Provide one (1) year of operating assistance to josephine county for transit operations using FY 2025 5307 funds

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Josephine County $2,334,302.00 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 28, 2025, to support one year of public transit operating assistance in the Grants Pass urbanized area through September 30, 2026. The funding will cover all eligible operating expenses including staffing costs, fuel, and operating supplies with a useful life of less than one year, enabling the county to maintain uninterrupted transit service throughout Fiscal Year 2025.

This grant directly supports the continuation of public transit operations that would otherwise face service reductions due to insufficient funding. The beneficiaries include transit-dependent passengers who rely on public transportation to access employment, educational institutions, medical services, and essential human services throughout Josephine County. No subrecipient activities are associated with this award, with the county serving as the direct grant recipient responsible for administering all operating expenses to sustain regional transit services.

Purpose

The purpose of this grant is to provide one (1) year of operating assistance to josephine county for transit operations using FY 2025 5307 funds.

Activities

Funds will be used to cover all eligible operating expenses such as staffing costs fuel and operating supplies having a useful life of less than one year in order to continue transit operations uninterrupted for the durations of the entire fiscal year.

Expected outcomes

Funding will permit josephine county to continue to provide public transit operations that would otherwise have to be reduced due to lack of funding

Intended beneficiaries

Josephine county in the grants pass UZA will provide transit services for the passengers that rely on public transit will benefit. Which in turn further benefits those accessing a multitude of activities such as work school access to medical service and essential human services.