This award aims to fund sunline transit agencys FY2026 operating assistance from FFY 2025 section 5307 indio-cathedral city (UZA #063180) formula funds

The Federal Transit Administration awarded Sunline Transit Agency $10.322 million in operating assistance on March 12, 2026, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) for the Indio-Cathedral City urbanized area.

Sunline will use the funding for one year of eligible operating expenses, including operator salaries and fringe benefits, fuel, tires, insurance, and consumable items with less than one year of useful life. The agency operates fixed-route and paratransit bus services serving the Coachella Valley, with intended beneficiaries including low-income individuals, seniors, persons with disabilities, and other transit-dependent populations.

The award obligated $10.322 million with a period of performance ending December 31, 2026. Place of performance is California. Sunline Transit Agency, a local government entity based in Thousand Palms, is the direct recipient with no sub-recipients on this award.

The funding supports continued service reliability and operational efficiency, increased employee productivity, cost reduction, optimized asset life cycles, enhanced security and safety, and maintenance of transit assets in a state of good repair.

Activities

Sunline transit agency intends to use the grants for one year of eligible operating expenses such as operators salaries and fringe benefits fuel tires fuel insurance and items with less than one year of useful life.

Expected outcomes

Funding for operations assistance will improve sunline transit continued service reliability and efficiency of transit services increase employee productivity reduce cost optimize assets life cycle enhance security and safety and keep transit assets in a state of good repair.

Intended beneficiaries

The intended beneficiaries of this project are transit riders in the coachella valley including low-income individuals seniors persons with disabilities and other transit-dependent populations.

Subrecipient activities

Sunline transit agency has no sub-recipient for this award.