Provide monies for a portion of the operating expenses for public transit in the urbanized areas of kankakee county

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded a $23,779,923 Formula Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to the River Valley Metro Mass Transit District (RVM) located in Bourbonnais, Illinois. The purpose of this award is to provide operating funds for public transit services in the urbanized areas of Kankakee County through July 2027.

RVM, a local government transit authority, will use the grant funds to cover staffing, administration, fleet maintenance, fuel, and other operating expenses to continue providing comprehensive public transportation services to the communities of Aroma Park, Kankakee, Bradley, Bourbonnais, Manteno, and surrounding areas. The expected outcome is to maintain the current level of transit service for local residents and commuters. RVM does not have any subrecipients under this award.

Purpose

The purpose of this award is to provide monies for a portion of the operating expenses for public transit in the urbanized areas of kankakee county.

Activities

River valley metro mass transit district (RVM) provides public transportation to the urbanized area of kankakee county. RVM provides staffing for administration maintenance of fleet and customer support in dispatch and on the street in the form of road supervisors. Activities included in operations are wages and benefits for all metro staff maintaining facilities owned by metro. Maintenance for fleet and support vehicles including fuel tires parts and other supplies to maintain them. This also includes the contract with national express transit corporation. This contract provides the bus drivers for metro including their training.

Expected outcomes

The expected outcome of this award is to continue to provide the same level of service metro is currently providing to the urbanized area of kankakee county.

Intended beneficiaries

The intended beneficiaries of this award are the urbanized area of kankakee county including village of aroma park city of kankakee villages of bradley bourbonnais and manteno manteno township and a portion of kankakee county.

Subrecipient activities

Metro does not have any subrecipient.