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The following funding opportunities support the delivery of public transportation in Oregon and are managed by the Oregon Department of Transportation.
Active Funding Opportunities
- Purpose
The Oregon Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) COVID Recovery Discretionary Grant Program is intended to continue providing direct relief funding to prevent service reductions (or discontinuation of services) resulting from the effects of COVID-19.
- Timeline
Applications are due June 2023.
Grant agreements executed Spring 2024
- Funding
PTD’s Recovery Discretionary Grant Program is comprised of the following estimated sources:
| Funding Source | Amount Available |
| CARES Needs-based- 5311 | $1.5 million |
| ARP Act – 5311 | $4 million |
| ARP Act 5311(f) Intercity | $3 million |
| TOTAL | $8.5 million estimated |
- Match Requirements
No match is required for the COVID Recovery Discretionary Grant Program
- Eligible Recipients
Eligible subrecipients include mass transit districts, transportation districts, federally recognized Indian Tribes, cities, counties, special districts, intergovernmental entities, nonprofit transit providers, for-profit transit providers, and any other political subdivision, municipality, or public corporation that provides public transit services.
For-profit service operators that are NOT eligible to apply for Recovery grants include: taxi services; Transit Network Companies (TNCs); limousine services; ambulance services; charter, tour, and sight-seeing services; and services only ticketing to/from a single location (such as airport shuttles).
- Eligible Projects
The Recovery Discretionary Grant Program will provide operational funding to prevent service reductions or discontinuation of services. Operating expenses are those costs necessary to operate, maintain, and manage a public transportation system. Operating expenses usually include such costs as driver salaries, fuel, and items having a useful life of less than one year, including personal protective equipment and cleaning supplies. Preventive maintenance is considered an operating expense for the purposes of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, and American Recovery Program (ARP) Act reimbursements.
The projects for 5311(f) are designed to support public transportation for intercity services that are longer distances.
- Application
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- Additional Resources
Training:
PTD will provide a four-hour drop-in training in mid-May for any questions, and technical assistance. The Regional Transit Coordinators are also a great resource if you have questions or want staff to review your applications prior to submitting.
This is a statewide competitive grant solicitation. Be sure to answer each question completely to ensure the highest score for your application.
Section 5311 Compliance: FTA C 6040-1G, Federal Transit Laws, Title 49. United State Code, Chapter 53. CARES Act (public Law 116-136: 134 Stat. 599).
- Award Announcement
- Purpose
This solicitation is for the STIF Formula Fund, which is intended to expand and improve public transportation services in Oregon. Review the STIF Program Guidebook for more information.
- Timeline
- Funding
At its inception, the STIF program was funded solely by the Oregon "transit tax," which is a state payroll tax equal to one-tenth of 1 percent. The STIF program will also be funded by ID card fees, non-highway gas tax, and cigarette tax revenues once its merger with the Special Transportation Fund (STF) is effective July 1, 2023. The total funding amount will be estimated annually, and actual revenues will vary based on transit tax collections.
- Match Requirements
There are no match requirements for STIF Formula funds.
- Eligible Recipients
Only a Qualified Entity may submit a STIF Plan. A Qualified Entity is a county in which no part of a Mass Transit District or Transportation District exists, a Mass Transit District, a Transportation District or an Indian Tribe, per OAR 732-040-0005. A Public Transportation Service Provider or any non-profit, private for-profit, or public entity is eligible to receive STIF Formula funds by performing work for a Qualified Entity or a Public Transportation Service Provider, which supports a project in the Qualified Entity’s STIF Plan.
A map of Qualified Entities is located in the STIF Rulemaking Document Library on the STIF webpage.
- Eligible Projects
STIF funding may be used to finance investments and improvements in public transportation services, except for light rail capital expenses. STIF may be used for public transportation purposes that support the effective planning, deployment, operation, and administration of public transportation programs including, but not limited to, the following:
- Creation of new systems and services with origins, destinations or stops in Oregon;
- Maintenance or continuation of systems and services, under certain circumstances; and
- Planning for and development of a Local Plan or future STIF Plan to improve public transportation service.
