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Rural Transit Solutions Fund

February 28, 2024

Value

up to $50,000

Description

The Rural Transit Solutions Fund is the first federal fund to target the development of transit solutions in rural and remote communities. Launched in 2021, the Fund provides $250 million in federal funding over 5 years to support the development of locally-driven transit solutions that will help people living in rural communities get to work, school, appointments, and to visit loved ones.

Eligible Applicants

Planning and Design Projects stream

  • Municipalities, local and regional governments established under provincial or territorial statute, including local service districts;
  • Public sector bodies that are established by or under provincial or territorial statute, or by regulation, or are wholly-owned by a province, territory, municipal or regional government;
  • Indigenous governing bodies;
  • Federally or provincially incorporated not-for-profit organizations whose mandate is to improve Indigenous outcomes, organizations serving Indigenous communities living in urban centers and First Nations living off-reserve;
  • Indigenous development corporations; and,
  • Federally or provincially incorporated not-for-profit organizations.

Capital Projects stream

  • Municipalities, local and regional governments established under provincial or territorial statute, including local service districts;
  • Provinces and territories;
  • Public sector bodies that are established by or under provincial or territorial statute, or by regulation, or are wholly-owned by a province, territory, municipal or regional government;
  • Indigenous governing bodies;
  • Federally or provincially incorporated not-for-profit organizations whose mandate is to improve Indigenous outcomes, organizations serving Indigenous communities living in urban centers and First Nations living off-reserve;
  • Indigenous development corporations; and,
  • Federally or provincially incorporated not-for-profit organizations.

Eligible Expenses

Eligible organizations representing these communities can seek support through two program streams depending on the nature of their project:

  • Planning and Design Projects stream: Through this stream, eligible applicants can seek grants of up to $50,000 in support of communities’ projects to plan and design new or expanded transit solutions for their communities.
  • Capital Projects stream: Through this stream, eligible applicants can seek contributions of up to $3 million to help cover the capital costs of a new or expanded transit solution (e.g., purchase of vehicles or digital platforms), and up to $5 million to support zero-emission transit solutions (e.g., for the purchase of a zero-emission vehicles).

Deadline Date

The application period for the Rural Transit Solutions Fund’s Capital Projects stream will be closing on February 28, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. EST.The application period for the Planning and Design Projects stream will remain open.

Contact

Contact Name: Rural Transit Fund

Phone Number: 1-833-699-2280

E-mail Address: RTSF-FSTCR@infc.gc.ca

Website: https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/rural-trans-rural/index-eng.html

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