Fund link transits operational and capital needs using FTA sections 5307 and 5339 funds from federal fiscal year 2024 and 2025 starting july 1 2024.

The Federal Transit Administration awarded the City of Burlington, North Carolina, $226,073 on February 2, 2026, through the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula Grant Program (CFDA 20.526) to fund Link Transit's operational and capital needs using FTA Sections 5307 and 5339 funds from federal fiscal years 2024 and 2025.

Funded activities include engineering and design of bus stops, operating assistance and planning for transit system management, preventative maintenance, operating assistance for paratransit service (10 percent of the urbanized area), security spending (1 percent of the urbanized area), training (0.5 percent of urbanized area amount), and paratransit vehicles flexed from FHWA/CRP rolling stock. The award serves commuters, seniors, persons with disabilities, low-income youth, and college students in the Burlington-Graham urbanized area, with expected outcomes of improved public transit operations in that region.

The period of performance runs from July 1, 2024, through March 31, 2032. The source indicates no subrecipient activities under this award.

Activities

Engineering and design of bus stopsoperating assistance planning for transit system managementpreventative maintenance operating assistance (paratransit) (10% of urbanized area) security 1% of urbanized area amounttraining (0.5 of 1%)paratransit vehicles flexed from fhwa/CRP - rolling stock

Expected outcomes

Improved public transit operations in the burlington-graham urbanized area.

Intended beneficiaries

Commuterseniorspersons with disabilitieslow income youthcollege students