Provide huntington $1845000 ($1476000 FTA match $184500 NYS match and $184500 local match) for FFY2024 section 5307 funding to replace transit and paratransit vehicles; purchase extended warranties…

This $1,845,000 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to the Town of Huntington, New York will fund the replacement of the town's transit and paratransit vehicles, the purchase of extended warranties for new vehicles, the replacement of support vehicles, the replacement of overhead doors in the town's administrative/maintenance facility, and the replacement of a forklift. The grant provides $1,476,000 in FTA funding, with $184,500 in state matching funds and $184,500 in local matching funds. The grant period runs from September 3, 2024 through December 31, 2027. The intended beneficiaries are the riders and employees of the town's Huntington Area Rapid Transit (HART) public transportation system. No sub-awards are involved in this formula grant project.

Purpose

The purpose of this grant is to provide huntington $1845000 ($1476000 FTA match $184500 NYS match and $184500 local match) for FFY2024 section 5307 funding to replace transit and paratransit vehicles; purchase extended warranties for new vehicles replace support vehicles; replace overhead doors in the admin/maintenance facility and replace a forklift.

Activities

Activities to be performed include the procurement process for the replacement transit and paratransit vehicles that have reached their useful life the procurement for the support vehicles that have reached their useful life the procurement process to replace overhead doors that have reached their useful life and the procurement process to replace a forklift that had reached its useful life.

Expected outcomes

The expected outcome is to receive new transit and paratransit vehicles; to receive new support vehicles; have new rollup overhead doors in the admin/maintenance facility; and to have a new forklift.

Intended beneficiaries

The intended beneficiaries would be the riders and the employees of hart.