WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) will receive nearly $42.7 million in funding to support rural public transportation operations and projects—including coronavirus response efforts—in communities throughout the state.
The funding will be allocated through the Ley de Ayuda, Alivio y Seguridad Económica por el Coronavirus (CARES), que el Congreso aprobó el mes pasado.
“As we continue to battle the coronavirus pandemic, countless Oregonians are still relying on public transportation to report to their essential jobs, buy groceries, and get to their pharmacies,” dijo Merkley. “I’m grateful to our dedicated public transportation workers for everything they’re doing on the frontlines to support our communities during this tumultuous time. I am going to keep fighting for the funding and resources—like these grants—that will help Oregonians in every corner of our state get where they’re going safely.”
“Rural Oregonians depending on public transit to get around their communities need to know that option remains viable during this public health crisis,” wyden dijo. “More needs to be done of course to help these Oregonians and the public transit employees working hard under very challenging conditions, but I am gratified these resources are now on the road to help our state’s rural communities.”
Specifically, the grants will provide for rural operations, preventive maintenance work, project administration, intercity bus operations, and direct and indirect state administration costs related to the response to the coronavirus public health emergency.
The first tranche of funding will be made available in the coming months, with estimated allotments as follows:
|
Agency Name |
Allocation Estimate |
|
Basin Transit Service Transportation District |
$552,332 |
|
Condado de Benton |
$126,156 |
|
Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council |
$584,985 |
|
City of Canby |
$280,663 |
|
City of Cottage Grove |
$123,965 |
|
City of Lebanon |
$95,208 |
|
City of Pendleton |
$137,444 |
|
City of Sandy |
$395,141 |
|
City of Silverton |
$67,303 |
|
City of Sweet Home |
$104,500 |
|
City of Woodburn |
$139,996 |
|
Condado de Clackamas |
$117,691 |
|
condado de columbia |
$436,751 |
|
Community Connection of Northeast Oregon, Inc. |
$431,147 |
|
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon |
$50,000 |
|
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation |
$306,531 |
|
Coos County Area Transit Service District |
$214,766 |
|
condado de curry |
$194,572 |
|
condado de douglas |
$487,333 |
|
Grant County Transportation District |
$138,732 |
|
Condado de Harney |
$148,787 |
|
Hood River County Transportation District |
$152,268 |
|
Condado de josefina |
$91,666 |
|
Klamath Tribes |
$129,684 |
|
Distrito de Tránsito de Lane |
$88,031 |
|
Lincoln County Transportation Service District |
$610,918 |
|
Condado de Linn |
$144,210 |
|
Malheur County |
$217,106 |
|
Distrito de Desarrollo Económico de Mid-Columbia |
$129,749 |
|
Ride Connection, Inc. |
$244,708 |
|
Salem Area Mass Transit District |
$364,155 |
|
South Clackamas Transportation District |
$282,027 |
|
Sunset Empire Transportation District |
$501,222 |
|
Tillamook County Transportation District |
$395,358 |
|
Condado de Yamhill |
$814,023 |
|
Grand Total |
$9,299,126 |
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