Provide operating and capital assistance to the southeast alabama regional planning and development commission (searpdc) to provide public transit service in the city of dothan AL urbanized area

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $2,693,183 Formula Grant to the Southeast Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission (SEARPDC). The grant, awarded on September 15, 2023, will provide operating and capital assistance to SEARPDC to support public transit services in the City of Dothan, Alabama urbanized area through March 30, 2031.

Specifically, the funding will cover eligible preventive maintenance and operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, and other items with a useful life of less than one year. It will also support capital expenditures for the rehabilitation and renovation of SEARPDC's administrative and maintenance facilities. This funding will allow SEARPDC to meet preventive maintenance standards, continue providing transit operations, and keep vehicles and facilities in a state of good repair. The primary beneficiaries are SEARPDC and the riders who rely on its public transit services to access work, medical appointments, essential services, and other destinations.

Purpose

The purpose of this award is to provide operating and capital assistance to the southeast alabama regional planning and development commission (searpdc) to provide public transit service in the city of dothan AL urbanized area.

Activities

Funds will be used to cover all eligible preventive maintenance and operating expenses such as driver salaries fuel items having a useful lifeof less than one year. Activities also include capital expenditures for the and rehab/renovation of the administartive and maintenance facility.

Expected outcomes

Funding will permit searpdc to meet preventive maintenance standards continue to provide operations and keep keep rolling stock vehicles and facilities in a state of good repair.

Intended beneficiaries

Searpdc and the riders that rely on its service will benefit from continued services permitting workers to get to work and other destinations and riders to gert to essential services such as doctors appointments parmacy kidney dialisis grocer stores and socialization.