Recipient is applying for section 5339 funding in the amount of $2133220 federal / $2666525 total

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the City of Raleigh $2.666 million on April 17, 2026, under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula Grant Program (CFDA 20.526) to fund construction of a new joint operations and maintenance facility for regional paratransit services.

The facility will accommodate 277 staff and a fleet of up to 159 service vehicles, serving the GoRaleigh and Go Wake Access paratransit programs. The award comprises $2.133 million in federal funding and $533,525 in local match. Construction efforts extend through September 30, 2030, with performance in North Carolina. The facility addresses capacity constraints in the existing infrastructure and will expand the City's ability to serve growing demand-response paratransit ridership. No sub-recipients are planned for this award. Transit patrons accessing paratransit services through the GoRaleigh and Go Wake Access programs will benefit from improved service accessibility once the new facility is operational.

Activities

Construction cost efforts of a new ADA joint operations and maintenance facility to accommodate 277 staff and a fleet of up to 159 service vehicles.

Expected outcomes

Outcomes include a new ADA facility to be used for the regional paratransit operations.

Intended beneficiaries

The new joint operations and maintenance ADA facility will provide transit patrons access to services through the goraleigh and go wake access programs. The new facility will make services more accessible by meeting the growing needs of these demand response programs that the existing facility is unable to accommodate future growth

Subrecipient activities

No subrecipient activities are planned for in this application.