Provide operating funds for the public transit services in each of the 4 uzas for periods included in the project details preventive maintenance and routine capital activities for daily management…

This $5,358,873 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) provides operating funds for public transit services in 4 urbanized areas (UZAs) in North Carolina. The funding will enable the Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation (PART) to continue delivering essential bus and vanpool services, including preventive maintenance, security measures, passenger amenities, and vehicle replacements. This will allow PART to maintain operations and transit capital investments that would otherwise have to be eliminated due to lack of funding, benefiting PART employees and the over 400,000 residents who rely on these public transportation services to access employment, medical care, education, and social activities. No sub-awards to other organizations are indicated.

Purpose

The purpose of this award is to provide operating funds for the public transit services in each of the 4 uzas for periods included in the project details preventive maintenance and routine capital activities for daily management security measures passenger amenities and rolling stock replacement projects for the part agency in the part territorial jurisdiction.

Activities

Funds will be used to assist with eligible operating and capital expenses that include driver salaries fuel passenger amenities security and vehicle replacement to continue transit operations.

Expected outcomes

Funding will permit the part agency to continue to provide operations and transit capital purchases for public use that would otherwise have to be eliminated due to lack of funding.

Intended beneficiaries

The part agency employees and the riders that relay on the part express and vanpool services will benefit from continued services; permitting workers to get to work and riders to get to essential services that include medical educational and social activities.