This application is to request FFY26 section 5307 funds apportioned to the charleston UZA in the amount of $9168394 with a non-federal share of $5217100 from appropriations by charleston county for…

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority Inc. (doing business as Carta) $14.385 million on July 14, 2026, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507, Section 5307) to fund operating expenses, preventive maintenance activities, and acquisition of safety and security capital items for public transit service in the Charleston urbanized area.

The total award comprises $9.168 million in federal Section 5307 apportionments and $5.217 million in non-federal matching funds from Charleston County appropriations. Carta will utilize these funds to continue transit operations, maintain federally-funded equipment in a state of good repair, and enhance the safety and security of transit facilities serving the Charleston-North Charleston region. The funding enables the transit system and its customers to maintain access to fixed-route public transportation services supporting workforce mobility and community economic productivity.

Period of performance runs from the award date through September 30, 2028, with ultimate completion by March 30, 2034. Work is performed in South Carolina. No sub-recipients are involved in this award.

Activities

Carta as the direct recipient will utilize these funds for operating expenses preventive maintenance activities and the acquisition of safety and security items (capital items).

Expected outcomes

Funding will permit carta transit system to continue to operations maintain federally-funded equipment in a state of good repair and enhance the safety and security of the facilities.

Intended beneficiaries

Carta transit system and its customers that rely on transit service will benefit from continued services permitting workers to get to work and further economic productivity in the community.