Provide funds for operating assistance and preventive maintenance for fixed route service and in order to provide users with greater safety and to enhance operations for the public transit system

This $463,398 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will provide operating assistance and preventive maintenance funding for the fixed-route public transit system operated by the Municipality of Gurabo in Puerto Rico. The grant will cover eligible expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, marketing materials, and other short-term operational costs, as well as preventive maintenance for the transit fleet. This funding will allow the municipality to continue providing reliable public transportation services that would otherwise have to be reduced or cut due to lack of funding.

Purpose

The purpose of this award is to provide funds for operating assistance and preventive maintenance for fixed route service and in order to provide users with greater safety and to enhance operations for the public transit system.

Activities

Funds will be used to cover all eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries fuel marketing materials and other eligible expenses of less than one-year and preventive maintenance for fixes route vehicles in order to continue transit operations.

Expected outcomes

Funding will permit the municipality of gurabo to continue to provide reliable operations that would otherwise have to be cut due to lack of funding.

Intended beneficiaries

The municipality of gurabo transportation system and the passengers who depend on its service