To provide preventive maintenance operating assistance planning and paratransit services to assist in the fixed route transit operations

The Texarkana Urban Transit District Inc. was awarded a $2,513,417 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The grant funds will be used to cover all eligible operating expenses, including driver salaries, fuel, preventive maintenance, paratransit services, and planning activities. The grant will enable Texarkana Urban Transit to meet preventive maintenance standards, continue operations, and effectively provide public transportation services within the Texarkana urban area. The award will benefit community riders and transit staff. No sub-recipient activities were noted.

Activities

Funds will be used to cover all eligible operating expenses such as drivers salaries fuel and items having a useful life of less than one-year eligible preventive maintenance paratransit services and planning activities.

Expected outcomes

Funding will enable texarkana urban transit to meet preventive maintenance standards continue to provide operations and effectively provide public transportation services within the texarkana urban area.

Intended beneficiaries

Community riders and transit staff