Formula Grant KS2023015

Award Date 8/25/23
Completion Date 6/30/26
Dollars Obligated $44M
Federal Grant Program
20.509
Assistance Type
Formula Grant
Place of Performance
Kansas, USA
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The Kansas Department of Transportation received a $24,875,573 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Section 5311 Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant funding will support four primary activities:

  1. Operating Intercity Bus - Providing continued transportation services for passengers across the state's rural and small urban areas.
  2. Project Administration - Offering administrative support to local transit agencies throughout Kansas.
  3. Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP) - Delivering training and technical assistance to transit providers in the state.
  4. State Administration - Covering expenses to administer the FTA programs.

Additionally, the grant includes sub-awards to the University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. to provide RTAP services, and to Village Travel LLC to operate intercity bus routes. This federal funding is expected to provide a needed boost to Kansas' rural transit agencies and their passengers.

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