This grant will allow sfmta to continue providing dependable ADA paratransit services maintain and/or improve motor coach reliability and reduce maintenance and repair costs

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the City & County of San Francisco's San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) $92,582,510 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 18, 2026.

SFMTA will provide non-fixed-route paratransit service for mobility-limited customers, procure replacement paratransit vehicles and 40 motor coaches, and perform scheduled mid-life overhauls on its New Flyer fleet. The grant supports continued delivery of Americans with Disabilities Act paratransit services while maintaining and improving motor coach reliability and reducing maintenance and repair costs. Mobility-limited residents of San Francisco and the greater Bay Area will retain access to affordable, accessible, and dependable transit service for employment, shopping, medical care, and other essential travel.

The award period runs through April 30, 2029, with work performed in California. SFMTA receives the funding directly with no sub-recipients involved.

Activities

Provide non-fixed route paratransit service for mobility limited customers; procurement of replacement paratransit vehicles and 40 motor coaches; perform scheduled mid-life overhauls on new flyer fleet.

Expected outcomes

Mobility limited residents will continue to have critical non fixed route transit services available to them at an affordable price. Overall transit system will maintain and/or improve reliability and safety. Bus service will be maintained and/or improved while reducing maintenance and repair costs.

Intended beneficiaries

The residents of SAN francisco as well as the community of the greater BAY area rely on affordable accessible and dependable transit service. Without this service many people would not be able to travel to work shop for food or obtain needed medical care.

Subrecipient activities

There is no subrecipient for this grant.