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Green Transportation Capital Grant Program

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Grant Description

The Green Transportation Capital Grant Program provides funding to transit authorities for cost-effective capital projects that reduce the carbon intensity of the Washington transportation system. Donor Name: Washington State Department of Transportation State: Washington County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 09/12/2024 Size of the Grant: More than $1 million Grant Duration: 2 Years Details: This grant is supported by state funding from Washington’s Climate Commitment Act (CCA) (76.7 percent). The CCA supports Washington’s climate action efforts by putting cap-and-invest dollars to work reducing climate pollution, creating jobs, and improving public health. Funding Information Historically, they’ve awarded between $12 million and $50 million in state-funded Green Transportation Capital Grants each biennium. Project Period July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2027. Eligible Projects Vehicles, equipment, and zero-emission transition plan applications must be two-year projects only. Construction projects may be two or four years. Capital projects and related expenditures may include: Electrification of transit vehicle fleets, including battery and fuel cell-operated electric vehicles. Updating or modifying facilities for fleet electrification and/or hydrogen refueling infrastructure. New facilities that directly and primarily support fleet electrification. Construction of charging and fueling stations to support transit fleet electrification. Necessary upgrades to electrical transmission and distribution systems. In-house staff directly managing a capital construction project. Acquisition of property rights for capital projects.  Eligibility Criteria Any transit agency in Washington state is an eligible applicant. A transit agency is defined as:  City transit system under RCW 35.58.2721 or chapter 35.95A RCW  County public transportation authority under chapter 36.57 RCW  Metropolitan municipal corporation transit system under chapter 36.56 RCW  Public transportation benefit area under chapter 36.57A RCW  Unincorporated transportation benefit area under RCW 36.57.100  Regional transit authority under chapter 81.112 RCW  Special purpose district formed to operate a public transportation system For more information, visit WSDOT.

Funding Details

Award Range

Not specified - Not specified

Total Program Funding

Not specified

Number of Awards

Not specified

Matching Requirement

Yes - Match required.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants

City or township governments
County governments
Special district governments

Additional Requirements

Any transit agency in Washington state is an eligible applicant. A transit agency is defined as: City transit system under RCW 35.58.2721 or chapter 35.95A RCW County public transportation authority under chapter 36.57 RCW Metropolitan municipal corporation transit system under chapter 36.56 RCW Public transportation benefit area under chapter 36.57A RCW Unincorporated transportation benefit area under RCW 36.57.100 Regional transit authority under chapter 81.112 RCW Special purpose district formed to operate a public transportation system

Geographic Eligibility

All

Key Dates

Application Opens

August 1, 2024

Application Closes

September 12, 2024

Contact Information

Grantor

Washington State Department of Transportation

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