Transit Financial Support

The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) administers federal and state capital and operating grants to help qualified organizations provide transportation to the rural general public, including the elderly and disabled.  Eligible recipients of this funding are local public bodies; private nonprofit organizations; tribal governments and agencies; and operators of public transportation services.  Windrider Transit receives approximately 56% of its operating budget from grants and secures the other funding from generous community partners.

In October 2021, Half Day Saturday fixed route services and Dial-A-Ride (DAR) services for medical, vision, dental and behavioral health appointments - to Bozeman and back on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and in and around Livingston on Thursdays - were made available to passengers.  This service was originally funded through a National Rural Transit Assistance Program (National Rural Transit Assistance Program | Rural, Public & Community (nationalrtap.org) grant, with continued funding (after March 2023) from the Montana Department of Transportation - Transit Division.

We would love to talk to you about how you could support this great program. Please email Contact!

We thank our many local community partners for providing additional cash and in-kind contributions to help make this program viable and successful. 

Community Closet 

Community Health Partners

Give A Hoot Campaign Donors

Livingston Business Improvement District

NorthTown Livingston

Park County Community Foundation

Town & Country Foods

Friends of Windrider Transit ($500 - $750 per year)

Coffee Crossing

Fairfield Inn by Marriott

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