To provide one year of preventative maintenance one year of operating assistance. To assist in fixed route transit operations

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Southeast Tennessee Human Resource Agency $1.82 million under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on June 23, 2026, for one year of preventative maintenance and operating assistance for the Cleveland Urban Area Transit System.

Funds cover all eligible preventative maintenance and operating expenses including driver salaries, fuel, and items with useful life of less than one year such as personal protective equipment and cleaning supplies. The award supports safe and efficient fixed-route transit operations serving elderly and disabled passengers, low-income riders, and the general public in the Cleveland urban area. Funding ensures the transit system meets preventative maintenance requirements and enables workers and other users to reach their destinations reliably.

The award obligates $1.82 million with a period of performance through March 30, 2033. Place of performance is Tennessee. No sub-recipients are involved in this award.

Activities

Funds will be used to cover all eligible preventative maintenance and to cover operating expenses such as drivers salaries fuel items having a useful life of less than one year including personal protective equipment and cleaning supplies.

Expected outcomes

Funding will ensure that the cleveland urban area transit system meets preventative maintenance requirements and maintains safe efficient operations for the elderly and disabled low income and the general public.

Intended beneficiaries

Cleveland urban area transit system and the riders that rely on its service will benefit from continued safe reliable vehicles permitting workers to get to work and other destinations.