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Highly Rural Transportation Grants (HRTG) is a grant program from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that funds transportation services for veterans living in highly rural areas — defined as counties with fewer than seven people per square mile. The program helps veterans access VA or VA-authorized health care facilities at no cost to the participant.
Grant funding is provided to Veteran Service Organizations and State Veterans Service Agencies to establish and operate transportation programs in eligible rural counties. The total program funding is $7,000,000. The application deadline is May 5, 2026.
Veterans using HRTG-funded transportation services incur no out-of-pocket costs.
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Highly Rural Transportation Grants (HRTG) is a grant-based program that helps Veterans in highly rural areas travel to VA or VA-authorized health care facilities. This program provides grant funding to Veteran Service Organizations and State Veterans Service Agencies to provide transportation services in eligible counties. HRTG provides transportation programs in counties with fewer than seven people per square mile.
There is no cost to participate in the program for Veterans who live in an area where HRTG is available. Is an HRTG grantee located near me? Below is a list of grantees and phone numbers to access transportation through each grantee.
The services are available only for Veterans who live in the counties listed .
Grantee Organization Name Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Eligible County : Southwest Fairbanks Call for Transportation Services: 1-800-770-6652 Eligible County : Matanuska-Susitna Call for Transportation Services: 907-892-8800 Alaska Marine Highway System Eligible Counties: Kodiak Island, Kenai Peninsula Call for Transportation Services: 1-800-642-0066 Eligible County: Prince of Wales-Hyder Call for Transportation Services: 1-866-308-4848 Maine Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.
S Eligible County : Piscataquis Call for Transportation Services : Bangor Clinic: 207-561-3637 or Lincoln Clinic: 207-403-2012 Montana - American Legion Rocky Boy Post 67 Eligible Counties : Beaverhead, Big Horn, Blaine, Broadwater, Carbon, Carter, Chouteau, Custer, Daniels, Dawson, Fallon, Fergus, Garfield, Glacier, Golden Valley, Granite, Hill, Judith Basin, Liberty, Lincoln, Madison, McCone, Meagher, Mineral, Musselshell, Park, Petroleum, Phillips, Pondera, Power River, Powell, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Sanders, Sheridan, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Teton, Toole, Treasure, Valley, Wheatland, and Wibaux Call for Transportation Services : 1-877-385-5250 Nevada Department of Veterans Services Call for Transportation Services : 775-777-1428 Call for Transportation Services: 775-572-VETS (8387) New Mexico Department of Veterans Services Eligible Counties: Catron, Cibola, Colfax, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Mora, Quay, San Miguel, Sierra, Socorro, Torrance, and Union Call for Transportation Services: 1-505-429-5906 North Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs Eligible Counties : Adams, Benson, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Cavalier, Dickey, Divide, Dunn, Eddy, Emmons, Foster, Golden Valley, Grant, Griggs, Hettinger, Kidder, Lamoure, Logan, McHenry, Mcintosh, McKenzie, McLean, Nelson, Oliver, Pierce, Renville, Sargent, Sheridan, Sioux, Slope, Steele, Towner, Wells Eligible South Dakota Counties : Corson County, SD Call for Transportation Services : 701-239-7165 Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs Eligible Counties & the number to call for Transportation Services : South Dakota - American Legion Stanley Post 20 Eligible South Dakota Counties: Aurora, Bennett, Brule, Buffalo, Campbell, Clark, Day, Deuel, Dewey, Douglas, Edmunds, Faulk, Gregory, Hand, Haakon, Hyde, Jackson, Jerauld, Jones, Kingsbury, Lyman, Marshall, McPherson, Mellete, Miner, Potter, Sanborn, Spink, Stanley, Sully, Todd, Tripp, Ziebach Call for Transportation Services: 605-945-2360 or 1-877-587-5776 Eligible South Dakota Counties: Butte, Corson, Custer, Fall River, Harding, Oglala Lakota, Perkins Call for Transportation Services: 605-642-6668 or 1-877-673-3687 Eligible Wyoming Counties: Fremont, Goshen, Hot Springs, Johnson, Niobrara, Washakie Eligible Nebraska Counties : Arthur, Banner, Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Chase, Cherry, Custer, Dawes, Deuel, Dundy, Franklin, Frontier, Furnas, Garden, Garfield, Gosper, Grant, Greeley, Harlan, Hayes, Hitchcock, Holt, Hooker, Kimball, Keya Paha, Logan, Loup, McPherson, Morrill, Pawnee, Perkins, Rock, Sheridan, Sherman, Sioux, Thomas, Webster, and Wheeler Call for Transportation Services : 833-678-8387 (833-OPT-VETS) Texas Veterans Commission Eligible County : Briscoe Call for Transportation Services : 806-823-2131 Eligible County : Cochran Call for Transportation Services : 806-266-5508 Call for Transportation Services : 361-279-6219 Eligible County : Hansford Call for Transportation Services : 806-659-4100 Eligible County : Jim Hogg Call for Transportation Services : 361-279-6219 Call for Transportation Services : 806-237-3373 Call for Transportation Services : 325-396-4682 Call for Transportation Services : 325-396-4682 Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs Call for Transportation Services: 1-800-776-9026 or 509-684-2961 Wyoming Dept of Military and Veterans Services Eligible County: Big Horn, Carbon, Converse, Crook, Lincoln, Park, Platte, Sublette, Sweetwater, Teton, and Weston Call for Transportation Services: 307-275-6723 Please see helpful resources or contact your local VA medical center for other transportation options.
Information will be updated as new locations come on board. Learn more about applying for a Highly Rural Transportation Grant . Applicants selected for awards must agree to comply with additional legal requirements upon accepting the award.
Learn more about Highly Rural Transportation Grant requirements . *Links will take you outside of the Department of Veterans Affairs web site. VA does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of the linked websites.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Veteran Service Organizations and State Veterans Service Agencies. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates $7,000,000 total Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is May 5, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
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