Funds will support cedar rapids transits daily operating activities during FY28 ensuring essential mobility for residents workers students and individuals with disabilities within the metropolitan…

The Federal Transit Administration awarded the City of Cedar Rapids $9.486 million on June 15, 2026, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support daily operating activities for Cedar Rapids Transit during fiscal year 2028.

Eligible operating expenses covered by the award include operator wages, dispatcher and supervisor labor, fuel, lubricants, tires, administrative oversight of ADA paratransit services, support staff training, safety initiatives, and other operating costs with a useful life of less than one year as defined in FTA Circular 9030.1E. The funding maintains safe, reliable fixed-route and ADA complementary paratransit services, supports operational continuity, reduces local levy burden, and ensures federal compliance and service reliability. Beneficiaries include transit riders, students, older adults, individuals with disabilities, employers, and the general public relying on Cedar Rapids Transit for daily mobility.

The award obligates $9.486 million with a period of performance extending from the award date through August 31, 2030. Work is performed in Iowa. No sub-recipients are involved in this award.

Activities

Eligible operating expenses include operator wages dispatcher and supervisor labor fuel lubricants tires administrative oversight of ADA paratransit services support staff training and safety initiatives and other eligible operating costs with a useful life of less than one year as defined in FTA circular 9030.1E

Expected outcomes

This funding will maintain safe reliable fixed-route and ADA complementary paratransit services support operational continuity reduce local levy burden and ensure federal compliance and service reliability for FY28.

Intended beneficiaries

Beneficiaries include transit riders students older adults individuals with disabilities employers and the general public relying on CRT services for daily mobility.