The agency is seeking FFY2021 section 5307 operating assistance fixing americas surface transportation act (fast act) in the amount of $465777 and bipartisan infrastructure law (BIL) in the amount…

Ended Formula Grant Awarded Last action

Award ID
TN2025009
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$897,526

Award facts

Assistance listing
20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants
Completion date
Funding
  • $466,230.00 Federal
  • $431,296.00 Non-federal
Place of performance
Tennessee, USA

Award details come from USAspending.gov.

Description

Activities
1. Section 5307 formula funding to provide operating assistance ALI 30.09.01 operating assistance 50% federal $419199 and 50% local ethra matching funds $419199. Funding will be utilized to provide public transportation services within the morristown urbanized areas of jefferson and hamblen counties. Operating expenses will include but not limited to salaries wages fringe benefits indirect cost services fuel and lubricants materials and supplies utilities insurance and leases.2. Section 5307 preventative maintenance ALI 11.7A.00 other capital items (bus) 80% federal $46578 10% state tdot matching funds $5822 and 10% ethra local matching funds $5822. The funding allocations are identified on the attached transportation improvement program tip amendment. Capitalized maintenance expenditures include all maintenance labor and maintenance supplies expended in the urbanized area UZA 449. 3. BIL section 5307 operating assistance ALI 30.09.01 operating assistance up to 50% federal share section 5307 operating assistance in the amount of (50% federal $453 and 50% ethra local match third party contract revenue $453. Funding will be utilized to provide public transportation services within the morristown urbanized areas of jefferson and hamblen counties. Operating expenses will include but not limited to salaries wages fringe benefits indirect cost services fuel and lubricants materials and supplies utilities insurance and leases. The FFY2021 section 5307 operating and capital tip pages from lamtpo city of morristown are attached to this application. The ethra lakeway transit hub is located in leased building in morristown TN which is designated as a small urbanized area with a population less than 200000. Ethra will not expend 1% if the section 5307 funding for security related projects. The leased property is equipped with interior and exterior camera systems and increase patrols in the late evenings and weekends by the city of morristown police department.
Expected outcomes
As a result of the 2010 census several of the rural communities served by east tennessee human resource agency are now a part of the morristown urbanized area. Through a supplemental split letter agreement with the tennessee department of transportation (tdot) and the lakeway area metropolitan transportation planning organization (lamtpo) FFY2021 section 5307 federal funding will be utilized by the east tennessee human resource agency to provide operating jarc preventative maintenance safety and security assistance to continue the provision of public transportation services within the urbanized communities jefferson and hamblen counties.through a supplemental split letter agreement with the city of morristown federal transit administration funding will be utilized by the east tennessee human resource agency to provide operating jarc preventative maintenance safety and security assistance to continue the provision of fixed route and demand response public transportation services within the newly urbanized communities cited above.
Intended beneficiaries
Ethra offers the only mass transit operations within the morristown expanded urbanized areas of jefferson hamblen and handcock counties providing door to door curb to curb hand in hand non-emergency transportation demand and response service including accessibility to persons with disabilities.
Subrecipient activities
Currently the agency does not have any subrecipients transit management or service contractors or lessees. As a direct recipient of section 5307 funding the agency will continue to provide the identical demand response services to residents in the newly urbanized area as was provided prior to the release of the 2010 census. The agency will not have subrecipient transit management or service contractors or lessees for this grant application.

Transactions

Action Federal Non-federal Date
Amendment $0 $0
Original award $466,230 $431,296

Quick answers

Who received award TN2025009?

TN2025009 was awarded to East Tennessee Human Resource Agency, Inc. by Federal Transit Administration (Department of Transportation) on May 9, 2025.

How much is award TN2025009 worth?

$897,526 has been obligated on TN2025009: $466,230 in federal funding and $431,296 in non-federal funding.

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