State Highway Fund Program
The State Highway Funds (SHF) Program is a flexible funding source that may be used for a variety of transportation-related projects within the Bend Metropolitan Planning Organization (BMPO). The BMPO conducts a competitive project application process every 2-3 years.
2025 Call for Projects, Funding Awards
(Nov. 25, 2025)
| Funding Awarded (by fiscal year available) | |||||
| Applicant | Project Title | FY28 | FY29 | FY30 | Total |
| Commute Options | Safe Routes to School | $ 50,000 | $ 50,000 | $ 34,333 | $ 134,333 |
| Bend-La Pine Schools | Pedestrian Safety Education – Safety Routes to School | $ 46,000 | $ 48,850 | $ 33,568 | $ 128,418 |
| CET | Deschutes River Woods Microtransit Pilot Project | $ 120,000 | $ 60,000 | $ – | $ 180,000 |
| City | Travel Options Assessment, Education and Engagement | $ 20,000 | $ 20,000 | $ 20,000 | $ 60,000 |
| City | NE Butler Market Sidewalk Connection and Enhanced Crossing for Safer Routes to Schools | $ – | $ – | $ 145,000 | $ 145,000 |
| City | NE Boyd Acres Road Sidewalk Network Connection to Cooley Road | $ – | $ 215,000 | $ – | $ 215,000 |
| City | SE American Lane Sidewalk Connection to Businesses and Schools | $ 77,000 | $ – | $ – | $ 77,000 |
| TOTALS | $ 313,000 | $ 393,850 | $ 232,900 | $ 939,750 | |
| Funding Available | $ 313,250 | $ 313,250 | $ 313,250 | $ 939,750 | |
| Funding Remaining | $ 250 | $ (80,600) | $ 80,350 | $ – | |
Past Awards (2020 & 2022 Call for Projects)
| Agency (Short Title) |
Project Name | Status (as of Oct. 2025) |
Amount Awarded (original) |
| BPRD | Gilchrist Bridge Replacement (Design) | Complete | $ 100,000 |
| BPRD | CO Historic Canal Trail: Crossing Safety Improvements | Complete | $ 64,218 |
| City | NE 8th Street: Sidewalk and Crosswalk for Juniper/Pilot Butte (SRTS) | Complete | $ 184,100 |
| City | SW Larkwood Drive: Sidewalk for Pine Ridge (SRTS) | Complete | $ 90,000 |
| City | Relaunch Bikeshare in Bend | Complete | $ 33,750 |
| City | Deschutes River Trail @ Archie Briggs: Grade Separation Feasibility Study | Complete | $ 100,000 |
| City | Stress Reduction for Bike Lanes: 3rd St, 9th St, & 15th St | Complete | $ 79,963 |
| BLS | Juniper Elementary School: Accessible Trail from Crossing Guard (SRTS) | In Process | $ 50,000 |
| City & BPRD | Riverfront Street/Deschutes River Trail (DRT): Galveston to Miller’s Landing | In Process | $ 345,750 |
| City | Low Stress Network Implementation (Phase 4 Greenways) | In Process | $ 664,036 |
| City | Colorado Ave: Corridor Planning Study | Revised/Upcoming | $ 132,700 |
| City | Downtown Signal Upgrades & Bike/Ped Improvements | Upcoming | $ 1,129,400 |
| Commute Options | Travel Options & Safe Routes to School Programs | Underway | $ 210,000 |
| TOTAL | $ 3,083,917 |