Provide capital and planning assistance to lynx

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority (Lynx) $49.8 million through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on September 18, 2025, with a completion date of March 30, 2038. This formula grant provides capital and planning assistance to support Lynx's continued public transit operations across Orange, Seminole, and Osceola counties in the greater Orlando metropolitan area. Eligible uses of funds include vehicles, shelters, information technology (IT) hardware, support equipment, tools, preventive maintenance, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) planning activities, and other capital assets with a useful life exceeding one year.

The award enables Lynx to maintain uninterrupted transit service to approximately 2.3 million residents and 90 million annual visitors who depend on the agency's 68 bus routes covering 2,500 square miles. Beneficiaries include residents and visitors utilizing public transportation to access essential services, employment, and other destinations. No subrecipients are involved in this award. The funding supports the continuation of Lynx's comprehensive transit network, including local bus routes, express services, bus rapid transit, and paratransit options for seniors and individuals with disabilities, ensuring the agency can sustain its state of good repair requirements and operational capacity.

Purpose

The purpose of this award is to provide capital and planning assistance to lynx.

Activities

Funds will be used to cover all eligible capital planning expenses such as vehicles shelters IT hardware procurement of support equipment tools and items with a useful life of more than one-year preventive maintenance ADA planning activity etcetera in order to continue transit operations.

Expected outcomes

Funding will allow lynx to continue to continue operations providing much needed service without interruptions.

Intended beneficiaries

The intended beneficiaries will be residents and visitors of the lynx service area that rely on public transportation for accessing essential services work and other places.

Subrecipient activities

Not applicable. This grant will not have subrecipients.