Shuttle Program Call for Projects Fiscal Year 2026/2027

The San Mato County Transportation Authority (TA) and City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County (C/CAG) have released the San Mateo County Shuttle Program Call for Projects (CFP) for fiscal year (FY) 2026 and 2027. The funding for this CFP is intended to start new local transportation services, augment existing services, or continue projects previously funded by the Shuttle Program. Shuttles funded through this Program must be open to the general public, and must conform to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.

The Shuttle Program is made up of a combination of C/CAG’s Congestion Relief Program and the TA’s Measure A sales tax funds. This combined funding program offers an estimated $17,000,000 available on a competitive basis for a two-year funding cycle ($16 million from the TA and $1 million from C/CAG).

For any new proposed shuttle services, sponsors are required to attend a pre-submittal meeting with TA staff, District Operations Planning staff, and Commute.org (for commuter shuttles only) for shuttle technical assistance prior to the submittal of an application. In the pre-submittal meeting, staff will agree on the most appropriate technical metrics to be used as assumptions for assessing the proposed service during the CFP.

Please review the schedule and materials below, if you have any questions please reach out to Sue-Ellen Atkinson at atkinsons@samtrans.com. All applications must be uploaded to Dropbox (link will be sent prior to submittal) by Friday, February 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM.

Schedule

  • January 13, 2025 – Call for Projects Officially Released
  • January 15, 2025 – Mandatory Pre-Submittal Workshop (Virtual)
  • February 28, 2025 – Applications Due to the TA by 4:00 PM
  • March 2025 – SamTrans Operations Planning Shuttle Network Concurrence & CFP
  • Evaluation Committee Scoring Period
  • April 2025 – Draft Recommendations Presentation to TA CAC & Board and C/CAG CMEQ & TAC
  • May 2025 – Final Shuttle Program Adoption by TA & C/CAG Board of Directors

CFP Sponsor Workshop

A one-hour workshop will be held on January 15, 2025 from 10:00-11:00a. This will cover the general guidelines and provide a walk-through of the application. Registration is not required and access will be available using the Teams information below. The event will be recorded and a link will be provided here following the workshop.

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Meeting ID: 252 635 481 459
Passcode: HF7PB355

Materials for the Shuttle Program CFP FY 2026/2027