STIF moneys are primarily intended to fund the expansion or improvement of public transportation in Oregon and priority will be given to plans that improve or expand services.
STIF moneys are not intended to supplant local funding sources to maintain existing services. A STIF Plan that proposes to use STIF funding to replace local funding to maintain an existing service may result in denial of the funding request.
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- Award Announcement
- Purpose
This federal fund source supports public transportation for seniors and individuals with disabilities by funding eligible capital, purchased service, and preventive maintenance projects for transportation providers.
- Timeline
Awarding 2023-2025 biennium formula funding in July 2023.
- Funding
Funds are awarded every two years using an established formula. Lead, or Special Transportation Fund Agencies recommend projects for funding.
Funding comes from the Federal Transit Administration’s Section 5310 program, which is distributed to states using a population-based formula in an amount set by Congress. Funding also comes from ODOT’s transfer of Federal Highway Administration Surface Transportation Block Grant funds to the Section 5310 program.
- Match Requirements
Operating projects: local share 50 percent, federal share 50 percent (Applies only to the federal appropriation for Small Urban agencies.)
Other projects: local share 20 percent, federal share 80 percent
STBG Transfer projects: local share 10.27 percent, federal share 89.73 percent.
- Eligible Recipients
Eligible recipients are counties, mass transit districts, transportation districts, transportation service districts, Indian tribal governments, cities, councils of government, and private nonprofit organizations. Funds may be used in all areas of the state.
Private for-profit companies are not eligible for this program and may only participate as vendors with service contracts or agreements with eligible recipients.
- Eligible Projects
Eligible projects include vehicle purchases, passenger shelters, purchased services, preventive maintenance, travel training, marketing programs, development of centralized call centers, and equipment that supports transportation to meet the special needs of seniors and individuals with disabilities.
Projects must be derived from a local Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan.
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- Additional Resources
- Award Announcement
- Purpose
This program supports rural public transportation providers operating in areas with populations of fewer than 50,000 by financing operations, capital, project administration, preventive maintenance, planning, and mobility management projects.
- Timeline
Awarding 2023-2025 biennium formula funding in July 2023.
- Funding
The majority of funds are distributed every two years to pre-qualified agencies through a three-part formula which includes a base amount, passenger trips, and service miles.
Funding comes from the Federal Transit Administration 5311 program.
- Match Requirements
Operations projects: local share 43.92 percent, federal share 56.08 percent
Capital, administration, preventive maintenance, planning, and mobility management projects: local share 10.27 percent, federal share 89.73 percent.
- Eligible Recipients
Eligible recipients include public agencies, Indian tribes, or private nonprofit agencies operating general public transit services in rural areas that are not part of a designated urban area.
Private for-profit companies are not eligible for this program and may only participate as vendors with service contracts or agreements with an eligible recipient. Recipients are encouraged to consider including private for-profit transportation providers in their programs.
- Eligible Projects
Eligible projects include operations, capital, project administration, preventive maintenance, planning, and mobility management. Projects must support general public transportation services.
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- Award Announcement
Inactive Funding Opportunities
- Purpose
The main purpose of the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Low or No Emission Program (Low-No Program) is to support the transition of the nation’s transit fleet to the lowest polluting and most energy efficient transit vehicles. The Low-No Program provides funding to state and local governmental authorities for the purchase or lease of zero-emission and low-emission transit buses. This also includes acquisition, construction, and leasing of required supporting facilities.
- Timeline
Application deadline to ODOT is March 10, 2023. Direct application to FTA deadline is April 13, 2023.
- Funding
Funding comes from the FTA's 5339 Program with available funds of $1.22 billion in federal fiscal year 2023.
