One Bay Area Grant Program

The One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) program is the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s (MTC’s) policy and programming framework for investing regional shares of certain federal funding sources, mainly the federal Surface Transportation Block Grant (STP) and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ).  The purpose of the OBAG program is to collaboratively implement transportation, housing, and environmental policies and priorities as developed in the region’s integrated land use and transportation plan, Plan Bay Area, through Regional and County Programs.

OBAG County Program

MTC, the regional transportation agency for the nine-county Bay Area, partners with County Transportation Agencies (such as Alameda CTC for Alameda County) to manage the OBAG County Program. Alameda CTC is responsible for selecting and nominating the Alameda County share of the OBAG funds for MTC’s approval. Once approved, sponsor agencies are responsible for meeting the federal, state, and regional policy and project delivery requirements. Alameda CTC helps monitor the compliance status and supports the successful delivery of OBAG-funded transportation improvements that benefit communities throughout Alameda County.

Reference Materials

Call for Projects

Alameda CTC consolidates the OBAG County Program funds with other Alameda CTC-administered funds and issues a coordinated Comprehensive Investment Plan (CIP) call for projects to maximize utility of available funding sources. See the Funding Opportunities page for the current call (2028 CIP / OBAG 4, with applications due July 27, 2026) or prior ones for reference purposes.

Staff contact: Seon Joo Kim, 510.208.7412, sjkim@alamedactc.org