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State Buses and Bus Facilities Grant Program is sponsored by Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). Offers funding to transit agencies for replacement, expansion, rehabilitation, and purchase of transit rolling stock; construction, modification, or rehabilitation of transit facilities.
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State Buses and Bus Facilities | WSDOT Public transportation grants Public transportation grant programs and awards State Buses and Bus Facilities State Buses and Bus Facilities State Buses and Bus Facilities grants provide funding to transit agencies for replacement, expansion, rehabilitation, and purchase of transit rolling stock; construction, modification, or rehabilitation of transit facilities; and funding to adapt to technological change or innovation through retrofitting of transit rolling stock and facilities.
This grant is supported by state funding from Washington’s Climate Commitment Act (CCA) (100 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 established under the 16-year Move Ahead Washington transportation package and codified in RCW 47.
66. 130 . The Legislature funded $37,999,972 for the 2025-2027 biennium to support this program.
The Legislature will determine the funding level for the 2027-2029 biennium during the 2027 legislative session. 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 .
Special purpose district formed to operate a public transportation system. Eligible projects and related costs Capital projects and related expenditures may include: Replacement, expansion, rehabilitation, and purchase of transit rolling stock. Construction, modification, or rehabilitation of transit facilities.
Funding to adapt to technological change or innovation through the retrofitting of transit rolling stock and facilities. Improvements or modifications to buses and facilities that increase safety and security. 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 State Buses and Bus Facilities 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. Applicants may use other grants as match except for competitive state-funded grants administered by WSDOT’s Public Transportation Division.
WSDOT uses a competitive process for awards from the State Buses and Bus Facilities Grant program that includes a panel of subject matter experts to review and evaluate applications.
An independent review panel will evaluate applications based on the following evaluation criteria: Demonstration of need, including how the project meets agency state-of-good-repair goals, how it meets safety goals, and how it addresses environmental harms and provides environmental benefits for overburdened communities and vulnerable populations.
Demonstration of benefits, including measurable outcomes that improve the quality or scope of service in the community. Local/regional prioritization. Project implementation strategy, including the demonstrated readiness of the project for implementation.
State Buses and Bus Facilities 2027-2029 application instructions (PDF 740KB) . May 19, 2026: WSDOT posts notice of funding opportunity. June 16, 2026: Grant application available in GMS.
2 p. m. June 23, 2026: Informational webinar for prospective applicants.
Register to attend . 3 p. m.
Aug. 18, 2026: Grant applications 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 grant 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. To stay informed about WSDOT public transportation grants, you can register in GovDelivery . The table below shows nine new State Buses and Bus Facilities projects funded for nearly $38 million and awarded for the 2025-2027 biennium.
Organization County/counties Project title Award Grays Harbor Transportation Authority Grays Harbor Headquarter's right-of-way, permitting, and final design project $6,030,000 Jefferson Transit Authority Jefferson Electric dial-a-ride replacement vehicle $137,750 King County Metro Transit King Bellevue base bus lift systems replacement $3,445,786 Kitsap County Public Transportation Benefit Area Authority Kitsap Battery electric bus and inductive charging fleet conversion project $11,200,000 Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corp. Pierce Maintenance and operations base rehabilitation, including zero-emission infrastructure $696,168 Skagit Transit System Skagit Maintenance, operations, and administration facility replacement, phase 2 construction and expansion paratransit coach $7,771,250 Skagit Transit System Skagit Replacement of four heavy-duty coaches $3,529,624 Snohomish County Public Transit Benefit Area Corp. Snohomish DART paratransit replacement vehicles $1,913,600 Valley Transit Walla Walla New vehicle barn capital construction project $3,275,794 WSDOT public transportation grants Website feedback: Tell us how we're doing.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Any transit agency in Washington state. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $37,999,972 for 2025-2027 biennium. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
State Buses and Bus Facilities Grant Program is funded by Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Washington. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
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