Provide operating funds for public services in each of the 4 uzas for periods included in the project details and routine capital preventive maintenance passenger amenities mobility management and…

The Federal Transit Administration awarded $9.262 million to Piedmont Authority For Regional Transportation (doing business as PART) on May 28, 2026, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507).

PART will use the funding to operate public transit services and fund routine capital improvements across four urbanized areas in North Carolina: Burlington-Graham, Greensboro, High Point, and Winston-Salem. Eligible expenses include driver salaries, fuel, mobility management, passenger amenities, security-related projects, vehicle maintenance, and vehicle replacement. The funding supports the continuation of bus and vanpool services for approximately 400,000 residents in the Piedmont Triad region, enabling workers to reach employment and riders to access medical, educational, and social services.

The period of performance runs through June 30, 2027, with routine capital, preventive maintenance, passenger amenities, mobility management, and security projects extending through June 30, 2027. An ultimate completion date of March 30, 2033, reflects carry-over funds available in two urbanized area zones that are included in the award.

Place of performance is North Carolina. No subrecipients are involved in this award; PART receives and executes the funding directly.

Purpose

The purpose of this award is to provide operating funds for public services in each of the 4 uzas for periods included in the project details and routine capital preventive maintenance passenger amenities mobility management and security related projects to the partagency to assist in maintaining public transit services in the part territorial jurisdiction. The period of performance will include operating subsidy at different periods due to the carry over funds available in two UZA areas. The period of performance for all related routine capital preventive maintenance passenger amenities mobility management and security are established for the period july 1 2026 through june 30 2027.

Activities

Funds will be used to assist with eligible operating and capital expenses that include driver salaries fuel mobility management 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.