Transit Assistance Grant Program
The TAG Program assists organizations that serve clients with immediate needs by providing grants in the form of RTD fares for qualified nonprofits and associated organizations.2025 Transit Assistance Grant (TAG) Program
We are pleased to announce that the TAG Program was a success in 2024 and has been approved for funding for 2025. RTD has set aside up to $1 million for the program. The TAG Program will assist organizations that serve clients with immediate needs by providing grants in the form of RTD fares for qualified nonprofits and associated organizations. Furthermore, the TAG Program is intended to function as a stopgap while eligible customers sign up for the RTD LiVE Program.
Applications will be open from January 3-31, 2025
The distributed grants will be in the form of standard paper 10-Ride Ticket books. The grant recipients must distribute the tickets to their clients or constituents for free.
The application period for calendar year 2025 will be open from January 3-31, 2025. A grant program selection panel, consisting of RTD staff, will determine grant recipients based on clear and transparent evaluation criteria.
Selection Criteria
For consideration your agency/organization must be a nonprofit organization designated as exempt from federal income tax under I.R.S. § 501(c)(3), a governmental community/social service agency and provide assistance to immediate needs clients.
Grant funding will be available to organizations that serve clients with immediate transportation needs, defined as follows:
- Individuals applying for LiVE: Stopgap for individuals who are applying or have applied for the RTD LiVE Program. This may include individuals who utilize RTD to access training programs and employment services.
- Crisis Intervention: Transporting individuals in crises, such as domestic violence victims seeking shelter, to safe and supportive environments.
- Access to Essential Services: Ensuring that vulnerable populations, such as seniors, people with disabilities, low-income individuals, refugees, and others have reliable transportation to access essential services like groceries, pharmacies, mental health, and medical appointments.
- Homelessness Support: Offering transportation solutions to help individuals experiencing homelessness access shelters, social services, or employment opportunities.
- Emergency Support: Individuals experiencing a crisis, or a situation that threatens their personal safety. Not a chronic condition, but a time-bound emergent situation.
Minimum Requirements
- Tickets must be used to help immediate needs clients as outlined above
- Must be in good account standing with RTD
- Must agree to only distribute the tickets to its clients
- Must agree to the reporting requirements for the program
Grant recipients are required to implement a process that informs and assists their clients with enrollment in RTD’s income-based LiVE fare discount program.
This process must include the following components at a minimum:
- Introduction and overview of the RTD program to all individuals receiving grant tickets
- Income qualifications
- LiVE discounted fare prices, available fare products, and LiVE discount identification card
- Length of eligibility period
- How to apply and available assistance
- Provide RTD LiVE program materials to interested clients (materials provided by RTD)
- Attend training webinars provided by RTD
How to apply?
You will need to provide the following:
- Agency's 501(c)(3) status letter from the IRS. If governmental agency, please provide Federal I.D. Tax Number.
- A letter from your agency, on agency letterhead, dated and signed by the CEO/Agency Director no more than 2 pages long describing:
- Intended use
- Impact this grant will have on the organization's clients
- Total number of clients served annually
- Total number of transit-dependent immediate needs clients served annually
- Agency’s mission statement (nothing additional)
- W9
When and where to apply?
Applications open from January 3, 2025 to January 31, 2025. Please apply online or by mail. Note: Do not send in a paper application if you are applying online.
Apply online by visiting 2025 Transit Assistance Grant (TAG) Program
If you prefer to apply by mail, please send all required documents to:
RTD Administrative Offices
Transit Assistance Grant Program
1660 Blake Street, BLK- 12
Denver 80202
Attend upcoming webinars for details on the program
Thursday Jan 2, 1-2pm
RSVP for the Pre-application Webinar here - Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
Thursday Jan 23, 1-2pm
RSVP for the Application Support Webinar here - Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
Resources
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List of 2024 TAG Program Awardees
Adams 12 Five Star Schools
Adams County Government
AllHealth Network
Almost Home
A Precious Child, Inc
Arapahoe County
Arvada Community Food Bank, Inc. dba Community Table
Atlantis Community, Inc.
Aurora Arapahoe Battered Women's Shelter DBA Gateway Domestic Violence Services
Aurora Community Connection
Aurora Economic Opportunity Coalition (AEOC)
Aurora Housing Authority
Aurora Mental Health and Recovery
Aurora Public Schools
Aurora Wellness Community
Bayaud Enterprises, Inc.
Benefits in Action
Bethany Christian Services Colorado
Boulder Housing Partners
Boulder Shelter for the Homeless
Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado (BIAC)
Brighton Housing Authority
Brother Jeff's Cultural Center
Brothers Redevelopment
CAFI Sustainability Center
Caring & Sharing Community Resources and Transformation Center
Center for People With Disabilities
Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation on behalf of Children's Hospital Colorado
Christ Lutheran Church - WELS
City and County of Broomfield
City of Aurora
City of Commerce City
City of Northglenn
City of Thornton Community Connections Division
City of Westminster
City of Wheat Ridge
Clean Slates
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
Colorado Ethiopian Community
Colorado Health Network, Inc.
