Formula Grant NY2026064

The Federal Transit Administration awarded the New York Department of Transportation $12,270,094 on August 27, 2026, under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513), a Formula Grant providing operating assistance and capital funding for transportation services serving seniors and individuals with disabilities across upstate New York.

Funds support eligible operating expenses—driver salaries, fuel, and consumables with useful life under one year—to sustain service continuity. Capital investment includes bus purchases through the New York State Office of General Services Adult Bus Contract and mobility management projects that facilitate expanded mobility options and improve accessibility statewide.

NYS DOT distributes funding to thirty sub-recipients across five upstate Transportation Management Areas: Albany-Schenectady (one bus replacement, four van replacement, two van expansion projects); Rochester (six van replacement, one van expansion, one mobility management, one operating project); Buffalo (three bus replacement, one van replacement, three bus expansion, one hardware acquisition, one mobility management, two operating assistance projects); Syracuse (two bus replacement, two bus expansion, two operating assistance projects); and Poughkeepsie-Newburgh (one bus replacement, one van replacement, one bus expansion, and additional projects). Performance runs through December 31, 2031, with place of performance in New York.