Project Budget: Applicants are encouraged to identify scaled funding options in case insufficient funding is available to fund a project at the full requested amount. If an applicant indicates that a project is scalable, the applicant must provide an appropriate minimum funding amount that will fund an eligible project that achieves the objectives of the program and meets all relevant program requirements. The applicant must provide a clear explanation of how the project budget would be affected by a reduced award. FTA may award a lesser amount whether or not a scalable option is provided.
- Match Requirements
For vehicles, the match is 15 percent local funds. For Bus-related Equipment and Facilities (such as recharging or refueling facilities), the match is 10 percent local funds.
Acceptable match sources are: cash from non-government sources other than revenues from providing public transportation services; revenues derived from the sale of advertising and concessions; amounts received under a service agreement with a state or local social service agency or private social service organization; revenues generated from value capture financing mechanisms; funds from an undistributed cash surplus; replacement or depreciation cash fund or reserve; new capital; or in-kind contributions. In addition, transportation development credits or documentation of in-kind match may substitute for local match if identified in the application.
- Eligible Recipients
An eligible applicant is a designated recipient of FTA 5307 grants as well as states, local governmental authorities, and Indian tribes. ODOT will be applying on behalf of subrecipients who are not 5307 direct recipients.
- Eligible Projects
Purchase or lease of zero-emission and low-emission transit buses, and acquisition, construction, and leasing of required supporting facilities.
FTA will consider the quality and extent to which applications demonstrate how the proposed project will: reduce energy consumption, reduce harmful emissions and reduce direct carbon emissions. Applicants must demonstrate how the proposed project is consistent with local and regional long range planning documents and local government priorities. Applicants must identify the source of the local cost share and describe whether such funds are currently available for the project or will need to be secured if the project is selected for funding.
Applications will be evaluated based on the quality and extent to which they demonstrate how the proposed project will address an unmet need for capital investment in vehicles and/or supporting facilities. For example: an applicant may demonstrate that it requires additional charging facilities for low- or no-emission vehicles, that it intends to replace existing vehicles that have exceeded their minimum useful life, or that it requires additional vehicles to meet current ridership demands.
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- Award Announcement
- Purpose
The purpose of the Bus and Bus Infrastructure Program is to assist in the financing of buses and bus facilities capital projects, including replacing, rehabilitating, purchasing or leasing buses or related equipment, and rehabilitating, purchasing, constructing or leasing bus-related facilities.
- Timeline
Application deadline to ODOT is March 10, 2023. Direct application to FTA deadline is April 13, 2023.
- Funding
Funding comes from the FTA's 5339(b) Program with available funds of more than $469 million for this solicitation.
Scalable Project Budget: Applicants are encouraged to identify scaled funding options in case insufficient funding is available to fund a project at the full requested amount. If an applicant indicates that a project is scalable, the applicant must provide an appropriate minimum funding amount that will fund an eligible project that achieves the objectives of the program and meets all relevant program requirements. The applicant must provide a clear explanation of how the project budget would be affected by a reduced award. FTA may award a lesser amount whether or not a scalable option is provided.
- Match Requirements
For Vehicles, the match is 15 percent local funds. For Bus-related Equipment and Facilities (such as recharging or refueling facilities, including clean fuel or alternative-fuel vehicle-related equipment), the match is 10 percent local funds.
Eligible sources of local match include the following:
- cash from non-Government sources other than revenues from providing public transportation services;
- revenues derived from the sale of advertising and concessions;
- amounts received under a service agreement with a State or local social service agency or private social service organization;
- revenues generated from value capture financing mechanisms;
or funds from an undistributed cash surplus;
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replacement or depreciation cash fund or reserve;
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In addition, transportation development credits or documentation of in-kind match may substitute for local match if identified in the application.
- Eligible Recipients
Eligible applicants include designated recipients that allocate funds to fixed route bus operators, states or local governmental entities that operate fixed route bus service, and Indian tribes. Eligible subrecipients include all otherwise eligible applicants and private nonprofit organizations engaged in public transportation.
