Provide section 5307 funding for the first of a two-phase feasibility study by a 3RD party consulting firm to acquire land and build new maintenance and bus barn facilities

The Federal Transit Administration awarded the City of Lincoln, Nebraska $299,847 on August 27, 2026, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to fund the first phase of a feasibility study for new bus maintenance and parking facilities for StarTran, the city's transit agency.

A third-party consulting firm will conduct a land search for an appropriate site, provide Phase 1 environmental services, and prepare conceptual drawings for the new maintenance and bus barn facilities. The study is expected to identify a viable site and establish preliminary design concepts for a facility that will accommodate taller buses across all maintenance bays and provide overnight parking capacity for the entire fleet. StarTran and the City of Lincoln are the primary beneficiaries of the project.

The period of performance runs through February 29, 2028, with work performed in Nebraska. No sub-recipients are identified for this award.

Purpose

The purpose of this grant is to provide section 5307 funding for the first of a two-phase feasibility study by a 3RD party consulting firm to acquire land and build new maintenance and bus barn facilities.

Activities

The consulting firm will do a land search for an appropriate site to build the new facilities provide phase 1 environmental services and provide conceptual drawings.

Expected outcomes

IT is expected that after the study a viable site for the new bus maintenance facility will be established and a rough idea of what the facility will look like.

Intended beneficiaries

Startran and the city of lincoln will be the main beneficiaries of the project. Startran will have a facility that will allow the taller buses to worked on in all available bays and where all the buses can be parked overnight.