This grant is to pay for eligible operating expenses incurred from july 1 2025 to june 30 2026

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Metropolitan Transit Authority of Black Hawk County $2.385 million on June 12, 2026, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to cover eligible operating expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

Met Transit, which operates as a local government transit authority serving the Waterloo, Cedar Falls, and Evansdale, Iowa urbanized area, will use the funds to support fixed-route public bus service and Americans with Disabilities Act paratransit operations. Eligible expenses include wages, bus maintenance, preventative maintenance, security, fuel, and insurance necessary to sustain continuous transit operations. The award obligates total federal and matching funds of $4.771 million, with local matching funds derived from Black Hawk County and municipal contracts, fares, and property tax contributions from Black Hawk County, City of Waterloo, City of Cedar Falls, and City of Evansdale.

Performance period runs from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of October 31, 2026. Place of performance is Iowa. The recipient reports no subrecipient activities under this grant. The assistance type is a formula grant.

Activities

These funds will be used to cover all eligible operating expenses such as wages bus maintenance preventative maintenance security fuel etc. In order to maintain operations in the metropolitan area.

Expected outcomes

Funding will allow met transit to continue with the fixed route public bus service within the urbanized area of waterloo and cedar falls iowa and ADA paratransit service in the waterloo cedar falls and evansdale iowa area due to increase in operating expenses (IE. Wages insurance fuel maintenance etc.).

Intended beneficiaries

Our riders in the waterloo cedar falls and evansdale iowa area rely on met transit to continue our service. Met provides rides to work appointments leisure essential services and daily activities.

Subrecipient activities

Met transit will have no subrecipient activities under this grant.