Carbon Reduction Program

The Carbon Reduction Program funds projects designed to reduce transportation emissions, defined as carbon dioxide emissions, from on-road sources. This program, established under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, provides $6.4 billion dollars to states and metropolitan planning organizations, like MARC, to then be distributed to eligible applicants. Funds are available for five years — from 2022-2026.

Local Match Requirements 

The local share for all eligible projects is 20%. 

Eligible applicants

Eligible applicants include cities, counties, public transit agencies and nonprofit organizations. For-profit organizations are not eligible.

Eligible projects

Carbon Reduction Program funds cover many different types of activities that reduce the number of vehicle trips and carbon emissions.

For a full list of eligible activities, please consult the FHWA program guidance.

FHWA Program Guidance

Example projects

  • Traffic monitoring, management, and control facilities
  • Public transit projects
  • Bike, pedestrian, and non-motorized facilities and micro-mobility projects
  • Green Infrastructure in transportation rights-of-way
  • Advanced transportation and congestion management technologies
  • Infrastructure-based intelligent transportation systems
  • Energy-efficient street lighting and traffic control devices
  • Managing or shifting demand, including congestion pricing, tolling and transportation demand management strategies
  • Alternative fuel projects, including public EV charging, hydrogen, natural gas and propane fueling and zero-emission equipment and vehicle purchases
  • Projects to improve traffic flow that are eligible under the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality program, and do not involve the construction of new capacity
  • Projects that reduce transportation emissions at port facilities, including EV infrastructure 
  • Diesel engine retrofits

Program Guidance from the Federal Highway Administration

This guidance from FHWA outlines priorities including safety, ADA requirements, equity, climate change and sustainability, and labor and workforce.

FHWA Implementation Guidance

Resources

Plans

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Climate Action Plan

The first-ever KC Regional Climate Action Plan proposes a flexible framework to help mitigate climate change by achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The full Climate Action Plan and nine focus areas are laid out on a dedicated website for reference and sharing.

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Connected KC 2050

As the metropolitan transportation plan for the Kansas City region, Connected KC 2050 serves as a blueprint for managing the transportation system for the next 30 years.

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Smart Moves Transit and Mobility Plan

Smart Moves 3.0 is the Kansas City region’s 20-year plan for transit and mobility. It builds on a solid foundation of prior planning, and prepares the region for greater choices in the transportation environment we currently live in — one that is rapidly evolving.

Maps

Climate and Economic Justice Screening tool
EPA's Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool
Climate Vulnerability Map
Connected KC 2050 Resource Map
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