Rural Mobility
These competitive and transit formula grants support rural and small urban areas. Grant recipients use these funds to purchase or enhance vehicles and facilities as well as support operations.
Formula funds are based on sales tax expenditures, including money spent in county locations outside of the transit agency service area.
Awards
The 2023-2025 Rural Mobility grants table below shows 47 projects awarded approximately $23.7 million for July 2023-June 2025.
|
Organization |
County/counties |
Award |
|
Asotin County Public Transportation Benefit Area |
Asotin |
$65,723 |
|
Chelan Douglas Public Transportation Benefit Area |
Chelan, Douglas |
$142,500 |
|
City of Ellensburg |
Kittitas |
$1,065,000 |
|
City of Pullman |
Whitman |
$80,687 |
|
City of Pullman |
Whitman |
$950,934 |
|
City of Pullman |
Whitman |
$586,780 |
|
Coastal Community Action Program |
Grays Harbor, Pacific |
$90,000 |
|
Columbia County Public Transportation |
Columbia |
$6,248 |
|
Columbia County Public Transportation |
Columbia, Garfield, Walla Walla |
$780,834 |
|
Garfield County Transportation Authority |
Garfield |
$25,319 |
|
Garfield County Transportation Authority |
Garfield |
$680,900 |
|
Grays Harbor Transit Authority |
Grays Harbor |
$954,410 |
|
Grays Harbor Transportation Authority |
Grays Harbor, Lewis, Pacific, Thurston |
$663,200 |
|
Hood River County Transportation District |
Klickitat |
$25,093 |
|
Hood River County Transportation District |
Skamania |
$48,000 |
|
HopeSource |
Kittitas |
$274,975 |
|
Island County Public Transportation Benefit Area |
Island |
$3,259,447 |
|
Jefferson Transit Authority |
Jefferson |
$262,676 |
|
Kitsap County Public Transportation Benefit Area Authority |
Kitsap |
$809,531 |
|
Klickitat County Senior Services |
Klickitat |
$554,768 |
|
Lewis Public Transportation Benefit Area |
Cowlitz, Lewis, Thurston |
$321,961 |
|
Lewis Public Transportation Benefit Area |
Lewis |
$290,884 |
|
Lewis Public Transportation Benefit Area |
Cowlitz, Lewis, Thurston |
$1,052,943 |
|
Lower Columbia Community Action Council, Inc |
Clark, Cowlitz |
$969,750 |
|
Mason County Public Transportation Benefit Area |
Mason |
$2,473,848 |
|
Mid-Columbia Economic Development District |
Klickitat, Skamania |
$77,000 |
|
Mid-Columbia Economic Development District |
Klickitat, Skamania |
$50,000 |
|
Mt. Si Senior Center |
King, Snohomish |
$450,000 |
|
Okanogan County Transit Authority |
Okanogan |
$45,460 |
|
Okanogan County Transportation & Nutrition |
Okanogan |
$946,890 |
|
Pacific County Public Transportation Benefit Area |
Pacific |
$210,151 |
|
People For People |
Benton, Franklin |
$15,863 |
|
Puget Sound Educational Service District |
King, Pierce |
$32,861 |
|
Rural Resources Community Action |
Stevens |
$182,410 |
|
Rural Resources Community Action |
Ferry, Pend Oreille, Stevens |
$460,438 |
|
San Juan County |
San Juan |
$395,868 |
|
Skagit Transit System |
Island, Skagit Snohomish, Whatcom |
$160,000 |
|
Skamania County |
Clark, Skamania |
$217,856 |
|
Skamania County |
Clark, Klickitat, Skamania |
$317,824 |
|
Skamania County |
Clark, Klickitat, Skamania |
$232,000 |
|
Special Mobility Services Inc. |
Spokane |
$104,906 |
|
Special Mobility Services Inc. |
Adams, Lincoln, Spokane |
$458,503 |
|
Thurston Regional Planning Council |
Grays Harbor, Lewis |
$917,650 |
|
Thurston Regional Planning Council |
Grays Harbor, Lewis, Thurston |
$941,176 |
|
Wahkiakum Health & Human Services |
Cowlitz, Pacific, Wahkiakum |
$885,084 |
|
Wahkiakum Health & Human Services |
Cowlitz, Pacific, Wahkiakum |
$160,000 |
|
Whatcom Council of Governments |
Whatcom |
$26,111 |
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