Funding opportunity: STIF Discretionary and Statewide Transit Network Program

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October 26, 2018


STIF Discretionary Fund and Statewide Transit Network Program grant application materials and trainings now available.

Learn how to apply for Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund Discretionary and Statewide Transit Network Program grants on the ODOT Public Transportation Funding Opportunities web page. You will find the solicitation summary and these application resources for both of these solicitations:

  • Guidance and Grant Application Instructions
  • Online application form
  • Statewide Transit Hubs map and description, October 2018 update
  • Methods for Determining Low-Income Household

Applications are due to ODOT no later than February 1, 2019.

For the first time, the ODOT Rail and Public Transit Division is using a single grant application form for two grant programs that draw from three fund sources:

  • STIF Discretionary solicitation funded using five percent of the moneys from the Oregon STIF employee payroll tax of one-tenth of one percent on wages paid to employees.
  • Statewide Transit Network Program discretionary solicitation, funded from two sources: Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5311(f) moneys and four percent of the moneys from the Oregon STIF employee payroll tax, known as the Intercommunity Discretionary Fund.
    The Statewide Transit Network Program replaces the Transit Network/Intercity Program.

Discretionary solicitation training opportunities
There are two upcoming opportunities to learn more about the STIF Discretionary and Statewide Transit Network Program solicitations:

  • Attend the session at the Oregon Public Transportation Conference on Sunday, Oct. 28 from 1 - 2:15 p.m.
  • Participate in a training webinar on November 14, 2018 from 9 – 10 a.m. Register for the GoToWebinar here. Webinar content will be similar to the presentation at the conference, but may be refined to address questions asked at the conference. The webinar will be recorded and posted on the STIF web page following the webinar.

You will receive a confirmation email from EnviroIssues Inc. with information on how to join the webinar. You can request a calendar invitation to remind you at the time of the training.

For more information: Patrick DePriest, STIF Intercommunity Fund Coordinator, 503-986-3312, patrick.depriest@odot.state.or.us or Karyn Criswell, STIF Project Manager, 503-856-6172, karyn.c.criswell@odot.state.or.us