Provided funding for the provision of public transit within the city of lewiston and the lewiston UZA. This includes both fixed route and ADA complementary paratransit service

The City of Lewiston was awarded a $1,815,616 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) on May 1, 2025. The purpose of this award is to provide funding for the provision of public transit, including both fixed route and ADA complementary paratransit service, within the City of Lewiston and the Lewiston Urbanized Area. The funds will be used to cover all eligible paratransit preventative maintenance and operating expenses, such as driver salaries, fuel, repairs, and other items with a useful life of less than one year, in order to continue transit operations. The intended beneficiaries are the residents of the City of Lewiston and Nez Perce County who rely on the transit services. The funding will permit the City of Lewiston/Lewiston Transit to continue providing paratransit and fixed route services, maintain accessible transit service, and meet preventative maintenance standards.

Purpose

The purpose of this award is to provided funding for the provision of public transit within the city of lewiston and the lewiston UZA. This includes both fixed route and ADA complementary paratransit service.

Activities

Funds will be used to cover all eligible paratransit preventative maintenance and operating expenses such as driver salaries fuel repairs and other items that have a useful life of less than one year in order to continue transit operations.

Expected outcomes

Funding will permit the city of lewiston/lewiston transit to continue to provide paratransit and fixed route services maintain accessible transit service and meet preventative maintenance standards.

Intended beneficiaries

The city of lewiston and NEZ perce county residents and the riders that rely on its service will benefit from continued services permitting workers to get to work and riders to get to essential services.