Formula Grant AL2026018
- The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded $1.909 million to Lee Russell Council of Governments on August 25, 2026, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to continue operations of the Lee Russell Public Transit (LRPT) system. The funding supports operating expenses, preventative maintenance, and capital improvements for public transit service in the Auburn-Opelika area of Alabama. LRPT will use the award to maintain fixed-route and...
- This federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) provides $2,601,225.00 to the Lee Russell Council of Governments (LRCOG), doing business as the Area Agency on Aging, to continue operating the LRPT public transit system in Alabama. The funding will allow LRCOG to cover operating costs, procure replacement buses, and expand the fleet to continue providing public transportation services to passengers in...
- Federal Formula Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded $908,974 to Lee Russell Council of Governments (doing business as Area Agency on Aging) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 26, 2025, to support the continued operation of Lee Russell Public Transportation (LRPT) system during fiscal year 2025. This formula grant funds operating costs necessary for LRPT to maintain fixed-route and demand-response transit services serving...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Lee Russell Council of Governments (LRCOG), operating as the Area Agency on Aging, $1,252,710 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on September 9, 2025, for the continued provision of fixed-route and complementary paratransit public transit services throughout the service area in Alabama. The funding supports both operating expenses and capital improvements, including personnel costs...
- The Lee Russell Council of Governments (LRCOG), doing business as the Area Agency on Aging, was awarded a $3.2 million project grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration to provide demand-response public transit services through March 2029. Funds will support operating expenses including personnel, fuel, and maintenance to operate LRCOG's demand-response transit services for the general public in Auburn and Opelika, Alabama. Capital expenditures are also...
- The Lee Russell Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging was awarded a $1,676,486 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to provide public transit services in Phenix City, Alabama through March 2029. Funds will support the Phenix City Express fixed route and complementary paratransit operations serving a 28.25 square mile service area with an estimated population of 36,185. The...
- This $1,231,135 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507) will support the Lee Russell Council of Governments (LRCOG) in providing public transit services in Alabama. The funding will cover operating and capital costs, including preventative maintenance and procurement of replacement and growth buses, enabling LRCOG to continue delivering transportation for passengers to access jobs, medical services, and other essential...
- Summary of Federal Grant Award The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded $258,833 in formula grant funding (CFDA 20.526, Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs) to the Lee Russell Council of Governments on August 28, 2025, for the design and construction of a transit parking facility in Opelika, Alabama. The award comprises $207,066 in federal capital funds and $51,767 in local matching funds, distributed across two fiscal years (FY2022: $113,997...
- This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), will provide $316,031 in additional operating and capital funding to the Lee Russell Council of Governments (LRCOG), doing business as the Area Agency on Aging, to cover shortages for FY 2025. The funding will be used to cover operating expenses and capital improvements for existing bus parking facilities in the Phenix City area. This award is...
- The Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), administered by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), has awarded the Lee Russell Council of Governments (LRCOG) $380,341 in additional operating and capital funding. This Formula Grant award will be used to cover a shortage of operating funds and provide capital funding for existing bus parking facilities and preventative maintenance in the Auburn and Opelika area. The funding is expected to support public transit services and...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Lee Russell Council of Governments (doing business as Area Agency on Aging) $826,590 on August 21, 2026, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to continue operating the PEX transit system and cover operating and preventative maintenance costs. The funding supports fixed-route and demand-response public transit services serving the Auburn-Opelika metropolitan area in Alabama through Lee Russell Public Transportation (LRPT). The recipient organization serves the general public of all ages, including older adults and people with disabilities, providing transportation to employment, essential medical services, senior centers, retail, and social opportunities. Secondary beneficiaries include the medical services, human services, and business communities that depend on public transit availability in the service area. Performance runs through March 30, 2031. The award carries no sub-recipients; all activities are performed by the recipient organization.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $620.3k | 8/21/26 |