This grant provides funds for two (2) separate years with three (3) separate activities

The Federal Transit Administration awarded Solano County Transit / Soltrans $21,061,660 on March 27, 2026, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to fund operating assistance and preventive maintenance activities across two fiscal periods spanning January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.

The award supports three separate activities: Soltrans operating assistance from January 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025; preventive maintenance operating assistance from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026; and Americans with Disabilities Act operating assistance from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. Funds cover all eligible preventive maintenance and ADA operating expenses. The program will sustain Soltrans fixed-route and ADA paratransit operations, delivering reliable and safe transportation to Soltrans route riders throughout the performance period.

Soltrans, headquartered in Vallejo, California, maintains direct oversight of contracted transit services providers who deliver bus services to fixed-route and ADA riders. Place of performance is California. Ultimate completion is scheduled for June 30, 2026, with an ultimate completion date recorded as August 18, 2026.

Activities

Soltrans requests funds to cover all eligible preventive maintenance operating assistance and ADA operating expenses.

Expected outcomes

This project will sustain soltrans fixed route and ADA operations. The riders will enjoy reliable and safe transportation throughout the year.

Intended beneficiaries

The intended beneficiaries are riders of soltrans routes.

Subrecipient activities

Soltrans staff will provide its usual oversight of transit services contractor in their provision of bus services to fixed route and ADA riders.