Consolidated

Consolidated grants provide funds for public transportation improvements within and between rural communities; tribal transportation; transportation services between cities; purchases of new buses and equipment; and public transportation services to seniors and people with disabilities.

This grant is partially supported by state funding from Washington’s Climate Commitment Act (CCA) (22.3 percent). The CCA supports Washington’s climate action efforts by putting cap-and-invest dollars to work reducing climate pollution, creating jobs, and improving public health. Information about the CCA is available at www.climate.wa.gov.

This grant is also supported by funding from the Multimodal Account (11.8 percent), Rural Mobility Account (12.7 percent), and federal sources (53.2 percent).

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Awarded through a competitive process supported by state and federal funding. WSDOT works with an advisory committee when establishing ranking criteria for the competitive process.

Consolidated grants provide funds from six sources

Federal Transit Administration sources

  • Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities - Section 5310
  • Formula Grants for Rural Areas - Section 5311
  • Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Formula Program - Section 5339(a)

State sources

Eligible applicants

Nonprofits, tribes, public transit agencies, and local agencies in Washington state are eligible to apply.

Eligible projects

To be eligible, applicants must participate -and have their project need identified -in a regionally developed Coordinated Public Transportation - Human Services Transportation Plan. Contact the regional transportation planning organization (PDF 1.5MB) in your area to ensure that you can apply for 2025-2027 Consolidated Grant funds.

Operating

Projects directly related to system operation, such as operating assistance for rural public transportation services, operating assistance for paratransit/special needs transportation services, and feeder-bus service for the intercity network.

Mobility management 

  • Information services that help providers and passengers coordinate and understand available transportation options.
  • Short-range planning, management activities, or activities for improving coordination among public transportation and other transportation service providers.

Capital

Projects to purchase assets such as vehicles, equipment, and technology. Small construction projects less than $2.5 million, such as bus stop/sidewalk upgrades, public transportation facilities, and park-and-ride improvements.

Note: Large construction projects and ferry-vessel purchases are not eligible.

Planning

Planning, coordination, or other activities that address the needs of applicants and the communities they serve.

Match requirements

Applicants must provide matching funds for each project. The percentage of matching funds required depends on the project type:

  • Sustaining projects: Continuing operating or mobility management projects must provide 10 percent matching funds.
  • New projects: Capital and expansion of operating, mobility management, or planning projects not previously funded by a Consolidated grant must provide 5 percent matching funds.

Providing local match demonstrates a level of local commitment for the project.

Evaluation criteria

A panel of subject matter experts, with knowledge in areas such as rural transportation, human-centered transportation services and/or accessible transportation, transit asset management, and transit and local planning will evaluate 2025-2027 biennium grant applications using the following criteria. The project:

  • Establishes, preserves, or improves public transportation services.
  • Defines specific performance measures the applicant will use to determine the project’s success.
  • Addresses a recognized need within a community and reflects a community-led process of coordination and input.
  • Leverages funds from other sources and/or documents local commitment to support and implement the project.
  • Connects to other transportation systems and/or modes.
  • Appears to be feasible as described.
  • Complies with state rules (WAC 194-29) regarding alternative fuels (for vehicle-purchase projects only).
  • Contributes to the state’s effort to maintain the number of public transportation vehicles within their minimum useful life (for vehicle-purchase projects only).
  • Describes sufficient applicant experience managing transportation projects and grant awards.
  • Describes sufficient financial capability and resources by the applicant to implement and carry out the project within either two (July 1, 2025-June 30, 2027) or four (July 1, 2025-June 30, 2029) years.

Important dates

  • May 21, 2024: WSDOT posts notice of funding opportunity.
  • June 18, 2024: Grant applications available in the Grants Management System for the 2025-2027 biennium.
  • 3 p.m., Sept. 17, 2024: Grant applications due in the Grants Management System.
  • Sept. 18-Oct. 31, 2024: WSDOT reviews applications and works with applicants to make any application revisions.
  • 3 p.m., Nov. 19, 2024: Revised applications due in the Grants Management System.
  • Jan. 28, 2025: Regional rankings are due from regional transportation planning organizations.
  • February-April 2025: Independent evaluation panel reviews and scores applications.
  • May 2025: WSDOT sends 2025-2027 biennium grant award letters to grantees after the governor signs the transportation budget.
  • July 1, 2025: 2025-2027 biennium begins.

