Formula Grant OR2024059

Award Date 9/19/24
Completion Date 1/31/25
Dollars Obligated $6.3M
Federal Grant Program
20.507
Assistance Type
Formula Grant
Place of Performance
Oregon, USA
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The Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration provides $6,328,760.00 in funding for transportation demand management activities in the Portland, Oregon transportation planning area. The award, dated September 19, 2024, supports a variety of public engagement and outreach programs aimed at educating and encouraging the use of transit, bicycling, walking, ridesharing, and telework to reduce single-occupancy vehicle usage. Expected outcomes include reduced automobile trips, improved access to non-auto travel modes, increased use of non-single occupancy vehicle modes, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions, with a focus on enhancing transportation equity for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and historically underserved communities.

The funding supports sub-recipient activities such as public engagement to increase awareness of non-single occupancy modes, travel trip planning, rideshare matching, bicycle safety education, transit pass marketing to employers, and providing safety equipment for pedestrians and cyclists. Key sub-awardees include local governments, community colleges, universities, and non-profit organizations across the Portland metropolitan region.

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