Formula Grant GA2026015

The Federal Transit Administration awarded the Georgia Department of Transportation Division of Intermodal $7.361 million on July 30, 2026, under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to fund transit vehicle capital and eligible large and small capital projects for rural and small urban transit agencies in Georgia.

The award funds replacement and expansion vehicles as well as eligible capital projects for transit agencies in Georgia's rural areas and small urbanized areas. Georgia Department of Transportation maintains satisfactory continuing control over all FTA-funded assets and inventory, ensures sub-recipients follow the Transit Asset Management Plan, performs ADA equivalency analyses for vehicle purchases without lifts, and verifies that all contracted parties comply with third-party procurement policies and have not been debarred or suspended.

The period of performance extends from July 30, 2026, through March 30, 2033. Work is performed in Georgia. The program purpose is to provide capital funding to replace, rehabilitate, purchase, or lease buses and bus-related equipment and to rehabilitate, purchase, construct, or lease bus-related facilities. Sub-recipients include transit agencies in Georgia's rural and small urban areas; the source identifies specific sub-recipient activities outlined in grant budget line items and project milestones but does not separately itemize individual sub-recipient allocations or activities. Expected outcomes include continued safe and effective operation of transit services in Georgia, with intended beneficiaries including transit agencies and transit riders in the state.