On May 2010, the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) Board of Directors (Board) approved a two-tiered approach to fund the Measure M2 (M2) Project X Environmental Cleanup Program (ECP). The Tier 1 Grant Program is designed to mitigate the more visible forms of pollutants, such as litter and debris, which collect on roadways and in catch basins (i.e., storm drains) prior to being deposited in waterways and the ocean. The Tier 2 Grant program provides funding for larger projects, potentially multi-jurisdictional, capital-intensive structural treatment best management practice (BMP) types of projects.
On February 12, 2024, the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) released the 2024 call for projects (call) for the Measure M2 Environmental Cleanup Program (ECP) Tier 2 Grant Program, also referred to as Project X. Applications are due by Thursday, May 16, 2024, at 5:00 p.m.
Tier 2 application includes two components:
1) The Tier 2 Application Form must be prepared and submitted by the local agency. One unbound original hardcopy and an electronic copy of the application and supporting documentation are to be submitted to OCTA by the application deadline. Electronic application materials may be submitted via email to aarmy@octa.net as an attachment, via a link to a file sharing service (i.e., DropBox, OneDrive, etc.), or via USB drive. CD/DVD files will not be accepted. Hardcopies are to be submitted by mail or in person.
2) OC Stormwater Tools (OCST) Planning Module project workflow entry. The applicant is required to enter technical project information into the OCST Planning Module. Please refer to the training material links below for instructions on how to input and submit Tier 2 project information via OCST.
Scoring published in the 2024 CTFP Guidelines as approved by the OCTA Board of Directors on February 12, 2024, will be used in all final project evaluations.
As an additional resource, a workshop for local agencies will be provided on February 22, 2024, at 1:30 PM as part of the NPDES Permittees Meeting at Irvine City Hall. For further details on the workshop, questions regarding the call, or if you would like to schedule a one-on-one meeting to discuss an application or proposed project, please contact Alison Army at (714) 560-5537 or aarmy@octa.net.
The Board-approved revised Comprehensive Transportation Funding Programs (CTFP) Guidelines are available online and can be found here.
If you have any questions regarding the call, please contact Alison Army at (714) 560-5537 or aarmy@octa.net.