California Supply Chain Receives $1.2 Billion in State Funding
Written by Carolina Worrell, Senior Editor
According to CalSTA, 70% of the Port and Freight Infrastructure Program funding will go to projects that support goods movement through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
The California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) on Oct. 12 issued final guidelines and a call for projects for $1.2 billion in one-time state funding for port and infrastructure projects to “build a more efficient, sustainable and resilient goods movement system.”
Finalized in the state budget at the end of June, the Port and Freight Infrastructure Program “aims to make long-term upgrades that will increase the capacity to move goods throughout the state while lessening environmental impacts on neighboring communities,” CalSTA says.
According to the agency, 70% of the program funding will go to projects that support goods movement through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach– the busiest ports in the Western Hemisphere–and 30% will fund ports and goods movement infrastructure in the rest of the state.
The Port and Freight Infrastructure Program stems from an executive order issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom last October, which called on state agencies to “develop longer term budget proposals that support port operations and goods movement.” The program, CalSTA says, builds off the successful short-term actions by the state to address supply chain congestion.
Project applications are due January 13, 2023, and CalSTA expects to announce the funding awards in March 2023. For more information visit here.
