staff was to assemble a workgroup that would focus on developing and recommending specific goals for the program, develop scope and criteria for the solicitation and project selection process, and develop a draft timeline for distribution of the funds. The workgroup was made up of Fresno COG staff, industry, academia, public, and transit members. Seven meetings were held throughout the summer from May through September.
With the assistance of the workgroup, Fresno COG staff drafted a grant application with scoring criteria in effort to solicit projects and programs for the New Technology Grant Program and presented it to the subcommittee for their review and recommendation. The Draft application with scoring criteria was included in the TTC/PAC and Policy Board meeting agendas during the month of October. A public meeting was held on Tuesday, October 27th at 2pm in the Sequoia Room for all interested individuals in effort to receive further input on the draft application and scoring criteria. The meeting provided an overview of the activities of the working sub-group and an in-depth review of the New Technology Grant Program Application, Scoring Criteria and Detailed Timelines. Members suggested minor changes to the document and staff were then incorporated into the Final Application.
Measure C New Technology Multidisciplinary Advisory Group
A 12-member Measure C New Technology Multidisciplinary Advisory Group (New Tech MAG) will be established for purposes of reviewing, evaluating, scoring and recommending projects for funding as directed by the Fresno COG Policy Board and the Fresno County Transportation Authority Board. While the New Tech MAG will make advisory recommendations to the Fresno COG Policy Board and Fresno County Transportation Authority, the final funding decisions lie in the hands of the two agency boards.
Seven positions will be appointed by the agencies or committee identified below:
- City of Fresno
- City of Clovis
- East-side City
- West-side City
- County of Fresno
- Fresno County Transportation Authority
- Measure C Oversight Committee
Five positions will accept applications to sit on the MAG each cycle.
- Business
- Education
- Transit
- 2 Public Members
Contact Fresno COG staff member Simran Jhutti with any questions about this program at jhutti@fresnocog.org