These funds are for operating assistance to provide general public demand response transportation including job access employment transportation to residents who live within knox county outside the…

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Knoxville Knox County Community Action Committee $2,624,042 on June 15, 2026, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to provide demand-response general public transportation and job-access employment transportation services to Knox County residents outside the City of Knoxville's fixed-route coverage area, including residents who live too far from existing bus stops or whose destinations fall outside the Knoxville Area Transit (KAT) service area. The award funds operating assistance for these populations, preventative maintenance on transit vehicles, and safety and security programs. Intended beneficiaries include the general public, seniors, and persons with disabilities seeking access to medical appointments, employment, and essential errands within the Knoxville urbanized area. The performance period runs through March 30, 2034, with work performed in Tennessee. No sub-recipients are identified for this award.

Activities

Provide demand response general public transportation serviceprovide job access transportation serviceperform preventative maintenance on the transit vehiclesprovide safety and security on the vehicles

Expected outcomes

The general public will have access to transportation in order to go to medical appointmentsemployment and essential errands in the knoxville urbanized areaseniors and people with disabilities will have access to transportation in order to go to medical appointments employment and essential errands in the knoxville urbanized area

Intended beneficiaries

General publicseniorspeople with disabilities