The purpose of this award is for the funds to be used for the day-to-day operations for the clarksville transit system

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Clarksville Transit Systems $987,104 on April 16, 2026, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to fund day-to-day operations and preventive maintenance for the Clarksville Transit System.

Funds support maintenance personnel wages, maintenance services, operator and dispatcher wages, fuel, parts, and vehicle maintenance. The award enables CTS to continue fixed-route and paratransit service delivery to Clarksville, Tennessee residents and stakeholders. Clarksville Transit Systems, doing business as Downtown Transfer Center, is a local government transit authority that operates without subrecipients; all funded activities are executed directly by CTS.

Performance period runs through March 30, 2033, with place of performance in Tennessee. The Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (49 U.S.C. 5307) provides federal resources to local and regional transit authorities for capital and operating assistance in urbanized areas, with funds apportioned annually for each urbanized area.

Activities

Funds from preventive maintenance will be used for maintenance personnel wages and maintenance services. The ADA funds will be used for operator and dispatcher wages fuel parts and maintenance services.

Expected outcomes

The expected outcome is that CTS will continue to run its day-to-day services and provide clarksville TN with public transportation.

Intended beneficiaries

The intended beneficiaries for this project are CTS employees clarksville TN citizens and all clarksville transit system stakeholders.

Subrecipient activities

CTS does not have any subrecipients.