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 Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality received a $500,000 Project Grant award dated September 15, 2025, from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration Under Secretary for Health to support the Veterans Transportation Program (CFDA 64.035). This one-year award, with a completion date of September 14, 2026, funds the delivery of innovative transportation services designed to eliminate healthcare access barriers for veterans residing in highly rural areas of Wyoming, specifically in Cheyenne. The program provides grants to eligible recipients—including Veterans Service Organizations and State Veterans Service Agencies—to establish and operate transportation solutions that enable rural veterans to travel to VA Medical Centers and other VA-approved healthcare facilities.

Under this award, the grantee will deliver comprehensive transportation services tailored to address geographic and logistical challenges unique to counties with fewer than seven persons per square mile. Funded services may include direct vehicle transportation, mileage reimbursement programs, mobility management coordination, and public transit partnerships. These transportation interventions directly support the VA's mission to ensure equitable healthcare access for veterans in geographically isolated regions who would otherwise face significant barriers to obtaining necessary medical care and services.

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.