Innovative Mobility Program Grant Awards and Funding Updates
 March 3, 2025
We are pleased to announce the awardees of Innovative Mobility Program Pilot Grants and Study and Assessment Grants. These projects will increase access to public and active transportation for communities across the state.
Grant Awards
In fall 2024, the first competitive call for projects under the Innovative Mobility Program was announced, inviting interested entities to submit applications for Pilot or Study and Assessment Grant funding. We received 13 proposals for Pilot Grants and 18 proposals for Study and Assessment Grants. An internal review committee scored the proposals, and Public Transportation Division Administrator Suzanne Carlson approved the list of recommended projects.
We are pleased to award funding to 22 projects. Six projects will receive Pilot Grant funding to support the piloting of new shared mobility services that meet an identified community need. Sixteen projects will receive Study and Assessment Grant funding to support communities in conducting assessments to better understand their transportation needs and identify gaps in the system.
Funding Updates
Last year, we announced that there would be four types of competitive grant opportunities under the Innovative Mobility Program including Study and Assessment Grants, Pilot Grants, Service Expansion Grants, and Capital and Equipment Grants. We also shared that we intended to offer each type of grant opportunity twice between 2024 and 2027.
Due to future federal funding uncertainties, we have decided to consolidate the federally funded Innovative Mobility Program grant opportunities and revise the timeline for competitive grants. This means that Study and Assessment Grants and Capital and Equipment Grants will be offered once rather than twice. This programmatic change only effects the Study and Assessment Grants and the Capital and Equipment Grants.
Revised timeline for competitive grants:
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Fall 2024: Study and Assessment Grants (~ $2.4 million) and Pilot Grants (~ $1 million) - Awarding now
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Spring 2025: Service and Expansion Grants (~ $3 million) and Capital and Equipment Grants (~ $2.3 million) - Call for projects coming soon
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2027: Pilot Grants (~ $1 million) and Service and Expansion Grants (~ $3 million)
Thanks for your interest in the Innovative Mobility Program. We will send additional information soon about our next funding opportunity.
Questions?
About the Innovative Mobility Program
The Innovative Mobility Program is a new initiative designed to increase social equity and mobility while reducing the effects of climate change. The program is funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed by Congress in November 2021, as well as State of Oregon dollars. It was created in 2022 at the direction of the Oregon Transportation Commission. The program has a total of $20 million for grants, contracts, and administration.
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