Applications are available for the third round of ConnectOregon, a transportation program that provides funds for rail, public transit, air and marine/ports projects. ConnectOregon III was passed by the 2009 Legislature and signed by Governor Kulongoski as part of House Bill 2001, the Jobs and Transportation Act of 2009.

Like the first and second versions, ConnectOregon III is a lottery bond-based initiative providing $100 million to improve Oregon's transportation system through multimodal investments, other than highway. ConnectOregon I and II projects, 68 total, are in various stages of completion and include investments such as building a new public transit center to house all transportation services in La Grande.