This program's purpose is to provide grants to eligible recipients to assist veterans in highly rural areas through innovative transportation services to travel to VA medical centers, and to other…

The State of Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs received a $488,500 Project Grant award effective September 15, 2025, through September 14, 2026, from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Under Secretary for Health to support the Veterans Transportation Program (CFDA 64.035). This award funds innovative transportation services designed to eliminate access barriers for veterans residing in highly rural areas of Oregon who need to travel to VA medical centers and other VA-approved healthcare facilities.

The grant supports a comprehensive suite of transportation solutions tailored to address the geographic and logistical challenges of remote veteran populations, including direct vehicle transportation services, mileage reimbursement programs, mobility management coordination, and partnerships with public transit systems. This represents the fifth consecutive annual award to ODVA under this program since 2021, demonstrating sustained federal commitment to maintaining continuity of care infrastructure for Oregon's rural veteran population. The funded initiatives directly address healthcare access gaps by ensuring that transportation limitations do not prevent eligible veterans from obtaining necessary medical care and support services in underserved regions of the state.

This program's purpose is to provide grants to eligible recipients to assist veterans in highly rural areas through innovative transportation services to travel to VA medical centers, and to other VA and non-VA facilities to assist in providing transportation services in connection with the provision of VA medical care.