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Awards

This table illustrates 151 new and continuing Consolidated Grant projects funded for $110 million. This includes $10.9 million for 27 continuing four-year projects from 2021-2023 and $99.1 million for 124 new projects in 2023-2025.

OrganizationCounty/countiesProject titleAward
Asotin County Public Transportation Benefit AreaAsotinThree replacement cutaways – two fixed-route and one dial-a-ride – with camera systems and annunciation equipment$397,451
Catholic Community Services of Western Washington – King CountyKingVolunteer transportation program*$111,576
Catholic Community Services of Western Washington – Snohomish CountySnohomishDisabled veteran’s transportation$92,046
Catholic Community Services of Western Washington – Pierce CountyThurstonSustaining the Thurston Bus Buddies Program, which helps community members (including seniors and people with disabilities) learn about fixed-route services$109,278
Catholic Community Services of Western Washington – Pierce CountyPiercePierce County volunteer transportation services program$319,975
Central Transit (City of Ellensburg)KittitasCentral Transit's fixed-route and ADA demand-response operations$3,030,000
Clallam Transit System (Clallam County Public Transportation Benefit Area)ClallamParatransit Services within Clallam County$2,141,941
Clallam Transit System (Clallam County Public Transportation Benefit Area)Clallam, Jefferson, KitsapOperating project to support the Strait Shot service*$307,413
Clallam Transit System (Clallam County Public Transportation Benefit Area)ClallamRoute 16 rural and tribal access*$381,354
COAST Public Transportation (Council on Aging & Human Services)Asotin, Garfield, Spokane, WhitmanDemand-response and deviated fixed-route public transportation services$999,214
COAST Public Transportation (Council on Aging & Human Services)Asotin, Garfield, Spokane, WhitmanFour ADA-compliant minivans and one ADA-compliant light duty cutaway as replacement vehicles$384,680
Coastal CAP (Coastal Community Action Program)Mason, ThurstonSustaining the Driven to Opportunity Program; providing demand-response service to low-income, disabled, and special needs populations in the underserved rural areas of Thurston and Mason counties$375,058
Coastal CAP (Coastal Community Action Program)Grays Harbor, PacificSustaining the Driven to Opportunity Program; providing demand-response service to low-income, disabled, and special needs populations in Grays Harbor and Pacific counties$676,524
Coastal CAP (Coastal Community Action Program)Grays Harbor, PacificGrays Harbor Driven to Opportunity Program ADA van replacement$90,000
Coastal CAP (Coastal Community Action Program)Mason, ThurstonThurston/Mason counties ADA van replacement$95,000
Columbia County Public TransportationColumbia, Garfield, Walla WallaSustaining accessible, six-days-per-week demand-response transportation services for the general public and for persons with special needs in Columbia County, with connections into Walla Walla and Garfield counties$2,342,500
Columbia County Public TransportationColumbiaCapital assistance to replace two demand-response ADA cutaway buses and upgrade dispatch software$259,000
Community Action of Skagit CountySkagitSpecial needs mobility management project*$48,938
Community Action of Skagit CountySkagitOperating assistance for training of staff and volunteers and coordination of public transportation in rural areas of Skagit County$304,890
Community Action of Skagit CountySkagitFleet of cars for staff to conduct senior and disabled client home visits, facilitate street outreach to unhoused clients, attend training, and fund fleet maintenance and fleet storage space$424,710
Community in MotionClarkNorth County Shuttle Service program$465,100
Community in MotionClarkEmployment transportation program*$511,501
Community in MotionCowlitz, WahkiakumSustaining operating assistance for Reserve-A-Ride program providing transportation for seniors, people with disabilities, veterans, and other at-risk Cowlitz/Wahkiakum residents$697,499
Community in MotionClarkSustaining operating assistance for CIM's Reserve-A-Ride program providing transportation for seniors, people with disabilities, veterans, and other at-risk Clark County residents$855,411