Colorado Hosting Asylum Network
Colorado Juvenile Defender Center DBA Transformative Justice Project of Colorado
Colorado Legal Services
Colorado Nonprofit Development Center, DBA African Leadership Group
Colorado Nonprofit Development Center, dba Denver Regional Mobility & Access Council
Colorado Nonprofit Development Center dba Families Forward Resource Center
Colorado Poverty Law Project
Colorado Village Collaborative
Commún
Community College of Aurora
Community Ministry of Southwest Denver
Community Outreach Service Center
Community Services of Broomfield, dba Broomfield FISH
CWEE | Center for Work Education and Employment
Denver Adult Probation Department
Denver County Court Probation
Denver Department of Public Health and Environment
Denver District Attorney's Office Diversion Programs
Denver Dream Center
Denver Economic Development and Opportunity
Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Denver Home Healthcare, Inc.
Denver Homeless Voice
Denver Inner City Parish
Denver Office of the Municipal Public Defender
Denver Problem Solving Courts
Denver Public Library
Denver Public Schools
Denver Public Schools Family and Community Engagement
Denver Rescue Mission
Denver Urban Gardens (DUG)
DenverWorks DBA CommunityWorks
Deserving Dental
Doctors Care
Doing His Time
Domestic Violence Initiative for Women with Disabilities
ECDC African Community Center of Denver
Emily Griffith Foundation
Empowering Communities Globally
Englewood Municipal Court Navigator Program
English Learning Center
Evergreen Christian Outreach (EChO)
Family Promise of Greater Denver, Inc.
Family Tree, Inc.
FAVA (Families Against Violent Acts)
Florence Crittenton Services
Focus Points Family Resource Center
Focus Reentry
Food Bank of the Rockies
Foothills Regional Housing
Friends of DHA
FrontLine Farming
Glendale Police Department
Goodwill of Colorado
Grace Church of Arvada
GraceFull Foundation
GRID Alternatives Colorado
Groundwork Denver
Grovewood Community Development
Growing Home
HAAT Force South Metro, Inc.
Houses For Warriors, Inc.
Intervention, Inc.
It Takes a Village Inc
Jeffco Action Center, Inc. dba The Action Center
Jeffco Public Schools
Jesus on Colfax Ministries
Jewish Family Service of Colorado, Inc.
Kaizen Food Rescue
Kids First Health Care
Laradon Hall Society for Exceptional Children and Adults
La Raza Services, Inc. dba Servicios de La Raza
Latina SafeHouse Initiative
Lord's Daily Bread
Luna Cultura, Art, Science, and Culture for Thriving Communities, LLC
Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains
Lutheran Medical Center Foundation
Mercy Housing Mountain Plains
Metro Caring
Metro Community Provider Network, Inc., DBA STRIDE Community Health Center
Mi Casa Resource Center
Miel Organization
Mile High United Way
Mile High Workshop
Mission Arvada of The Rising
Montbello Organizing Committee
Movement 5280
Nederland Food Pantry
Pediatric Care Network, CHCO
Project Worthmore
Promotores de Esperanza
Providence Network
RecoveryWorks
Rocky Mountain Human Services
Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network
Rocky Mountain Welcome Center
Rose Andom Center
SafeHouse Denver Inc.
Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence (SPAN)
Second Chance Center, Inc.
Senior Assistance Center
Senior Support Services
Sister Carmen Community Center
SO All May Eat Inc
Sobriety House
Society of St. Vincent de Paul-Denver Metro Council
Special Olympics Colorado
Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning
St Francis Center
Streets Hope
Struggle of Love Foundation
Sun Valley Youth Center
Teach by Tech, Inc
Team Colfax
The Blue Bench
The Community Firm dba The Community Economic Defense Project
The Conflict Center
The Delores Project
The Don't Look Back Center
The East Denver Colfax Partnership, Inc. DBA The Fax Partnership
The Empowerment Program
The Gathering Place
The International Rescue Committee in Denver
The Papagayo Organization, Inc.
The Reciprocity Collective
The Salvation Army
The Storytellers Project
Third Way Center
Tom Lee Chariot
University of Colorado Infectious Disease Group Practice
Urban Peak
Vega Collegiate Academy
Village Exchange Center
Volunteers of America Colorado
Warren Village
West Community Economic Development Corp (DBA BuCu West)
Wezesha Dada Center
WorkLife Partnership
Work Options for Women (DBA Work Options)
Year One, Inc. DBA Mile High Youth Corps
Youth Seen