To provide capital and operating assistance to the transit system and the conservation of the buses and facilities

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the City of Winston-Salem, operating through its Transit Authority Division, $8.305 million under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on February 25, 2026, with performance extending through March 30, 2034.

The award funds capital and operating assistance for the transit system serving the Winston-Salem urbanized area in North Carolina. Deliverables include passenger amenities, communications equipment, security equipment, capital maintenance items, transportation center renovations, operating assistance, and preventive maintenance. The recipient will purchase replacement fleet vehicles for buses that have reached their useful life and maintain reliable transportation services for community members throughout the city and surrounding areas.

The Winston-Salem Area Transportation Planning Organization (WSATPO) coordinated sub-recipient selection through a 30-day call for projects in 2025, reviewing three proposals submitted under the Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) program component. The selected sub-recipients deliver transportation services to low-income persons and welfare recipients, connecting them to employment areas within the Winston-Salem urbanized area. The award's intended beneficiaries include citizens throughout the community and surrounding areas who utilize public transportation.

Activities

To provide reliable transportation services for the community throughout the city via passenger amenities communications equipment security equipment capital maintenance transportation center renovations operating assistance and preventative maintenance. Purchase capital maintenance items and replacement fleet for vehicles that have reached their useful life.

Expected outcomes

To maintain sufficient services and transport the community safely and effectively to and from their points of destination.

Intended beneficiaries

Citizens throughout the community and surrounding areas who utilize public transportation.

Subrecipient activities

The winston-salem area transportation planning organization (WSATPO) held a 30-day call for projects in 2025 and coordinated an external review of three (3) submitted proposals for the job access and reverse commute program (JARC). The selected sub-recipients will provide low-income persons and welfare recipients with transportation to and from employment areas within the winston-salem urbanized area.