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Rural and Small Urban Area Public Transportation Assistance 

WisDOT receives and processes the applications for transit service operators seeking to receive state operating assistance. Applicants who are in an urbanized area (population 50,000 or above (and are typically eligible to receive Mass Transit Operating Assistance aid under Wisconsin Tier A-1, A-2 or B) should first apply to WisDOT for state operating assistance. Once the state approves of the application and officially notifies the applicant of the amount of federal and state aid it is due to receive, the applicant can directly apply to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) if they wish to receive funds under federal Section 5307.

The Rural and Small Urban Area Public Transportation Assistance program allocates federal funds to local public bodies or Native American tribes. These funds under Federal Section 5311 support capital and operating expenses for public transportation services that are scheduled for and operated in non-urbanized areas (population between 2,500 and 50,000). The State Management Plan explains how WisDOT administers these federal funds.

The following application materials for 2013 are now available.

Capital Assistance

• Capital Assistance Program 2013 Application Booklet
• Capital Assistance Program 2013 Application Booklet
  • Attachment A "Regular Funding Option"
• Federal Certification and Assurances for CY 2013 Capital Applicants
• Federal Certification and Assurances for CY 2013 Capital Applicants
• Vehicle descriptions and projected costs for CY 2013

Operating Assistance

• Shared-ride taxi Operating Assistance Program 2013 Application Booklet
• Shared-ride taxi Operating Assistance Program 2013 Application Booklet
• 2013 Tier C Shared-ride Taxi Operating Assistance Spreadsheet
  • 2013 Instructions for Shared-ride Taxi Spreadsheet
• 2013 Tier B Taxi Operating Assistance Spreadsheet
• Rural and Urban Bus Operating Assistance Program 2013 Application Booklet
• Rural and urban Bus Operating Assistance Program 2013 Application Booklet
• 2013 Rural Bus Operating Assistance Spreadsheet
  • 2013 Instructions for Bus Spreadsheet
• 2013 Tier B Bus Operating Assistance Spreadsheet  
• Federal Certification and Assurances for CY 2013 Operating Projects
• Federal Certification and Assurances for CY 2013 Operating Projects

Contacts: 

Ian Ritz, ian.ritz@dot.wi.gov, or (608) 267-6680

Jake Miller, jacob1.miller@dot.wi.gov, (608) 264-7335

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Questions about the content of this page:
Ian Ritz, ian.ritz@dot.wi.gov
Last modified: August 31, 2012