Cowlitz Indian TribeClark, Cowlitz, LewisCowlitz tribal transit service – rural demand response$658,782
Cowlitz Indian TribeClark, Cowlitz, LewisCowlitz tribal transit service – rural demand planning$42,500
Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of GovernmentsCowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Pacific, WahkiakumMobility management program$259,473
Ecumenical Christian Helping Hands Organization (ECHHO)JeffersonVolunteer driver program that provides no-cost transportation to elderly, disabled, and low-income residents of east Jefferson County$34,392
Entrust Community ServicesYakimaDoor-to-door special needs services*$461,982
Garfield County Transportation AuthorityGarfieldOperating assistance to sustain demand-response service$680,900
Grant Transit Authority (Grant County Public Transportation Benefit Area)GrantPreservation of public transportation services*$1,500,000
Grant Transit Authority (Grant County Public Transportation Benefit Area)GrantTwo propane-fueled cutaway buses to replace two propane cutaway buses that have surpassed their useful life to provide general public transportation within Grant County$339,974
Grays Harbor Transit (Grays Harbor Transportation Authority)Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, ThurstonSustaining fixed-route and demand-response public transportation services in Grays Harbor County$1,520,361
Grays Harbor Transit (Grays Harbor Transportation Authority)Grays Harbor, Lewis, Pacific, ThurstonReplace 10 (ten), 35-foot-long heavy-duty coaches and two light-duty cutaways beyond their useful life$4,656,000
Hood River County Transportation DistrictKlickitatSummer weekend White Salmon/Bingen Hood River fixed-route service$25,093
Hood River County Transportation DistrictSkamaniaSeasonal intercity, fixed-route service that provides access to the Dog Mountain Trailhead along State Route 14 during peak wildflower season from Cascade Locks (limited) and Stevenson (primary)$48,000
HopelinkKing, Pierce, SnohomishRegional Alliance for Resilient and Equitable Transportation (RARET)$191,282
HopelinkKing, Pierce, SnohomishCentral Puget Sound One-Call/One-Click program$583,561
HopelinkKingMobility management in King County$965,807
HopeSourceKittitasKittitas County connector operations$733,998
HopeSourceKittitasHopeSource dial-a-ride service$1,880,367
HopeSourceKittitasHopeSource dial-a-ride vehicle replacements$100,000
HopeSourceKittitasCentral Transit vehicle replacement$384,000
Intercity TransitPierce, ThurstonThurston/Pierce regional connector*$1,479,458
Island Transit (Island County Public Transportation Benefit Area)IslandSustaining the mobility management program$155,989
Island Transit (Island County Public Transportation Benefit Area)Island, Skagit, SnohomishSustaining rural public transportation service (North Sound Regional Connector)$3,249,436
IslandRides (San Juan Islands Shuttle System)San JuanSustaining operations of IslandRides$978,150
IslandRides (San Juan Islands Shuttle System)San JuanIslandRides vehicles: three Kia EV6s and one Chrysler WAV$308,750
Jamestown S'Klallam TribeClallamSustaining Clallam Transit System Route 50 fixed-route service to Blyn$277,326
Jamestown S'Klallam TribeClallam, JeffersonCommute trip reduction survey and mobility plan for Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe employees$78,375
Jamestown S'Klallam TribeClallam, JeffersonNew electric transit shuttle$90,250
Jefferson Transit (Jefferson Transit Authority)JeffersonSustaining deviated fixed-route service between Forks and Amanda Park along US 101, Monday through Saturday$411,958
Jefferson Transit (Jefferson Transit Authority)JeffersonSustaining fixed-route and on-demand ADA service for the some of the most vulnerable and transit-dependent residents of east Jefferson County$3,555,118
King County Metro TransitKingSustaining community shuttles for seniors and people with disabilities in King County$609,018
Kitsap Transit (Kitsap County Public Transportation Benefit Area Authority)KitsapParatransit ACCESS bus$652,083
