In State Fiscal Year 2024, the Virginia Transit Association (VTA) was provided $500,000 from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant. Of those funds, VTA awarded $318,648 through competitive grants to the following subrecipients who provided reimbursement:

• Giles Health and Family Center - Giles County Access to Community Transportation (GCACT)

• Richmond Office of Equitable Transit and Mobility (OETM)

• Rockingham Rural Transit Demonstration - Jaunt, Inc. (Jaunt)

• FARRR Foundation Inc. - Lighthouse Cooperative Transportation (LTC).

15,306 on-demand or vanpool trips provided at a value of $318,648.

This program promotes access to employment or job training through public transit, helping families achieve self-sufficiency and independence.