This application will use section 5339 formula funds to maintain the transit service provided by the tuscaloosa county parking and transit authority in the tuscaloosa alabama urbanized area

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded $312,100 in formula grant funding to the Tuscaloosa County Parking & Transit Authority on May 19, 2025, under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The funding supports transit infrastructure and equipment improvements serving the Tuscaloosa, Alabama urbanized area through Project P1, which includes the acquisition of replacement bus rolling stock, passenger shelters, and a support vehicle utilizing Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds.

The grant enables the transit authority to maintain and enhance Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) paratransit service for the Tuscaloosa community, with primary beneficiaries including low-income, disabled, and elderly populations who rely on transit for medical services, employment, and shopping. The service area encompasses approximately 164,368 residents across portions of Alabama's 6th and 7th Congressional Districts, where 16.3% of the population lives below the poverty line and 11.9% identify as disabled. The award has a completion deadline of March 30, 2032, with no subrecipients identified for this grant activity.

Activities

This application will use section 5339 formula funds to maintain transit service provided by the tuscaloosa county parking and transit authority in the tuscaloosa alabama urbanized area. The transit authority will use this application to fund one project P1. P1 will fund bus rolling stock (REPLACEMENTS) passenger shelters and a support vehicle using bipartisan infrastructure law (BIL) funds.

Expected outcomes

This application will allow the transit authority to continue providing ADA paratransit service to the tuscaloosa community.

Intended beneficiaries

The transit authority provides transit service to part of the tuscaloosa urbanized area including sections of the 6TH and 7TH alabama congressional districts. The following statistics provide a socioeconomic overview of the community.tuscaloosa urbanized area socioeconomic overviewpopulation: 164368 (2022 american community survey 5-year estimate)below poverty: 16.3% (2022 american community survey 5-year estimate)disabled: 11.9% (2022 american community survey 5-year estimate)below the age of 16: 17.7% (2022 american community survey 5-year estimate)over the age of 64: 13.3% (2022 american community survey 5-year estimate)no vehicle available by housing unit: 2.6% (2022 american community survey 5-year estimate)unemployed: 2.9% (alabama department of labor september 2024 revised tuscaloosa county)most of the transit authority clients are low income disabled and elderly people. They rely on the transit authority for transportation for medical services employment and shopping.

Subrecipient activities

There are no subrecipients associated with the application.