1. WSDOT Consolidated Grants Program Rural and Special Needs Public Transportation

2. Public Transportation Division Mission Support mobility for those unable to transport themselves Strategy Address gaps in transportation through grants for special needs purposes

3. Coordinated Human Service Transportation Planning Participation by stakeholders Requirement for receiving funds Address service gaps for special needs Locally derived priority project list

4. Consolidated Grants Program State Program Competitive Grants ◦ Rural Mobility Competitive ◦ Paratransit/Special Needs Non-Profit Federal Grants Selected Competitively ◦ FTA §5310 (Elderly and People with Disabilities) ◦ FTA §5311 (Rural Public Transportation) ◦ FTA §5316 (Jobs Access for People with Low Incomes) ◦ FTA §5317 (New Freedom, Goes Beyond ADA)

5. Why Consolidate? Several funding cycles State FY (July – June) Federal FY (Sept – Oct) Locals (varies) Annual federal apportionment Multiple grant sources Administrative and applicant burden

6. Eligible Project Types Planning Operating Capital vehicles and equipment Mobility management

7. Eligible Recipients Public Agencies Non profit For profit Tribes

8. Historical Funding Levels Competitive Grant Awards ◦ 2005/2007 biennium $27 million ◦ 2007/2009 biennium $33 million ◦ 2009/2011 biennium $37 million ◦ 2011/2013 biennium $39 million ◦ 2013/2015 biennium $38 million

9. Coordinated Human Service Transportation Planning Participation by stakeholders Requirement for receiving funds Address service gaps for special needs Locally derived priority project list

10. Evaluating Projects Evaluation Process ◦ Forced Pairs Analysis ◦ Winning Percentage from forced pairs will be supplemented with regional ranking points  A’s 50 points, B’s 25 points, C’s 12 points, D’s 0 points

11. Allocating Funds Grant Reviewers rank and recommend projects to WSDOT WSDOT matches appropriate federal and state funds to selected projects

12. Timelines Draft HSTP – Fall 2014 Call for projects – Fall 2014 Applications due – Nov. 19, 2014 Project Evaluation – Winter 2015 Project Award – Spring 2015 Project Start – July 1, 2015

13. Questions Evan Olsen Federal Programs Planner Public Transportation Division Washington State DOT olsene@wsdot.wa.gov 360.705.6929