The SANDAG Access for All Grant Program (AFA) was created to implement the passage of California Senate Bill 1376 in 2018, which directed the CPUC to develop the program and create regulations around accessibility for persons with disabilities, including a financial incentive for Transportation Network Companies, including rideshare and ridehailing services to increase accessibility. Funding is administered by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).
The CPUC selected SANDAG as the Local Access Fund Administrator for the San Diego region, which oversees a competitive solicitation process that allocates funds to eligible projects and monitors the performance of grantees. Locally, AFA funds projects and programs that expand on-demand wheelchair-accessible vehicle services for individuals with disabilities in the San Diego region. The program is funded by a ten-cent access fee collected from each Transportation Network Company (TNC) trip in the county, where those fees are then collected and redistributed for use.
