Formula Grant TN2025032
- The City of Knoxville was awarded a $8,321,251 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to subsidize fixed-route and complementary paratransit services in Knoxville, Tennessee. The grant will fund preventative maintenance, operating expense support, paratransit service subsidies, and safety/security expenses to maintain the transit fleet in a state of good repair and provide safe and...
- This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), is intended to support demand-response public transportation services within Knox County, Tennessee, including the City of Knoxville. The $2,571,950 award, valid from March 26, 2025 to March 30, 2033, will enable the Knoxville Knox County Community Action Committee (CAC) to provide general public transportation,...
- The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded the City of Knoxville, Tennessee a $24.6 million Project Grant under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507) on January 6, 2022 to support public transportation services through February 23, 2023. The grant subsidizes fixed-route and complementary paratransit services provided by Knoxville Area Transit, funding preventative maintenance, operations, safety and security expenses, and paratransit service...
- The City of Knoxville, Tennessee received a $15,090,625 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant funding will support operating assistance for Knoxville Area Transit through February 2023 to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic by continuing low-capacity public transit services that meet CDC and federal guidelines. Key outcomes include...
- The City of Knoxville, Tennessee was awarded a $3,992,411 project grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program on June 14, 2022. The grant will fund the purchase of replacement transit buses to maintain a safe and reliable public transportation fleet through March 31, 2027. As part of the Urbanized Area Formula Funding program, the grant provides capital assistance for transit vehicles to ensure...
- The City of Knoxville, Tennessee was awarded a $872,829 project grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to conduct mid-life engine overhauls. The grant, awarded on November 18, 2021, provides $698,266 in federal funding with $87,284 in local matching funds from the City of Knoxville and $87,284 in state matching funds from the Tennessee Department of Transportation. The total project cost is...
- The City of Knoxville, Tennessee received a $1,432,610 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to deliver operating assistance for Knoxville Area Transit through March 31, 2022. The grant funding will support continuation of public transit services to meet CDC and federal pandemic requirements and help Knoxville Area Transit respond to and recover from impacts of the COVID-19...
- This federal Formula Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) provides $2,913,847 to the City of Knoxville to mitigate carbon emissions by replacing diesel buses with electric buses and keeping the Knoxville Area Transit (KATS) fixed-route transit vehicle fleet in a state of good repair. The key activities include purchasing replacement electric buses and charging infrastructure, providing employee...
- The City of Knoxville, Tennessee was awarded a $1.755 million Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 22, 2022 to perform mid-life preventative maintenance on its fixed-route transit vehicles. The grant will fund engine and transmission overhauls and repairs on vehicles that have met at least 40% of their service life to keep the Knoxville Area Transit fleet in a state of good repair through March 20, 2027. This...
- The City of Knoxville was awarded a $1,306,155 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) on August 7, 2024. The grant funding will be used to mitigate carbon emissions by replacing diesel engine buses with electric buses, including the purchase of replacement electric buses and charging infrastructure, as well as providing employee training and workforce development. The expected outcomes of the project are to maintain a state of good...
This $28,888,496 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) is provided to the City of Knoxville, Tennessee to subsidize fixed-route and complementary paratransit services. The key activities to be performed include preventive maintenance, capital expenses, paratransit service subsidies, and safety/security expenses. The expected outcomes are to maintain the transit fleet in good condition, rehabilitate/renovate the transit center and maintenance facility, replace capital items, and provide safe and reliable transit services to the citizens of Knoxville and Knox County. No sub-recipient activities were noted. The award period spans from September 2025 to March 2031.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $20.9m | 9/24/25 |