Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP)
Forecasted
Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) supports California transit systems with capital improvements to reduce emissions and congestion, expand service, increase ridership, and improve safety.
Funder: California Department of Transportation
Due Dates (Anticipated): May 2027 (Project applications)
Funding Amounts: More than $11.5 billion awarded across seven cycles to 153 projects
Summary: Funds transformative improvements to California rail, bus, and ferry transit systems to reduce emissions and congestion and improve service and safety.
Key Information: Funds are paid through reimbursement after spending, with CTC allocation approval and an executed Program Supplement required.
Description
The Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) supports transformative capital improvements to California’s intercity, commuter, and urban rail systems, along with bus and ferry transit systems. Its goals are to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, vehicle miles traveled, and congestion. Supported modes include feeder buses to intercity rail and vanpool services eligible to report as public transit to the Federal Transit Administration.
The California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) makes awards, with administration delegated to Caltrans’ Division of Rail and Mass Transportation. The program seeks to expand and improve transit service, increase ridership, integrate rail operations with one another and the high-speed rail system, and improve transit safety. A programmatic goal directs at least 25 percent of available funding to projects providing direct, meaningful, and assured benefits to disadvantaged communities.
