Provide operating assistance to assist COT-starmetro in its fixed route and paratransit operations during the period of 10/01/2025 to 09/30/2026 as well as capital assistance

The Federal Transit Administration awarded the City of Tallahassee $9.701 million on August 18, 2026, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support fixed-route and paratransit operations for COT-StarMetro transit agency during the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, along with capital assistance.

Funds cover eligible preventative maintenance and operating expenses including driver salaries, contracted services, fuel, items with a useful life of one year or less, security, capitalized parts, and non-fixed-route ADA paratransit contractual services. The award enables COT-StarMetro to maintain preventative maintenance standards, continue operations, and keep rolling stock vehicles in a state of good repair. The intended beneficiaries are COT-StarMetro transit agency riders and workers relying on continued transit access to reach employment and other destinations. No sub-recipients are identified in this award. Place of performance is Florida.

Purpose

The purpose of this award is to provide operating assistance to assist COT-starmetro in its fixed route and paratransit operations during the period of 10/01/2025 to 09/30/2026 as well as capital assistance.

Activities

Funds will be used to cover all eligible preventative maintenance and operating expenses such as driver salaries contracted services fuel items having a useful life of one year or less security capitalized parts and non-fixed route ADA paratransit contractual services.

Expected outcomes

Funding will permit COT-starmetro to meet preventable maintenance standards continue to provide operations and keep rolling stock vehicles in a state of good repair.

Intended beneficiaries

COT-starmetro transit agency and the riders that rely on its services will benefit from continued services permitting workers to get to work and other destinations.