SOL944348 - TransNet Environmental Mitigation Program Land Management Grant Program

The TransNet Extension Ordinance and Expenditure Plan includes an Environmental Mitigation Program (EMP). The EMP is a funding allocation category for the costs to mitigate habitat impacts for regional transportation projects. The EMP is a unique component of the TransNet Extension in that it goes beyond traditional mitigation for transportation projects by including a funding allocation for habitat acquisition, management, and monitoring activities as needed to help implement regional habitat conservation plans.

On October 25, 2019, and October 23, 2020, the Board of Directors approved the funding for the call for projects for the tenth cycle of the EMP Land Management Grant Program with a budget of $2.4 million. Two funding categories have been identified. Approximately $800,000 will be allocated to short-term threat reduction projects and approximately $1,600,000 will be allocated to long-term (three- to five-year) species and habitat recovery projects pursuant to the Management Strategic Plan for Conserved Lands in Western San Diego (MSP).