Provide the following:one (1) year of operating assitance for fixed routeseventeen months (17) of preventive maintenance funding.acquisition of vehiclesdesign of data programone year (1) of ADA…

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Municipality of Vega Alta, Puerto Rico a formula grant totaling $438,722.00 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on September 16, 2025. This award provides comprehensive operating and capital support to sustain the municipality's public transportation system through March 30, 2032. Specifically, the funding supports one year of operating assistance for fixed-route service, seventeen months of preventive maintenance for transit vehicles, one year of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) complementary paratransit service, vehicle acquisition, and development of a transportation data program.

The award enables the Municipality of Vega Alta to maintain reliable and continuous public transportation operations that would otherwise face service reductions due to insufficient local funding. The beneficiaries include the municipality's residents and transit riders who depend on the service for access to employment and essential services. No subrecipient activities are associated with this award, with all funding obligated directly to the municipality as the awardee.

Purpose

The purpose of this award is to provide the following:one (1) year of operating assitance for fixed routeseventeen months (17) of preventive maintenance funding.acquisition of vehiclesdesign of data programone year (1) of ADA complementary service

Activities

Funds will be used to cover operating expenses for fixed route vehicle preventive maintenance ADA complementary service acquisition of vehicles and program data development in order to continue the operation of the transportation service.

Expected outcomes

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

Intended beneficiaries

Vega alta and the riders that rely on its service will benefit from continued services permitting workers to get to work and riders to get to essential services.