The purpose of the award is to provide 1 year support for preventive maintenance activities of the smart publicly owned commuter railroad for the period of july 1 2026 to june 30 2027

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District $5,040,224 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 27, 2026, to support preventive maintenance activities for the SMART commuter rail system.

Funding covers all eligible preventive maintenance activities for vehicles and maintenance of way, including supplies, materials, labor, services, and associated costs required to preserve or extend the functionality and serviceability of SMART's assets in a cost-effective manner up to current state-of-the-art standards. The award enables continued capital maintenance of the SMART system to ensure ongoing operation of services and maintain rolling stock vehicles in a state of good repair.

The period of performance runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. Place of performance is California. The intended beneficiaries include residents and riders in Marin and Sonoma Counties, including the Santa Rosa, Petaluma, and San Francisco/Oakland urban areas as well as smaller communities and rural areas that depend on SMART services for school, work, services, and other destinations.

The assistance type is a formula grant. No sub-recipients are identified.

Activities

Funds will be used to cover all eligible preventive maintenance activities for vehicles and maintenance of way. Preventive maintenance includes all the activities supplies materials labor services and associated costs required to preserve or extend the functionality and serviceability of smarts assets in a cost effective manner up to and including the current state of the art for maintaining such an asset.

Expected outcomes

Funding will allow for the continued capital maintenance of the smart system to ensure continued operation of services and keep rolling stock vehicles in a state of good repair.

Intended beneficiaries

The communities within marin and sonoma counties including residents of the santa rosa petaluma and SAN francisco/oakland urban areas as well as smaller communities and rural areas will benefit as well as the riders that rely on smart services to get to school work services and other destinations.