These funds will enable access services to procure contractor services to facilitate ADA complementary paratransit service across access services six service areas within LOS angeles county

The Federal Transit Administration awarded Access Services $76,894,274 on August 17, 2026, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to procure contractor services for ADA complementary paratransit service across six service areas in Los Angeles County.

The funding supports contracted paratransit operations from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. Access Services, a nonprofit public agency and Consolidated Transportation Service Agency for Los Angeles County, coordinates paratransit transportation on behalf of forty-five fixed-route transit operators, serving seniors and individuals with disabilities throughout the Los Angeles Basin, Santa Clarita, and Antelope Valley regions. The six service areas—Southern Region, Northern Region, Eastern Region, West-Central Region, Santa Clarita Region, and Antelope Valley Region—each rely on contracted service providers to deliver paratransit operations directly.

Performance extends across California with administrative oversight at Access Services' Strategic Planning Department in El Monte. The award has an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2027. No subrecipients are involved; Access Services administers the grant directly and procures contractor services for service delivery rather than passing funds through to sub-award recipients.

Activities

The funds are designated to cover and secure contractor services essential for delivering ADA complementary paratransit service across the six service areas managed by access within LOS angeles county. These funds will support contracted services from july 1 2026 through june 30 2027.

Expected outcomes

Funding will allow the continued operation of ADA complementary paratransit services on behalf of LOS angeles countys 45 fixed transit operators. Access services provides service throughout LOS angeles county in the following 6 service areas: 1.southern region 2.northern region 3.eastern region 4.west- central region 5.santa clarita region 6.antelope valley region. The service in each region is directly provided by a service provider contractor.

Intended beneficiaries

The intended beneficiaries are the customers within access services operational regions. Access services has contracted with six paratransit providers across the northern eastern southern and west-central regions of LOS angeles county.