Oregon Rural Veterans Healthcare Transportation Grant Program

PTDapplications@odot.oregon.gov

Regional transit coordinators

The Oregon Rural Veterans Healthcare Transportation (RVHT) Grant Program provides grants to cover operations and purchased services for eligible transportation agencies. Funding may be used to address transit challenges and barriers between veterans living in rural areas and healthcare services.

Challenges and barriers that require innovative solutions include:

• Lifeline transit service in bedroom communities
• Schedules and frequencies that conform to veterans' needs
• Appointments with out-of-market specialists and regional veterans hospitals
• Ongoing appointments for the treatment of chronic conditions
• Access to behavioral health services, counseling, and support groups
• Periodic service to screening, detection, diagnosis, and disease prevention events
• Accessible transit for veterans living with disabilities

Funding may be used for:

• Preservation of efficient and effective services that have been funded under an earlier RVHT competitive call for projects
• Expansion of such services
• Creation of new transportation services that support healthcare and healthy living for veterans
• Planning for, and development of, services that support access to healthcare transportation for those who are not currently served by an RVHT or federal Highly Rural Veterans Transportation program

Eligible applicants are counties and transportation districts in Oregon serving communities with Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) Codes of 4-10.

All of Oregon's federally recognized tribes are eligible, irrespective of rurality.

Award ceiling: $150,000
Award floor: $10,000
Project period: 2 years
Estimated total program funding: $650,000

Links to additional guidance, application instructions, and the online application form are available on the program website.