The next competitive grant opportunity for the Connect Oregon Grant Program will be open from Thursday through February 29th. About $46 million is available for eligible aviation, marine and rail transportation projects.
Visit the Connect Oregon webpage to apply for or learn more about the program, eligibility requirements and application process. Public, private and nonprofit entities are eligible to apply.
After the application window closes, several committees will review and rank submitted applications before presenting a final recommended project list to the Oregon Transportation Commission. Connect Oregon expects to present the final project list to the commission at their November 2024 meeting.
Since its launch in 2005, the Connect Oregon Grant Program has awarded $463 million to 221 projects over seven funding opportunities.
The most recent round in 2022 awarded grant funding to the Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport. The local airport was granted $2.5 million toward the East Side Heavy Duty Aircraft Apron Project, which has a total cost of just over $12 million.
Projects that were nominated but not funded in 2022 include the Grants Pass Airport Runway Extension and the Illinois Valley Airport Aircraft Fueling System.