Link Transit (Chelan Douglas Public Transportation Benefit Area)Chelan, DouglasSustaining mobility management program$212,000
Link Transit (Chelan-Douglas Public Transportation Benefit Area)ChelanSustaining Upper Valley demand-response$106,000
Link Transit (Chelan-Douglas Public Transportation Benefit Area)Chelan, DouglasTransportation reimbursement intercommunity program (TRIP-Link)$142,500
Link Transit (Chelan-Douglas Public Transportation Benefit Area)Chelan, DouglasSustaining commuter routes$1,300,000
Link Transit (Chelan-Douglas Public Transportation Benefit Area)ChelanSustaining general public dial-a-ride service in greater Chelan area*$218,913
Lower Columbia CAP (Lower Columbia Community Action Council, Inc.)Clark, CowlitzConnecting the I-5 corridor: operating assistance to sustain rural public transportation service between Vancouver and Castle Rock$969,750
Lower Columbia CAP (Lower Columbia Community Action Council, Inc.)Clark, CowlitzConnecting the I-5 corridor: capital vehicle replacements$200,000
Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation (Lummi Indian Business Council)WhatcomSustaining weekday fixed-route services within the Lummi Reservation; providing transportation to employment, education, health, social, government, and retail$991,041
Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation (Lummi Indian Business Council)WhatcomPole-mounted seating at 12 stops$15,000
Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation (Lummi Indian Business Council)WhatcomPropane-powered, half-ton pickup truck$59,900
Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation (Lummi Indian Business Council)WhatcomRetrofit vehicles and equipment to propane$250,000
Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation (Lummi Indian Business Council)WhatcomVehicles and equipment$799,613
Makah Tribal CouncilClallamSustaining public transportation needs to the community on the Makah Reservation, including elderly, disabled, and low-income populations; and providing access to off-reservation needs$187,945
Mason Transit Authority (Mason County Public Transportation Benefit Area)MasonSustaining Mason County dial-a-ride service$1,856,400
Mason Transit Authority (Mason County Public Transportation Benefit Area)MasonCapital vehicle replacement of three (3), 35-foot-long buses beyond their useful life$1,386,753
Mid-Columbia Economic Development DistrictKlickitat, SkamaniaGorge TransLink Alliance mobility management*$75,245
Mid-Columbia Economic Development DistrictKlickitat, SkamaniaGorge Regional Transit Network: inclusive outreach and education project$77,000
Mid-Columbia Economic Development DistrictKlickitat, SkamaniaGorge Regional Transit Network: implementation planning$50,000
Mt. Adams Transportation Service (Klickitat County Senior Services)KlickitatMt. Adams Express fixed-route service$554,768
Mt. Adams Transportation Service (Klickitat County Senior Services)KlickitatDial-a-ride services$980,756
Mt. Adams Transportation Service (Klickitat County Senior Services)KlickitatReplacement vehicles for dial-a-ride and fixed-route service$424,800
Mt. Si Senior CenterKing, SnohomishMt. Si Senior Center Snoqualmie Valley Transportation expansion to weekend service$677,088
Mt. Si Senior CenterKing, SnohomishSustaining Mt. Si Senior Center Snoqualmie Valley Transportation$1,110,971
Northshore Senior CenterKingNorthshore Senior Center transportation$130,370
OCTN (Okanogan County Transportation & Nutrition)OkanoganSustaining Okanogan County demand-response service$1,096,874
OCTN (Okanogan County Transportation & Nutrition)OkanoganBus replacements$428,624
OCTN (Okanogan County Transportation & Nutrition)OkanoganSustain commuter routes$946,890
Pacific Transit System (Pacific County Public Transportation Benefit Area)PacificSustaining rural public transportation for paratransit fleet that provides ADA and senior service for Pacific County$388,624
Pacific Transit System (Pacific County Public Transportation Benefit Area)PacificOperating assistance for rural transportation system$1,550,768
People For PeopleBenton, FranklinMobility management preservation for Benton and Franklin Counties*$142,764
People For PeopleYakimaMobility management preservation for Yakima County$153,329
