The purpose of this grant application is to provide capital and operating assistance for the yuma county area transit (YCAT) bus service to continue to operate in the region these funds are expected…

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Yuma County Area Transit (YCAT) a Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) award of $3.5 million, obligated on September 8, 2025, to support public transportation operations through July 31, 2026. Under this award, YCAT will deliver essential transit services to the Yuma County region, including maintenance and operations facility leasing, preventative maintenance activities, employee salaries, fuel, and capital equipment with useful lives of less than one year. The funding supports the continuation of approximately 450,000 annual transit rides serving community members, educational facilities, and low-income, transit-dependent populations.

The award represents capital and operating assistance consistent with the FTA's Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program objectives to maintain and operate existing public transportation systems in urbanized areas. YCAT will utilize these funds exclusively for operational continuity during the June 1, 2025 through July 31, 2026 period, with no service expansion anticipated. No subrecipients are involved in this grant, and all funds are obligated directly to the awardee for the delivery of shared-ride transportation services open to the general public.

Activities

Activities that will be performed are leasing of the maintenance and operations facility preventative maintenance salaries fuel an items having a useful life of less than one year.

Expected outcomes

The expected outcome is to continue to provide much needed transportation services to the community educational facilities and low income transit dependent citizens. No expansion of service is expected during this grant period.

Intended beneficiaries

Beneficiaries are the 450000 rides that we provide on an annual basis

Subrecipient activities

None. There are no subrecipients as part of this grant application.