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The Commuter Assistance Program is a statewide grant program for programs and projects that are both efficient and effective at increasing ridership on transit, vanpools, and carpooling, leading to moving more people on Virginia’s roads, mitigating traffic congestion, reducing single occupant vehicle trips, reducing vehicle miles traveled, reducing air pollution, and reducing fuel costs for Virginians.
DRPT provides funding (80 percent state/20 percent local funding) to support the operation of local and regional Commuter Assistance Programs that increase carpool, vanpool, and transit use. The commuter assistance programs provide the following types of services:
DRPT’s project assistance program is a competitive grant program (80 percent state/20 percent local funding) supporting local, regional, and statewide commuter assistance projects such as employer trip reduction, vanpool assistance, and transit marketing projects that achieve a measurable increase in the use of transit, carpooling, and vanpooling. This program supports projects that:
DRPT’s WebGrants site is the portal that allows DRPT’s partners to apply for funding, submit reimbursement requests, manage grants, and report performance requirements.
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