The purpose of the VTA Transit-Oriented Communities Grant Program is to maximize mixed-use and mixed-income equitable communities around VTA transit stations and transit hubs to provide places for people of all ages and backgrounds to live, work, learn, shop, and play. The goal is to grow innovative and robust partnerships between VTA and local public agencies, nonprofits, community organizations, and other diverse stakeholders to strengthen communities, increase transit ridership, reduce the need for car trips, and support intensive mixed-use, mixed-income development around light rail stations and transit hubs. Selected projects will be collaborative across community and/or local government partners and remove barriers to creating safe, walkable, healthy, resilient, and thriving neighborhoods next to transit. 

The VTA Transit-Oriented Communities Grant Program focuses on four Program Areas: 

1. Planning and Policy Implementation

2. Community Resilience

3. Education and Engagement 

4. Placemaking, Arts, and Activation 

Funding is limited to projects within one-half mile of existing and planned VTA light rail stations, VTA transit centers, and commuter rail stations served by Caltrain, BART, ACE, and/or Capitol Corridor within Santa Clara County. Check if the location of your project is eligible for the grant by visiting: https://www.vta.org/programs/toc/transit-oriented-communities/grants.