Provide one year of preventive maintenance and one year of operating assistance for the city of portervilles public transit system

The Federal Transit Administration awarded the City of Porterville $5.862 million on August 21, 2026, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support one year of preventive maintenance and operating assistance for the city's public transit system during the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.

Funds cover eligible preventive maintenance and operating expenses necessary to provide fixed-route ADA complementary paratransit and demand-response services throughout the Porterville urbanized area in California. Eligible expenses include driver salaries and benefits, fuel, vehicle maintenance, materials and supplies, dispatch and administrative support, and other costs associated with operating and maintaining the transit system. The funding enables the city to maintain transit vehicles in a state of good repair, preserve existing service levels, improve service reliability, and continue providing safe and accessible public transportation to residents of the urbanized area, including seniors, individuals with disabilities, students, low-income households, and other transit-dependent populations. The city does not intend to sub-award funds. Ultimate completion is September 30, 2027.

Purpose

The purpose of this award is to provide one year of preventive maintenance and one year of operating assistance for the city of portervilles public transit system. This award will support fixed-route ADA paratransit and demand response services during the period of july 1 2026 through june 30 2027. The city of porterville provides public transit services within the porterville urbanized area.

Activities

Funds will be used to cover eligible preventive maintenance and operating expenses necessary to provide fixed-route ADA complementary paratransit and demand-response services. Eligible expenses include driver salaries and benefits fuel vehicle maintenance materials and supplies dispatch and administrative support and other costs associated with operating and maintaining the citys transit system.

Expected outcomes

Funding will allow the city of porterville to maintain transit vehicles in a state of good repair preserve existing transit service levels improve service reliability and continue providing safe and accessible public transportation throughout the porterville urbanized area.

Intended beneficiaries

Residents of the porterville urbanized area including seniors individuals with disabilities students low-income households and other transit-dependent populations will benefit from continued access to employment education healthcare shopping and other essential community destinations.

Subrecipient activities

The city of porterville does not intend to sub-award funds.