The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $7,550,114 Formula Grant to the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) Public Transit Section under the CFDA 20.509 Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program. The grant funds will be used to purchase replacement vehicles for rural transit service providers throughout the state of Oregon. The goal is to improve the condition and safety of the transit fleet serving rural areas, enhancing sustainable and accessible public...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $27,086,715 Formula Grant for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) on April 24, 2025. This federal grant supports a wide range of transit-related activities in rural and tribal communities across Oregon, including capital investments, operating assistance, transportation planning, vehicle procurement, preventive maintenance, mobility management, and rural transit training. Through...
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), through its Public Transit Section, is the primary recipient of a $27,371,862 Formula Grant for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) awarded by the Federal Transit Administration. This grant, with a performance period from February 2024 to December 2027, will fund a variety of public transportation activities across the state of Oregon, including: Operating assistance and preventive maintenance for rural transit systems, project...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $3,197,893 Formula Grant under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) to the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), Public Transit Section, on July 24, 2025. The grant funding will be used to purchase new vehicles and replace existing vehicles for rural service providers throughout Oregon. Key sub-recipients include Ride Connection, SAMTD, STAR of Hope, TriMet, Klamath Basin Senior...
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) was awarded a $7.3 million project grant from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to support rural public transportation services across Oregon through June 2029. ODOT will administer the grant funds and oversee subawards to multiple transit agencies to sustain operations. Subrecipients include counties, transportation districts, and cities who will use the funding to...
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) received a $5,100,026 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant funding will support the procurement of replacement and expansion public transit vehicles, including 40-foot, 35-foot, and 30-foot buses, as well as smaller transit vans, across multiple subrecipient agencies...
The Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), administered by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), awarded $3,049,460 to the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (COIC) on September 14, 2024. The purpose of this Formula Grant is to provide funding for public transit operations, including fixed-route and ADA complementary paratransit services, preventive maintenance, administrative costs, and security services within the Bend, Oregon urbanized area. The grant will enable COIC...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $4.9 million Project Grant to the Oregon Department of Transportation under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) on September 8, 2022. The grant will fund rural transit operations and state administration costs through September 30, 2025 to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Specifically, $245,510 will support state administration activities, while the...
This $5,868,778 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) supports a range of public transit capital projects across the state of Oregon. The primary intended outcomes are to replace and expand the vehicle fleets of transit agencies, construct and renovate bus-related facilities, and install bus passenger amenities like...
This $2,554,000 Formula Grant award was provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (COIC). The grant will fund the procurement of approximately 3 replacement 35ft heavy-duty diesel buses, 6 replacement 29ft gas-powered ADA accessible buses, and 5 replacement 22ft ADA accessible gas-powered vans. The expected outcome is that the replacement buses will allow COIC to maintain its...