Transportation Innovation Grants will fund new and forward-thinking initiatives designed to create systemic change and deliver county-wide impact.
Donor Name: United Way of York County
State: Pennsylvania
County: York County (PA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 09/15/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
This funding stream supports bold ideas, pilot programs, and groundbreaking collaborations that tackle long-term transportation challenges.
Funding Focus
- Strengthening and sustaining carpooling and ride-sharing networks
- Projects that expand or improve carpooling networks, particularly in rural communities, will receive special consideration. Initiatives should demonstrate long-term sustainability and a measurable impact on transportation access.
- Employer-driven transportation solutions
- This category supports projects that improve workforce transportation—such as shuttle services, ride-share programs, or shift coordination.
- Multi-municipal transportation improvements
- Funding will support transportation interventions that require coordination between two or more municipalities, with a focus on regional impact, efficiency, and shared infrastructure improvements.
- Transportation strategies that promote economic mobility.
- Projects should be designed to be scalable and replicable and must clearly demonstrate how the proposed transportation intervention will lead to increased earnings or savings for participants.
Funding Information
Awards will range from $25,000 to $75,000 with the average award expected to be $50,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations must be tax-exempt non-profit organization or a tax-exempt government entity.
- Organizations must be in existence at least two years upon application submission and be able to demonstrate financial and organizational capacity to implement proposed initiatives.
- Organizations must serve those living in York County.
- Organizations whose mission or projects exclude any group of individuals based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, or disability will not be considered eligible.
For more information, visit United Way of York County.
