Two of the programs, the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP)[17] and the Low Carbon Transportation Operations (LCTOP),[18] receive 15% of the annual available GGRF funding. The state makes TIRCP allocations on a competitive basis with agencies such as SANDAG submitting applications that are evaluated for their ability to reduce GHGs through transit expansion projects. The LCTOP is awarded on a formula basis consistent with the population and size of transit systems. Agencies such as SANDAG will receive growing allocations on an annual basis that they are responsible for programming to capital and operations projects that will increase ridership and efficiency of transit systems. These funds can also be used to invest in increasing bicycle and pedestrian access to transit systems thereby improving safety and spurring transit ridership.