People For PeopleAdams, Grant, LincolnMobility management preservation for Adams, Grant, and Lincoln counties*$170,613
People For PeopleAdams, Benton, FranklinSpecial needs transportation for Adams, Benton, and Franklin counties*$287,321
People For PeopleAdams, Benton, Chelan, Douglas, Franklin, Grant, Lincoln, SpokanePreservation of rural special needs transportation for Adams, Grant, and Lincoln counties$3,308,293
People For PeopleYakimaPreservation of rural special needs transportation for Yakima County$3,394,974
People For PeopleAdams, Grant, Lincoln, YakimaTransit technology planning for Adams, Grant, Lincoln, and Yakima counties$14,980
People For PeopleAdams, Benton, Chelan, Franklin, Grant, Lincoln, SpokaneReplacement vehicles to sustain special needs transportation in Adams, Grant, and Lincoln counties$579,897
People For PeopleYakimaReplacement vehicles to sustain special needs transportation for Yakima County$711,670
Pierce County (Pierce County Human Services)PierceMobility management and special needs transportation*$184,000
Pierce County Human Services (Pierce County)PierceSustaining accessible demand and deviated fixed-route transportation for special needs riders in east and south Pierce County$1,746,846
Pierce Transit (Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation)PierceSpecial needs transit connector*$294,895
PSESD (Puget Sound Educational Service District)King, PierceSustaining the Road to Independence demand-response program that assists individuals with special needs in rural south King and east Pierce counties where there is little or no service$676,000
Pullman Transit (City of Pullman)WhitmanFixed-route service expansion to the Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport$586,780
Pullman Transit (City of Pullman)WhitmanDial-a-ride paratransit service in Pullman$921,322
Pullman Transit (City of Pullman)WhitmanFixed-route service in Pullman$3,942,960
Pullman Transit (City of Pullman)WhitmanCapital procurement assistance for two electric buses in Pullman$1,022,080
RiverCities Transit (City of Longview)CowlitzSustaining paratransit services for the Longview/Kelso urban area$895,353
Rural Resources Community ActionStevensFerry County deviated fixed-route service$182,410
Rural Resources Community ActionFerry, Pend Oreille, StevensSustaining weekday commuter services between Kettle Falls and Colville and between Chewelah and Colville$460,438
Rural Resources Community ActionFerry, Pend Oreille, StevensTri-County dial-a-ride service$1,131,569
San Juan County (San Juan County Health and Community Services)San JuanSan Juan County transportation voucher program$395,868
Sauk-Suiattle Indian TribeSkagit, SnohomishSustaining fixed-route service between Darrington, Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe Reservation, and Concrete in rural Snohomish and Skagit counties$463,463
Senior Services of Snohomish County (Homage Senior Services)Island, King, SnohomishTransportation Assistance Program outreach*$116,382
Senior Services of Snohomish County (Homage Senior Services)SnohomishPay Your Pal program*$83,308
Senior Services of Snohomish County (Homage Senior Services)SnohomishExpanding Transportation Assistance Program*$372,229
Senior Services of Snohomish County (Homage Senior Services)SnohomishDeviated fixed-route service from Darrington to Smokey Point$605,000
Senior Services of Snohomish County (Homage Senior Services)SnohomishSustaining Transportation Assistance Program*$1,446,188
Skagit Transit (Skagit Transit System)SkagitCommunity engagement coordinator position to conduct outreach with Limited English Proficiency population of Skagit County$134,577
Skagit Transit (Skagit Transit System)SkagitIncrease frequency of transit service in western Skagit County$605,272
Skagit Transit (Skagit Transit System)SkagitIncrease frequency of transit services in east Skagit County$609,120
Skagit Transit (Skagit Transit System)Island, Skagit, Snohomish, WhatcomNorthwest Washington regional public transportation study$160,000
Skagit Transit (Skagit Transit System)SkagitReplacement of heavy-duty transit coaches$2,660,000
Skamania County Senior Services (Skamania County)Clark, SkamaniaRoute-deviated transit service*$217,856
