Provide operating assistance paratransit service and preventative maintenance for hub city transit during the period of february 1 2025 through september 30 2026.

The Federal Transit Administration awarded the City of Hattiesburg, acting through its City Clerk administrative division, $2,514,353 in Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) on August 13, 2026, to provide operating assistance and preventative maintenance for Hub City Transit paratransit service.

Funds cover eligible operating expenses including salaries, fuel, office and administrative expenses, supplies, and preventative maintenance costs for rolling stock and other items with a useful life of less than one year. The funding enables Hub City Transit to meet preventative maintenance standards, sustain ongoing operations, and maintain vehicles in a state of good repair, permitting workers and other riders to access transportation services.

The award period runs from February 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, with ultimate completion targeted for March 30, 2032. Performance occurs in Mississippi. No sub-recipients are identified.

Purpose

The purpose of this award is to provide operating assistance paratransit service and preventative maintenance for hub city transit during the period of february 1 2025 through september 30 2026.

Activities

Funds will be used to cover all eligible operating expenses such as salaries fuel office expenses administrative expenses supplies preventative maintenance costs and other items needed for operations having a useful life of less than one year.

Expected outcomes

Funding will permit hub city transit to meet preventative maintenance standards continue to provide operations and keep rolling stock vehicles in a state of good repair.

Intended beneficiaries

Hub city transit and the riders that rely on its service will benefit from continued services permitting workers to get to work and other destinations.