Wisconsin Employment Transportation Assistance Program

Do you have a low-income and need assistance getting to work or to post high school job training or educational opportunities?  See this list of contacts in​ your county who may be able to help.

Wisconsin Employment Transportation Assistance Program is open for applications for 2025 from September 24 to November 4, 2024

​The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is pleased to sponsor the Wisconsin Employment Transportation Assistance Program (WETAP). This is an annual competitiv​​e grant program combining state and federal funding sources into one coordinated program to help community organizations address transportation needs for low-income workers. Lack of transportation is a significant barrier to getting and keeping jobs for low-income workers. Improving transportation options can improve the economic outcomes for these workers.

The WETAP program focuses on funding activities that support the following:

  • ​​​New or expanded transportation services that address the employment-related transportation needs of eligible low-income workers

  • Shared solutions such as ridesharing, public transportation expansion, vanpools, or carpools

  • Individual solutions, such as car repair or used car loan programs

  • Coordinated transportation solutions based on a local planning process involving local stakeholder in order to address service gaps and avoid duplication​

This program is funded in part by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), state funds from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development and state funds from WisDOT.

​​Details about the grant requirements and application process for calendar year 2025 are available in the CY2025 Application Guidelines.

The revised application templates below should be submitted via email with the name of the applicant and whether the application is for an operating or capital/mobility management project in the subject line. If there are limits to file sizes that prevent sending all materials in one email, the materials can be split into multiple emails.

Templates to be submitted for capital/mobility management projects:

  1. ​Capital Outcomes and Staffing
  2. Capital Budget Details
  3. Project Description (includes the questions to answer that describe the project)
  4. Project Overview and Coordination
  5. 2025 WETAP Contact Information
  6. WETAP Local match certification
  7. Certification and Assurances (2025)
  8. Application Public Notice

For submittal of operating projects:

  1. ​Operations Outcomes and Staffing
  2. Operations Budget Detail
  3. Project Description (includes the questions to ans​wer that describe the project)
  4. Project Overview and Coordination
  5. 2025 WETAP Contact Information
  6. WETAP Local match certification
  7. Certification and Assurances (2025)
  8. Application Public Notice​

The deadline for submittal is noon Monday November 4, 2024.

Please send any comments or questions to WETAP@dot.wi.gov.

Maps and contacts​
History of WETAP grant awards
Contact:​

WETAP Program Manager
WETAP@dot.wi.gov
(608) 266-9400​