Skamania County Senior Services (Skamania County)Clark, Klickitat, SkamaniaDial-a-ride service*$317,824
Skamania County Senior Services (Skamania County)Clark, Klickitat, SkamaniaSkamania County vehicle replacement$232,000
Sound GenerationsKingHyde Shuttle Eastside: community-based demand-response service for seniors and people with disabilities in Bellevue, Kirkland, and Redmond$577,600
Sound GenerationsKingHyde Shuttle: sustaining a community-based paratransit service for seniors and people with disabilities in urban, suburban, and rural King County$2,093,007
Special Mobility ServicesSpokaneSpokane County mobility management project$707,324
Special Mobility ServicesSpokaneNewport Community shuttle$314,718
Special Mobility ServicesAdams, Lincoln, SpokaneDavenport and Ritzville community shuttles$458,503
Special Mobility ServicesSpokaneDeer Park dial-a-ride and community shuttle$678,965
Special Mobility Services Inc.SpokaneReplacement buses to sustain Deer Park services$324,000
Spokane Neighborhood Action PartnersSpokaneNeighbors on the Go program$211,885
Spokane Tribe (Spokane Tribe of Indians)Spokane, StevensMoccasin Express*$744,150
Spokane Tribe (Spokane Tribe of Indians)StevensSpokane Tribe Moccasin Express fleet replacement$304,000
Squaxin Island TribeGrays Harbor, Mason, ThurstonOperating assistance for Squaxin Transit$224,139
Squaxin Island TribeGrays Harbor, Mason, ThurstonSquaxin Transit capital equipment$117,130
Stanwood Community and Senior CenterIsland, SnohomishSnow Goose transit operations$584,986
The Arc of Tri-CitiesBenton, FranklinDemand-response transportation services*$48,240
The Arc of Tri-CitiesBenton, FranklinContinuing operation of community van service$85,689
Thurston Regional Planning CouncilGrays Harbor, Lewis, ThurstonExpanding ruralTransit (rT) program$885,221
Thurston Regional Planning CouncilGrays Harbor, Lewis, ThurstonruralTransit (rT) program$1,818,871
Transportation Choices CoalitionKing, Pierce, SnohomishRegional mobility survey for priority populations$80,000
Tri County Economic Development DistrictStevensRegional mobility veterans services coordinator position*$145,705
Twin Transit (Lewis Public Transportation Benefit Area)Cowlitz, Lewis, ThurstonTwo mobility management positions to help providers and passengers in Lewis, Cowlitz and Thurston counties understand available transit options; demand-response and fixed-route planning and operational software to improve mobility management and coordination$450,684
Twin Transit (Lewis Public Transportation Benefit Area)Cowlitz, Lewis, ThurstonFixed-route and demand-response staffing and program support$858,561
Twin Transit (Lewis Public Transportation Benefit Area)LewisDemand-response and special needs services$1,892,401
Twin Transit (Lewis Public Transportation Benefit Area)Cowlitz, Lewis, ThurstonFixed-route and deviated services$5,597,166
United Way of Pierce CountyPierceSouth Sound 2-1-1$309,058
Wahkiakum Health and Human Services/Wahkiakum on the MoveCowlitz, Pacific, WahkiakumRural bus service*$885,084
Wahkiakum Health and Human Services/Wahkiakum on the MoveCowlitz, Pacific, WahkiakumPurchase two replacement buses that provide the only connection between Longview/Kelso and Naselle$160,000
Whatcom Council of GovernmentsWhatcomSustaining existing mobility management services and expanding activities and materials to teach seniors and youth how to ride fixed-route transit$235,000
Whatcom Transportation AuthorityWhatcomRural transit service*$183,264
Workforce Snohomish (Snohomish County Workforce Development Council)SnohomishSustaining special needs transportation services*$203,280
Yakama Nation (Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation)YakimaSustaining operations for extended route$120,252
Yakima Valley Conference of GovernmentsYakimaYakima Valley transit study – Phase II$50,000

*Indicates a four-year continuing project that began in the 2021-2023 biennium.

166,800 electric vehicle

registrations in Washington in 2023, up from 114,600 in 2022.

87 wetland compensation sites

actively monitored on 918 acres in 2023.

25,000 safe animal crossings

in the Snoqualmie Pass East Project area since 2014.