Formula Grant TN2025009

The East Tennessee Human Resource Agency, Inc. (ETHRA) received a $897,526 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant provides operating assistance and capital funding for ETHRA to continue public transportation services within the Morristown, TN urbanized area, which now encompasses parts of Jefferson and Hamblen counties. Specifically, the funding will support ETHRA's operating expenses, including salaries, fringe benefits, fuel, and maintenance, as well as preventive maintenance activities on its transit vehicles. Additionally, the grant includes capital funding for up to 50% of operating costs. This award allows ETHRA to transition its rural transit services to urbanized area funding and ensure the continued provision of demand-response, door-to-door public transportation for residents, including seniors, individuals with disabilities, and low-income populations, within the newly designated urbanized communities. The grant period runs from May 2025 through March 2031.