These funds will be used to support the existing transit services in the urban area through preventive maintenance for vehicles and facilities planning capital and operating assistance

This $2,041,937 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will support the Lowcountry Regional Transportation Authority, doing business as Palmetto Breeze, in continuing to provide critical public transit services in the urban area. The grant funds will cover eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, and maintenance to enable Palmetto Breeze to sustain its transit operations that would otherwise have been cut due to lack of funding. This award will directly benefit the transit agency and the riders who rely on its services to access employment, essential services, and other opportunities. The grant has a performance period from February 2025 to March 2033.

Activities

Funds will be used to cover all eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries fuel maintenance etc. In order to continue transit operations.

Expected outcomes

Funding will permit lowcountry RTA to continue to provide operations that would otherwise have to be cut due to lack of funding.

Intended beneficiaries

Lowcountry RTA 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 and employment opportunities.