Background
PRTPO is responsible for reviewing and ranking the Consolidated Grant applications that WSDOT receives in its biennial call for projects. Proposals are evaluated by PRTPO for their support of the region’s Human Services Transportation Plan. PRTPO’s project rankings confer bonus points that are added to project scores in this statewide competitive funding process. PRTPO’s recommendation is but one input WSDOT will consider in developing its Consolidated Grants funding recommendations to the Legislature. WSDOT received 12 Consolidated Grants applications from service providers in the Peninsula Region in the 2024 process for PRTPO to evaluate and rank.
The PRTPO Technical Advisory Committee conducted a work session on November 21st to evaluate and rank the projects. All twelve projects were found to be consistent with the HSTP and assigned a ranking grade. Project details are below. PRTPO has available this funding cycle a total of (3) As, (6) Bs, and (7) Cs to assign to projects. You can find the recommendation on project ranking received by the Executive Board here.
The Executive Board concurred with the TAC recommendation when it met on December 20th. The Board sent its formal recommendation to WSDOT regarding project ranking. The Board also amended all ranked projects into the Human Services Transportation Plan.
Application Packets
This Project Review Packet offers a four-page summary for each project below, with key elements from the full WSDOT Consolidated Grant application proposal. Narrative and numbers in each project summary are taken verbatim from the full application package, which includes much more technical information used by WSDOT in conducting its own project reviews and ranking internally. The review packet is hyper-linked for convenience in navigating.
Bainbridge Island Senior / Community Center - Senior / Community Transportation
Clallam Transit - Strait Shot Regional Bus Service Operating Assistance
Clallam Transit - Rt 16 Rural and Tribal Access Operating Assistance
Coastal Community Action Program - 2025-2027 Thurston/Mason County
Coastal Community Action Program - Thurston County Vehicle Replacement
Ecumenical Christian Helping Hands Organization - ECHHO Volunteer Driver Transportation Program
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe - Jamestown Tribal Health Clinic Vehicle Replacement
Jefferson Transit - Jefferson Transit Replacement Fixed-route Bus
Jefferson Transit - Jefferson Transit Replacement JTOCC Buses
Lewis Mason Thurston AAA - Mobility Management: Connecting People to Health Care Services
Mason Transit - Sustain Mason County Dial A Ride Service
Suquamish Tribe - Suquamish Elder Electric Passenger Van Project
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For more information on PRTPO’s process or to share your thoughts on projects being considered, please contact us.