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Door-to-Door Rides to Care in Ten Highly Rural Counties

Door-to-door pick-up and drop-off in accessible vehicles for veterans in ten designated highly rural counties, funded at $45,000 a year for each county and free to the veteran.

Verified August 23, 2026

What this benefit is

Door-to-door pick-up and drop-off in accessible vehicles for veterans in ten designated highly rural counties, funded at $45,000 a year for each county and free to the veteran.

What it's worth: Free door-to-door transport in ten highly rural counties

  • The department describes highly rural transportation grants providing door-to-door pick-up and drop-off in ADA-compliant vehicles, free to the veteran.
  • The ten counties named are Baker, Gilliam, Grant, Lake, Harney, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Wallowa and Wheeler.
  • Funding is described as $45,000 for each highly rural county annually.
  • The grant is federal in origin and administered through the state veterans department.

Who is entitled to it

  • The rides are for the veteran.
  • You served in the armed forces.
  • Your home is in Oregon.

Not sure whether that describes you?

Answer a few questions about this benefit specifically — we only ask what this one actually depends on, and we stop as soon as we know.

How to claim it

  1. 1Check the list first: Baker, Gilliam, Grant, Lake, Harney, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Wallowa and Wheeler. Outside those ten this record does not apply.
  2. 2Ring the county veteran service office rather than a medical centre. The grant is administered at county level.
  3. 3Book well ahead of the appointment. A county-level programme funded at $45,000 a year has limited capacity and fills up.
  4. 4Say if you need an accessible vehicle when you book — the service is described as using ADA-compliant vehicles.
  5. 5Ask about the volunteer driver network and the federal beneficiary travel mileage reimbursement as well. They are separate routes and can fill the gaps.
  6. 6If you have moved into one of the ten counties recently, say so — eligibility here is about where you live, not how long you have lived there.
Form
Arrange through the county veteran service office
File with
The county veteran service office in one of the ten counties
Documents you will need
dd214
No renewal
Once granted it does not need renewing.
Worth knowingThis is the rare benefit where a rural address is an advantage. Ten counties are named and the rest of the state is outside it.
Known gapWhether rides are limited to medical appointments, and whether a companion may travel, was not established this session.

Sources

Why only one source type: The department administers the grants and publishes the county list and the funding figure on its own page. No statute host would read this session.

This finder provides an informational match, not a government eligibility determination. The responsible agency decides your application.