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Green Transportation Capital Grant Program is sponsored by Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). Green Transportation Capital Grant Program is a grant from the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) that funds capital investments in clean and sustainable transportation infrastructure across Washington State.
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Green Transportation Capital | WSDOT Public transportation grants Public transportation grant programs and awards Green Transportation Capital Green Transportation Capital Green Transportation Capital grants provide funding to transit agencies for cost-effective capital projects that reduce the carbon intensity of the Washington transportation system.
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.
Information about the CCA is available at www. climate. wa.
gov. This grant is also supported by funding from the Multimodal Account (23. 3 percent). This grant is established under RCW 47.
66. 120 . The Legislature funded $31,326,959 for the 2025-2027 biennium to support this program.
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 Eligible projects and related costs 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. Zero-emission fleet transition planning activities may also be an eligible project (contingent upon legislative appropriation of funding). Applicants must provide matching funds in the form of direct contributions at a certain percentage of total project costs.
Direct contributions are cash or assets that directly benefit the project and are fundamental to implementing the project. The Green Transportation Capital Grant program uses a tiered match system to determine the minimum required match an applicant must provide. Match is determined by the transit agency's most recent operating budget.
Tier level Operating budget Required match Tier 1 $35 million or more 20 percent Tier 2 $20 million to $34. 9 million 15 percent Tier 3 $10 million to $19. 9 million 10 percent Tier 4 $5 million to $9.
9 million 5 percent Tier 5 Less than $4. 9 million No match required Previous eligible expenditures directly associated with the proposed project may qualify as match. With the exception of competitive state-funded grants administered by WSDOT’s Public Transportation Division, applicants may use other grants as match.
We use a competitive process for awards from the Green Transportation Capital Grant program. Designated members of the Green Transportation Capital Grant Advisory Committee will review applications and recommend projects for award to us.
The committee includes representatives from WSDOT; Department of Ecology; Department of Commerce; Utilities and Transportation Commission; Washington State University; and large urban, small urban, and rural transit agencies. The maximum score on an application is 100 points. Each criterion can receive a maximum of 20 points.
Criterion for the Green Transportation Capital Grant program include: Project description: Responses clearly describe the project scope of work, goals, measurable objectives, and anticipated results.
Scalability, sustainability, and support: Responses clearly describe how the project advances the green transportation goals of the transit agency, the scalability of the project, and the extent to which the transit agency has coordinated with necessary partners to successfully implement the project.
Project benefits: Responses connect project benefits to reductions in carbon emissions, including how the project addresses environmental harms and provides environmental benefits for overburdened communities and vulnerable populations. Project budget and cost effectiveness: Project's request for grant funds is reasonable and reductions in carbon emissions provided by the proposed project are cost effective.
Readiness to proceed and schedule: Applicant can feasibly and successfully implement the proposed project by the end of the grant period. May 19, 2026: WSDOT posts notice of funding opportunity. June 16, 2026: Grant application available in GMS.
3 p. m. Aug.
18, 2026: Grant application due in GMS. Aug. 18 - Sept.
22, 2026: Evaluation panel reviews and scores applications. Oct. 30, 2026: WSDOT sends prioritized list of projects to the Legislature and Governor's Office.
May - June 2027: WSDOT sends award letters to grantees after the governor signs the transportation budget. July 1, 2027: 2027-2029 biennium begins. June 30, 2029: 2027-2029 biennium ends.
June 30, 2031: 4-year projects end. The Green Transportation Capital grants table below shows eight projects awarded approximately $31. 3 million for the 2025-2027 biennium.
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Scoring criteria used to review proposals for this grant.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Any transit agency in Washington state, including city transit systems, county public transportation authorities, metropolitan municipal corporations, public transportation benefit areas, regional transit authorities, and special purpose districts operating public transportation. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates $31,326,959 total for 2025-2027 biennium; individual awards ranged from $210,325 to $8,000,000 Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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