FTA Announces CARES Act Apportionments for Oregon

April 2, 2020, 3:11 p.m.

This morning the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) released apportionment tables for the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” or “CARES Act.” This legislation includes provisions for new transit funding to assist providers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding package is the largest transit appropriation in history and will benefit recipients of Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Grants and Section 5311 Formula Grants for Rural Areas.

Details on apportionments to Oregon are listed below. Section 5311 Formula Grants for Rural Areas funds will be distributed by the Oregon Department of Transportation to subrecipients of the 5311 program. More details about this distribution will be forthcoming in a separate communication early next week that will include the application process and schedule. Although the timing of funding availability is contingent on grant review and approvals by FTA, ODOT hopes to make funds available to our Section 5311 sub-recipients by late May.  

Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Grants and Section 5311(c) Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Formula Grants will both be administered directly between the FTA and direct recipients. We encourage direct recipients to work with their FTA contacts for details on the obligation and timing of disbursement of these funds.

Administered by ODOT:

Section 5311 Formula Grants for Rural Areas: $42,686,023

Directly Administered between FTA and Recipients:

Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Grants:

• Large Urban:
  • Portland: $176,302,899[i]
  • Eugene: $25,533,427
  • Salem: $15,668,434
• Small Urban:
  • Albany: $2,815,285
  • Bend: $3,871,978
  • Corvallis: $7,354,971
  • Grants Pass: $2,300,237
  • Longview, WA-OR: $136,724[ii]
  • Medford: $7,711,666
  • Walla-Walla, WA-OR: $647,389[iii]

5311(c) Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Formula Grants:

• Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians: $65,472
• Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon: $103,788
• Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation: $469,532
• Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs: $69,237
• Klamath Tribes: $99,520

Additionally, the FTA released an updated FAQ about CARES Act funding, that is available at: https://www.transit.dot.gov/frequently-asked-questions-fta-grantees-regarding-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19#CARES

Resources

American Public Transportation Association: https://www.apta.com/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.coronavirus.gov/

FTA: https://www.transit.dot.gov/coronavirus

National RTAP: http://nationalrtap.org/Resource-Center/Advanced-Search/fid/1082

ODOT COVID-19 Page: https://www.oregon.gov/odot/pages/incident.aspx

ODOT PTD COVID-19 Page: https://www.oregon.gov/odot/RPTD/Pages/coronavirus.aspx

Tax Foundation: https://files.taxfoundation.org/20200325223111/FINAL-FINAL-CARES-ACT.pdf