Oregon RPTD will submit a statewide application on behalf of public agencies, private nonprofit organizations engaged in public transportation in rural areas, and projects proposed by Indian tribes; all proposals for projects in rural (non-urbanized) areas must be submitted by a State.
- Eligible Projects
Eligible projects are capital projects to replace, rehabilitate, purchase, or lease buses, vans, and related equipment, and capital projects to rehabilitate, purchase, construct, or lease bus-related facilities.
Applications will be evaluated based on the quality and extent to which they demonstrate how the proposed project addresses:
- Demonstration of Need; an unmet need for capital investment in bus vehicles and/or supporting facilities.
- Demonstration of Benefits; how will the project improve the condition of the transit system, improve the reliability of transit service for its riders, and enhance access and mobility within the service area.
- Planning and Local/Regional Prioritization; how the proposed project will be consistent with local and regional long-range planning documents and local government priorities; including long-range transportation plans.
- Local Financial Commitment; identify the source of the local cost share and describe whether such funds are currently available for the project or will need to be secured if the project is selected for funding.
- Project Implementation Strategy; project ready to implement within a reasonable period of time and whether the applicant’s proposed implementation plans are reasonable and complete.
- Technical, Legal and Financial Capacity: applicants must demonstrate that they have the technical, legal and financial capacity to undertake the project.
- Bus facility and equipment projects (replacement, rehabilitation, and/or expansion): provide the age and condition of the asset to be rehabilitated or replaced and its minimum useful life.
- Bus projects (replacement, rehabilitation or expansion): provide the age, condition and performance of the asset(s) to be replaced or rehabilitated.
- Service expansion: provide the proposed service expansion and the benefits for transit riders and the community from the new service.
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- Award Announcement
- Purpose
This program funds the replacement and purchase of buses, bus equipment, and bus-related facilities such as signs and shelters for transportation providers in small urban and rural areas with population of 199,999 or less.
- Timeline
Non-Vehicle Replacement Application deadline is February 28, 2022.
Vehicle Replacement Application deadline is February 14, 2022.
Grant agreements executed July 1, 2022
- Funding
Funding comes from the FTA’s 5339 Bus and Bus Facilities Program which is distributed to states in an amount set by Congress. Distribution to local agencies is done through an ODOT discretionary selection process.
- Match Requirements
Vehicles: local share 15 percent, federal share 85 percent
Vehicle related equipment and facilities: local share 20 percent, federal share 80 percent
- Eligible Recipients
Eligible recipients are general public service providers who operate fixed routes in small urban and rural communities with a population of 199,999 or less.
- Eligible Projects
Eligible projects for the 2022-24 solicitation include vehicle replacement, vehicle right-sizing, vehicle expansion, equipment, signs, and shelters.
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- Award Announcement
- Purpose
Bridges gaps and resolves barriers between Oregon's veterans living in rural areas and the healthcare benefits they've earned.
- Timeline
Grants awarded Jan. 20, 2022
- Funding
Total amount available: $650,000
- Match Requirements
There is no local match required for this program. Coordinated applications between STF Agencies or through purchased services contracts with common providers is encouraged.
- Eligible Recipients
STF Agencies with service areas featuring rural census tracts (as defined by Rural-Urban Commuter codes 4 through 10). All nine of Oregon's federally-recognized Tribes are eligible, irrespective of rurality.
- Eligible Projects
Operations, contract purchased services, mobility management, and planning.
- Application
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- Additional Resources
The Rural Veterans Healthcare Transportation Grant Program is a partnership between Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs and ODOT Public Transportation Division, under funding appropriated to House Bill 2139
- Award Announcement
- Purpose
This solicitation supports projects for operations, mobility management, purchased service, and preventive maintenance for transportation providers serving seniors and individuals with disabilities in rural areas.
- Timeline
Application deadline is February 14, 2022
Grant agreements executed July 1, 2022
- Funding
Funding comes from the Federal Transit Administration’s 5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program which is distributed to states using a population-based formula in an amount set by Congress. Distribution to local agencies is done through an ODOT discretionary selection process.
