Apply for an accessible vehicle through the Community Transit Grant Program

Prepare your application   for Apply for an accessible vehicle through the Community Transit Grant Program

1. Prepare your answers to the questions

   You can find a list of the questions in the appendix to the application instructions. Prepare your answers about your organization, and about EACH vehicle you are requesting.

2. Prepare your uploads

   Template Forms

   Download these template forms and fill our all that apply to your application. You will be asked to upload them as part of your submission:

   • Application narrative – explaining why you need the vehicles and how you will use them
   • Active fleet inventory form (required for municipalities, nonprofits, and for-profits; optional for RTAs) – information about your current fleet
   • Electric vehicle form (if your request includes any electric vehicles)

   Additional Documentation

   Additional documentation to upload:

   • Local match letter (required for municipalities, nonprofits, and for-profits) – please submit a letter on letterhead attesting that you have the funds to pay the 15% local match. Please calculate the total estimated local match for your request and include this number in the letter. Final match will be calculated in late spring 2025 incorporating PPI.
   • Sample lease – RTAs planning to lease out the requested vehicle should upload a draft lease
   • Most recent financial audit (required for nonprofits and for-profits only)
   • Letters of support (optional) – for example, letters of support from partner agencies or local organizations that can speak to the regional benefit of your services

   Additional Documentation for New Applicants

   Some additional documentation is required for new applicants:

   • Organization Chart
   • Accounting Policies and Procedures Manual
   • Certification Documents:
     • For Non-Profit Organizations: private non-profit organization status documents – either a certified copy of the Articles of Incorporation or IRS 501(c)(3) federal income tax exemption letter.
     • For Governmental Authorities (which can include City, County, Town and Tribal Governments including other related public bodies and Tribal community agencies) providing transportation service to seniors and/or persons with disabilities because no private non-profit organizations are readily available in the service area: Governmental Authority Certification Documents (i.e. contact letters, support letters, outreach materials, coordination plan meeting minutes, etc.) to verify that your organization is the only entity in the service area willing to provide the specific service requested and that there are no non-profit organizations readily available in the area to provide the needed service.