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

This $2,474,463 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will enable the Texarkana Urban Transit District Inc. to provide preventive maintenance, operating assistance, planning, and paratransit services to support fixed-route transit operations in the Texarkana urban area. The funding will cover eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, and preventive maintenance, as well as paratransit services and planning activities. This award is expected to help the transit district meet preventive maintenance standards, continue operations, and effectively deliver public transportation services to community riders and transit staff within the Texarkana urban area from March 4, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

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