- Match Requirements
Operating projects: local share 50 percent, federal share 50 percent
Other projects: local share 20 percent, federal share 80 percent
- Eligible Recipients
Public transportation agencies providing rural services.
- Eligible Projects
Eligible projects include operations, mobility management, purchased service, and preventive maintenance
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- Additional Resources
- Award Announcement
- Purpose
This federal fund keeps urban fixed-route bus fleets in good condition and replaces large buses which are in service past their established useful life.
- Timeline
Application deadline is February 14, 2022.
- Funding
Funds are distributed through a population-based formula. Funding comes from Surface Transportation Program funds from the Federal Highway Administration and 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Grants from the Federal Transit Administration.
Project selection is done by an ODOT evaluation committee using a point ranking system. Approved funding allocations are applied for directly with FTA by the awarded agencies.
- Match Requirements
Local share is 10.27 percent, federal share 89.73 percent.
- Eligible Recipients
Eligible recipients are urban area general public service providers who directly receive Federal Transit Administration 5307 funds.
- Eligible Projects
Eligible projects include replacement and right-sizing of Category A and B vehicles.
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- Award Announcement
- Purpose
This program funds the replacement of transportation buses for transportation providers in all areas of Oregon.
- Timeline
Application deadline is February 14, 2022
Grant agreements executed July 1, 2022
- Funding
Funding comes from Federal Highway Administration Surface Transportation Block Grant Funds transferred into the 5310 Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program, the 5311 Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program and/or the 5307 Mass Transit Vehicle Replacement Program, depending on eligibility of awarded projects.
Project selection is done by an ODOT evaluation committee using a point ranking system.
- Match Requirements
Local share is 10.27 percent, federal share is 89.73 percent.
- Eligible Recipients
Eligible recipients are Urban, Small Urban, and Rural public transportation agencies
- Eligible Projects
Eligible projects are vehicle replacements that were purchased through ODOT Public Transportation Division and must have ODOT on the title as first security interest holder.
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- Award Announcement
- Purpose
This state fund supports transportation services for people who are senior and people of any age with disabilities.
- Timeline
Awarding 2021-2023 biennium formula funding in July 2021.
- Funding
Funds distributed via the Special Transportation Fund Formula Program (STF) are awarded every two years using a population-based formula. There is no Special Transportation Fund Discretionary Program for the 2021 - 2023 biennium. This solicitation will be the final distribution of STF funds.
SB1601, passed in a July 2020 special legislative session, directed
consolidation of this fund with the
Special Transportation Improvement Fund (STIF) by July 1, 2023.
Funding comes from various State of Oregon sources.
- Match Requirements
No local match is required for Special Transportation Formula Funds. The state determines if the discretionary projects will require local match.
- Eligible Recipients
There are 42 Special Transportation Fund Agencies eligible for Special Transportation funds. Special Transportation Fund Agencies distribute funds to subrecipients.
- Eligible Projects
Funds may be used for any purpose directly related to transportation services, including transit operations, capital equipment, planning, travel training and other transit-related purposes.
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- Additional Resources
- Award Announcement
- Purpose
This federal fund periodically provides grants for planning projects that lead to improved mobility and transit access for citizens, more livable and economically vibrant communities, and more efficient and well-coordinated public transportation systems.
- Timeline
Applications available Fall 2023
- Funding
Funds are awarded through a competitive selection process. There is approximately one million dollars in funding available.
- Match Requirements
Local share is 20 percent, federal share is 80 percent
- Eligible Recipients
Funds are awarded through a competitive selection process. There is approximately one million dollars in funding available.
