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 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Southeast Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission (SEARPDC) $1,167,334.00 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 21, 2025, to provide operating and capital assistance for public transit services in the Dothan, Alabama urbanized area. The award, with a completion date of March 30, 2032, funds eligible operating expenses including driver salaries, fuel, and preventive maintenance of transit vehicles and equipment with a useful life of less than one year.

Through this funding, SEARPDC will maintain preventive maintenance standards, sustain ongoing transit operations, and keep rolling stock vehicles in a state of good repair. The beneficiaries include SEARPDC riders and workers who depend on the transit service to access employment, essential medical services including dialysis and pharmacy visits, grocery stores, and community socialization activities. No subrecipient activities are associated with this award, with funding obligated directly to the awardee.

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 operating expenses such as driver salaries fuel items having a useful life of less than one year and preventative maintenance.

Expected outcomes

Funding will permit searpdc to meet preventive maintenance standards continue to provide operations and keep rolling stock vehicles 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 get to essential services such as doctors appointments pharmacy kidney dialysis grocery stores and socialization.