Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund

Background

Section 122 of HB 2017 Transportation Funding Package established a new dedicated source of funding for improving or expanding public transportation service in Oregon. This new funding source is called the Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund, or STIF. The Public Transportation Division, or PTD, has developed programs and policies to implement the STIF under the oversight of the Oregon Transportation Commission. ODOT staff developed the STIF programs with significant input from the Oregon State Public Transportation Advisory Committee, public transportation providers, and other interested stakeholders. STIF Fact Sheets in both English and Spanish are located on the right navigation bar.

STIF Legislative Report

Below you will find links to STIF progress and outcome reports that the Public Transportation Division has written and published since the program’s inception. These reports offer a discussion of the achievements and outcomes of this fund program as well as challenges faced in implementing the program to adapt to an ever-evolving transportation system. STIF reports are shared with the Oregon Transportation Commission and the Oregon Legislature’s Joint Committee on Transportation, among other groups. The documents have also been formatted for ADA and translated in Spanish.

Solicitation Schedule

Learn how to apply for these funds on the ODOT Public Transit Funding Opportunities web page.

STIF Resources

The Oregon "transit tax" is a state payroll tax equal to one-tenth of 1 percent. The Transit Tax is the sole revenue source for STIF. The state will estimate the total funding amount annually. Actual revenues will vary based on transit tax collections.

STIF revenues are allocated across four funds.

Formula Fund

The Formula Fund receives 90 percent of STIF funds. ODOT disburses Formula funds to mass transit districts, transportation districts, or counties without either a mass transit or transportation district, and to federally-recognized tribes based on formula allocation.

Formula Fund Resources:

Annual Reporting Guidance (FY 2021-23)

STIF Plan Review and Report (FY 2021-23)

STIF Plan Guidance and Resources (FY 2021-23)

Quarterly Reporting Guidance (FY 2019-21)

Annual Reporting Guidance (FY 2019-21)

Formula Disbursements and Estimates

STIF Plan Guidance and Resources (FY 2019-21)

Discretionary Fund and Intercommunity Discretionary Fund

The Discretionary Fund receives 5 percent of STIF funds. ODOT awards Discretionary funds to public transportation service providers based on a competitive grant process.

The Intercommunity Discretionary Fund receives 4 percent of STIF funds. ODOT awards Intercommunity funds to public transportation service providers to improve public transportation between two or more communities based on a competitive grant process.

Discretionary Fund Resources:

Recipient Reporting Resources (FY 2021-23)

Application Review and Public Comment (FY 2021-23)

STIF Discretionary and STN Funding Recommendation Report to PTAC, March 2021

Recipient Reporting Resources (FY 2019-21)

Application Review and Public Comment (FY 2019-21)

Application Guidance Resources

Technical Resource Center

ODOT uses 1 percent of STIF funds to establish and administer a statewide public transportation technical resource center to assist public transportation providers in rural areas and also to administer STIF.

Adopted STIF Rules

The Oregon Transportation Commission adopted the Oregon Administrative Rules to implement the STIF on June 22, 2018 and the rules became effective on July 1, 2018. Potential funding applicants should review the General and relevant program rules (Formula or Discretionary) to determine funding eligibility, application processes, and other requirements.

General rules that apply to all three funds (Chapter 732, Division 40),
Formula Fund rules (Chapter 732, Division 42), and the
Discretionary Fund and Intercommunity Discretionary Fund rules (Chapter 732, Division 44).

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