- Eligible Projects
- Transit needs assessments
- Short-range transit development plans
- System design plans
- Civil rights plans
- Transit marketing plans
- Site selection studies
- Transit service implementation plans
- Ridership surveys
- Service coordination plans
- Environmental impact analyses
- Asset management plans
- Application
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- Additional Resources
- Award Announcement
- Purpose
This solicitation is for two separate competitive statewide solicitations; the STIF Discretionary Fund and the Statewide Transit Network Program. Review the STIF Discretionary and Statewide Network Program Guidance and Grant Application Instructions document in the Timeline and For More Information sections.
- Timeline
- Funding
Section 122 of House Bill 2017 provides statewide funding for public transportation service. Proceeds from the payroll tax will be deposited into the Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund. The Oregon Department of Revenue began assessing the tax July 1, 2018. ODOT is administering the STIF Discretionary Fund program with five percent of these revenues and the STN Program through a combination of four percent of STIF revenues and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5311(f) moneys. The Oregon Transportation Commission will decide which projects to award funding.
- Match Requirements
The match requirements for projects awarded through this solicitation will vary based on the project type and program funds used to fund the project. STIF Discretionary and Statewide Transportation Network-STIF Intercommunity Fund applicants must demonstrate their ability to provide at least 20 percent of the Project’s total costs. Projects that meet certain characteristics may be eligible for a 10 percent match rate.
For projects receiving Section 5311(f) funds, applicants must demonstrate their ability to provide a 50 percent match of the net cost for operations projects and a 20 percent match of the net cost for capital projects and project administration.
- Eligible Recipients
Applicants to these fund programs must be Public Transportation Service Providers, as defined by OAR 732-040-0005(24) or, as relevant to FTA 5311(f) funding, entities eligible to receive FTA Section 5311(f) funding. Eligible STIF Discretionary Fund applicants may contract with a non-profit or for-profit public transportation provider following procurement requirements applicable to the source(s) of project funding.
- Eligible Projects
Applicants to these fund programs must be Public Transportation Service Providers, as defined by OAR 732-040-0005(24) or, as relevant to FTA 5311(f) funding, entities eligible to receive FTA Section 5311(f) funding. Eligible STIF Discretionary Fund applicants may contract with a non-profit or for-profit public transportation provider following procurement requirements applicable to the source(s) of project funding.
Projects eligible to receive grants under the STIF Intercommunity Fund or FTA Section 5311(f) Intercity Fund include, but are not limited to, capital projects such as vehicles, facilities, equipment and technology, as well as mobility management, planning, research, pilot and ongoing operations projects.
STIF funding is not available for light rail capital expenses.
- Application
2023-25 Application Link
Applications for funds under this solicitation must be received by ODOT no later than November 30, 2022.
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- Additional Resources
- Award Announcement
- Purpose
The goal of the NCMM’s 2021 Ready-to-Launch Grants is to enable multi-sector community teams to pilot promising mobility solutions, the development of which was inspired and informed by the results of community research.
- Timeline
Applications are due to the National Center for Mobility Management by 10/15/2021.
- Funding
There are $225,000 in funds available with a $75,000 maximum for each award.
- Match Requirements
Please note that no in-kind support or local match is required.
- Eligible Recipients
The applicant organization must be a non-profit organization or a government agency that is able to receive, or be a subrecipient of, federal funding. Lead organizations must be eligible recipients or subrecipients for Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funds under 49 U.S.C. Sections 5307, 5310, or 5311. Teams who have previously received an NCMM Ready-to-Launch grant are not eligible to apply for this opportunity.
- Eligible Projects
Each of the three chosen communities will receive up to $75,000, paid to the lead applicant. Funds will be distributed on a cost reimbursement basis. The projects will meet the transportation needs of underserved individuals and address transportation equity with regard to the effect that transportation planning, investment and operations have for underserved individuals
- Application
- For More Information
The point of contact for the Ready-to-Launch grants is Amy Conrick, conrick@ctaa.org. All questions should be submitted in writing to this email address.
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- Award Announcement
- Purpose
The mission of TGM is to support community efforts to expand transportation choices. By linking land use and transportation planning, TGM works with local governments to create vibrant, livable places in which people can walk, bike, take transit or drive where they want to go.
