The purpose of this grant award is to provide funds for capital equipment

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Missoula Urban Transportation District $718,061 on June 2, 2026, under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula Grant Program (CFDA 20.526) for capital equipment acquisition and facility modernization.

The award funds three projects: acquisition and installation of land mobile radio equipment, interior renovation of a transfer center, and purchase of safety and security equipment. These capital purchases will maintain equipment in a state of good repair and enhance safety and security for transit agency staff and customers in Missoula.

The recipient, doing business as Mountain Line, is a local government transit authority serving Missoula, Montana. The award obligates $718,061 with a period of performance through March 31, 2027. No sub-recipients are involved in this award. The intended beneficiaries are Mountain Line employees and transit riders in Missoula.

The Buses and Bus Facilities Formula Grant Program provides capital funding to states and transit agencies through a statutory formula to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and related equipment and to construct or rehabilitate bus-related facilities.

Activities

Funds will be used to cover three projects: acquisition and installation of land mobile radio equipment an interior renovation of a transfer center and safety and security equipment.

Expected outcomes

These capital purchases will ensure a state of good repair and increased safety and security for equipment used by transit agency staff and customers.

Intended beneficiaries

Mutd employees and the transit riders in missoula.