- Whether you're new to public transportation grants or just need a refresher, this WSDOT training webinar includes virtually everything grantees need to know.
- The State Management Plan (pdf 258 kb) is available for review. The plan outlines the state’s administrative responsibilities for grant programs.
- Nearly $40 million in new public transportation grants help fund 124 projects across the state that provide vital connections for people who live in rural areas or have special needs. Read the full story.
WSDOT’s public transportation grants help provide access, mobility and independence to Washington residents. Made possible by state and federal funds, these grants, along with regional mobility grants, provide transit services within and between cities, purchase new buses and other equipment, provide public transportation service for the elderly and people with disabilities, and improve public transportation in and between rural communities.
Many types of organizations may qualify for WSDOT’s public transportation grants including:
- Transit systems
- Non-profit agencies
- Tribal governments
- Port authorities
- Senior centers
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- State agencies
- Cities and counties
- Special districts, such as schools and ports
- Private operators
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As the map above right illustrates, the 2011–2013 public transportation grants are at work across the state. WSDOT awarded state and federal grants in July 2011 for 124 projects through the state’s competitive and formula public transportation grants program.
The grant funds are purchasing approximately 84 vehicles and providing transportation for people living in rural areas, people with special transportation needs and the general public in 38 Washington counties.
WSDOT created a consolidated grant application process in 2003 to combine the applications for state and federal public transportation grants. Timelines for all state and federal funding awards were brought in line with the state biennium. This allowed applicants to submit their proposals for all types of grant funding just once every two years instead applying separately for each type of grant program.
Through the consolidated grant program, WSDOT awarded just over $39.5 million in public transportation grants for July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2013 projects statewide. The funding was provided from a combination of state and federal sources.