- Timeline
Applications due June 6, 2019
Applications awarded August 2019
- Funding
The TGM Program awards grants on an annual basis. TGM typically awards between $2 and $2.5 million per cycle. Projects are selected on a competitive basis within each of the five ODOT regions. The regional allocation – funds available for projects - is based on a formula that considers the number of cities and the population within a region. Grants generally have two-years for projects to be negotiated and completed. Award amounts generally range between $75,000 and $250,000.
- Match Requirements
Local share is 12% of the total project cost. Grantees typically provide match in the form of cash or direct project costs, such as time and materials directly related to the project. Time that may be counted as project match includes that from grantee staff, grantee contract planners and engineers, or certain volunteers, such as project committee members. Communities defined as “distressed” by the Oregon Business Development Department may request a partial match waiver.
- Eligible Recipients
Eligible applicants include cities, counties, councils of government on behalf of a city or county, and tribal governments. Certain special districts are eligible, such as transportation districts, metropolitan planning organizations, ports, mass transit districts, parks and recreation districts, and metropolitan service districts. School districts, and public colleges and universities, may be eligible as part of a joint application with a local government for an otherwise eligible project. Eligible applicants may join together to propose a project, such as a multi-county TSP or multi-city or city-county corridor plan.
- Eligible Projects
TGM grants are for planning work leading to local policy decisions. Projects should result in the development of an adoption-ready plan or land use regulation or amendments to an existing plan or land use regulation. Projects that primarily do research or outreach, study an issue, compile data, or inventory information are generally not eligible for grant funding. TGM grants also cannot fund preliminary engineering, engineering, or construction work. If in doubt, discuss with your Region TGM planner about whether your proposed work is eligible.
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- Award Announcement
- Purpose
This program funds projects to assist transit providers experiencing negative impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic and supports operating, capital, and other expenses generally eligible under the Section 5311 and 5311(f) programs.
Funding comes from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds apportioned to Oregon by the Federal Transit Administration.
- Timeline
Grant agreements for awarded projects will be executed over the course of the remaining months in 2020.
- Funding
Total amount available: approximately $31,200,000
- Match Requirements
- Eligible Recipients
Eligible recipients are mass transit districts, transportation districts, Indian tribes, cities, counties, special districts, intergovernmental entities, nonprofit transit providers, for-profit transit providers, or any other political subdivision or municipal or public corporation that provides public transportation services.
* * * Recipients of ONBC grants are required to meet, or to demonstrate the capacity to meet, Section 5311 and 5311(f) program requirements prior to grant agreement execution. * * *
- Eligible Projects
Eligible projects include those that support Section 5311 or 5311(f) eligible transit activities for the general public and which are incurred on or after January 20, 2020 in response to economic or other conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Federal Transit Administration generally considers that all Section 5311 and 5311(f) eligible expenses incurred after January 20, 2020 are to prevent, prepare for, or respond to the COVID-19 disease.
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- Award Announcement
- Purpose
This federal fund provides assistance to employees and volunteers of grant recipients and others to attend transit-related trainings. Training is provided directly by Public Transit Section staff or at state, regional, and national workshops and conferences.
- Timeline
Applications accepted year-round.
- Funding
Funds are distributed through competitive and formula processes based on criteria developed by the Public Transit Section. The number of scholarships awarded for a specific event or to an agency may be limited. The Public Transit Section reimburses qualified expenses to the agency (not the individual).
Funding is provided through state funding sources and the Federal Transit Administration’s Rural Transit Assistance Program (5311(b)(3)).
- Match Requirements
Scholarships generally support 50 to 80 percent of registration and travel expenses for a training or conference.
- Eligible Recipients
Employees and volunteers of grant recipients and transportation service providers are eligible.
