The purpose of this FTA FFY 2022 grant award is to provide funds for eligible capital and operational expenses which includes the purchase/installation of building material for facility upkeep…

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $6,797,341 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) to Manatee County Area Transit (MCAT) on September 13, 2023. The funding will support a range of capital and operational expenses for MCAT, including:

• Facility upkeep, construction, rehabilitation, and renovation to maximize useful life
• Preventative maintenance
• Consulting and planning services
• Computer hardware and software purchases/leases
• Miscellaneous support equipment purchases/leases
• Employee education and training
• Contingency and project administration
• Operating assistance, such as salaries, benefits, and fuel

This grant award will allow MCAT to maintain its fleet, facilities, and operations to continue providing fixed-route and demand response public transportation services to residents and visitors in Manatee County, Florida. MCAT is the major public transit provider in the county and aims to improve mobility and quality of life through cost-efficient, accessible, and intermodal transit services.

Activities

The approved program of projects expenses includes but is not limited to operating assistance (salaries benefits fuel) construction rehabilitation renovations of facilities preventative maintenance consulting/planning computer hardware software purchase/lease of miscellaneous support equipment contingency project administration items having a useful life of less than one year and other misc. Repairs.

Expected outcomes

This grant award will permit manatee county area transit (mcat) to meet preventative maintenance standards keep rolling stock in a state of good repair support the existing demand facility upkeep rehabilitation renovations and repairs needed at mcat facilities bus stop locations emergency operations emergency protective measures emergency repairs and ensure continued operation of services required throughout all of its service areas at its current service level that would otherwise have to be cut due to lack of funding.

Intended beneficiaries

Manatee county area transit (mcat) is the major public transportation provider in manatee county and strives to improve the quality of life for county residents and visitors by providing in a cost-efficient manner a readily accessible intermodal means of mobility by providing fixed-route and demand response public transportation services and by providing alternative means of transportation to minimize impacts of traffic congestion on major roads throughout manatee county.

Subrecipient activities

In accordance with sections 5303 5304 and 5336 the sarasota/manatee metropolitan planning organization requests that the manatee county board of county commissioners (for manatee county currently does not have any subrecipients.