This grant will fund the purchase of fixed-route buses for the city of jefferson. The city has six fixed-route buses that are several years past their useful life. (five 2005 buses and one 2006 bus).

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the City of Jefferson $644,045 under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) on July 30, 2025, to support the replacement of six fixed-route buses that have exceeded their useful life. The city's existing fleet consists of five buses from 2005 and one from 2006, which will be replaced with hybrid buses through this grant combined with future funding awards. The project completion deadline is September 28, 2029.

The primary deliverable is the procurement and deployment of hybrid fixed-route transit buses that will improve operational efficiency and environmental performance for JeffTran, the city's public transit system. Expected outcomes include enhanced fuel efficiency, improved vehicle reliability, reduced maintenance costs, and lower carbon dioxide emissions. The City of Jefferson will serve as the direct grant recipient with no subrecipients identified for this award, and benefits will accrue to both the city's residents and the environment through the modernization of its aging public transit fleet.

Activities

This grant will be used in combination with future grant(S) to replace fixed-route buses that are past their useful life with hybrid buses.

Expected outcomes

Expected outcomes of this grant includes better fuel efficiency better reliability reduced maintenance cost and lower CO2 emissions.

Intended beneficiaries

The citizens of the city of jefferson will benefit from this award. Also the environment will benefit with lower CO2 emissions.

Subrecipient activities

There are no subrecipients for this award.