- Eligible Projects
Attendance at the annual Oregon Public Transportation Conference, grant-related trainings (such as trainings prior to a grant application cycle), transit manager topic trainings, grant management trainings, compliance trainings, training provided by other state agencies or other sources.
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- Award Announcement
Accepted applicants notified by email.
- Purpose
- Explore and validate forward-thinking approaches to improve transit system design, service, and financing.
- Provide funding to transit agencies in all types of communities—urban, suburban, rural— to identify, test, and prove out new approaches, technologies and service models.
- Establish a national network of public transportation stakeholders that are incorporating innovative approaches and business models to improve mobility and that will share their project results.
- Identify and promote the most promising and effective innovations that can be implemented more broadly through FTA’s capital programs.
- Timeline
Preliminary intent due April 6, 2020
Due to FTA May 18, 2020
- Funding
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the availability of $11 million in Public Transportation Innovation funds to support innovation throughout the transit industry by promoting forward-thinking approaches to improve transit system design, service, and financing.
- Match Requirements
The Federal share of project costs under this program is limited to 80 percent. Applications may seek a lower Federal contributions. The applicant must provide the local share of the net project costs in cash, or in-kind and must document in its application the source of the local match.
- Eligible Recipients
- Private for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, including shared-use mobility providers, technology system suppliers and integrator, automated vehicle technology providers, property managers and developers, and others;
- Private operators of transportation services, such as employee shuttle services, airport connector services, university transportation systems, or parking and tolling or airports authorities;
- Other operators of public transportation, including public transportation agencies, State/local government DOTs, and Federally recognized Indian tribes.
- Bus or vehicle manufacturers or suppliers;
- Banking or financial institutions;
- State or local government entities, including multi-jurisdictional partnerships, and organizations such as a Metropolitan Planning Organization; or
- Other organizations including research consortia or not-for-profit industry organizations, institutions of higher education, and others.
- Eligible Projects
Notice solicits applications for AIM Challenge Grant projects that demonstrate innovative technologies, applications, practices, and/or service models that can lead to more efficient public transportation service, better mobility for individuals, and enhance the overall rider experience, with special emphases on innovative service delivery models, creative financing, novel partnerships and integrated payment solutions. Applicants are also encouraged to submit applications with other innovative models and ideas that may not fall into one of these areas.
- Application
- For More Information
FTA will hold a webinar to provide additional information on AIM Challenge Grants, including how to apply and how applications will be evaluated 10-11 p.m. PT Thursday, April 2, 2020. Register.
For further information concerning the notice, contact FTA Research office via email at AIMChallenge@dot.gov, or please contact Ms. Christina Gikakis, Office of Mobility Innovation, 202–366–2637, or christina.gikakis@dot.gov.
- Additional Resources
- Award Announcement
- Purpose
For the 2017-19 biennium, we shifted from funding an Intercity Program with an exclusively 5311(f) federal funding source to a Transit Network and Intercity Program funded primarily with 5311(f) funds.
The Transit Network and Intercity Program now encompasses the former Intercity Program purpose and eligible activities and expands it to include projects that support the statewide transit network, but might not meet 5311(f) requirements.
- Timeline
Awarded 2017-2019 biennium funding in July 2017.
- Funding
Funds are available through a competitive discretionary grant process based on statewide program criteria.
This program utilizes Federal Transit Administration Intercity 5311(f) funds and other funds. The mix of funding allows greater flexibility in Transit Network and Intercity Program projects.
- Match Requirements
Capital projects: local share 20 percent, federal share 80 percent
Operating projects: local share 50 percent, federal share 50 percent
- Eligible Recipients
Eligible recipients include agencies, public entities, Indian tribes, and private for-profit agencies that provide transit service.
Grants will not be awarded to support fixed route transit service without a process in place to create and maintain Google Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) data that describe the service.
- Eligible Projects
Regional connector services, planning, marketing, coordination, preventive maintenance, projects that support key transit hubs, and capital assistance for buses and shelters.
- Application
- For More Information
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- Additional Resources
- Award Announcement