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 $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 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) 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 Administration (FTA) awarded a $760,282 Formula Grant under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) on July 24, 2025. The purpose of this grant is to replace vehicles that have met their useful life for rural service providers in Oregon. Specifically, the grant will fund the purchase of one 30-ft bus for the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (COIC) and two 30-ft buses for the Hood...
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...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), through its Public Transit Section, a $3,880,066 Formula Grant under the Rail Fixed Guideway Public Transportation System State Safety Oversight Formula Grant Program (CFDA 20.528). The purpose of this award is to provide funding for ODOT to administer and oversee identified fixed guideway systems across the state of Oregon, with the intended outcome of sustaining safe fixed guideway transportation...
This federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513), provides $3,799,766.00 in funding to the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) for the period from May 14, 2025 to February 28, 2028. The grant supports a range of transportation services and activities focused on the elderly and persons with disabilities in Oregon, including: vehicle preventive maintenance,...
This $825,131 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) will fund short-range transit planning activities and the development or update of coordinated plans for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and its subrecipients. The key products and services to be delivered include: Identification of transportation needs and transit service...