Provide approximately 18 months of funding to support preventive maintenance and capital cost of contracting beginning FEB. 2024; and approximately 10 months of ADA complimentary paratransit service…

The Federal Transit Administration awarded Via Metropolitan Transit (San Antonio Metropolitan Transit) $115,439,803 in formula grant funding on February 11, 2026, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507).

The award supports preventive maintenance and capital contracting costs over approximately 18 months beginning February 2024; approximately 10 months of ADA-compliant paratransit service expenses beginning October 2023; and approximately 27 months of operating expenses from July 2024 through September 2026. Via passes through funding to sub-recipient Alamo Area Regional Council of Governments (AACOG) for preventive maintenance and Job Access Reverse Commute (JARC) services serving the Cities of Schertz and Cibolo within the San Antonio Urbanized Area. These cities were approved for JARC funding in fiscal year 2013 and remain eligible under the 2020 Census designation.

The funding enables Via to meet preventive maintenance standards and maintain contracted and directly operated paratransit services to the general public, seniors, and individuals with disabilities, while AACOG continues JARC service provision to outlying communities. The award obligates funds through January 29, 2027, with place of performance in Texas.

Purpose

The purpose of this award is to provide approximately 18 months of funding to support preventive maintenance and capital cost of contracting beginning FEB. 2024; and approximately 10 months of ADA complimentary paratransit service expenses beginning OCT. 2023; and includes approximately 27 months of funding to support operating expenses during the july 2024-sept. 2026 timeframe related to job access reverse commute (jarc) services provided by vias sub-recipient alamo area regional council of governments (aacog) for the cities of schertz and cibolo. These cities were originally included in the SAN antonio UZA in october 2012 (FY13) and the FTA approved them for funding under the jarc program. These cities remain in the SAN antonio UZA under the 2020 census.

Activities

Activities to be performed include preventative maintenance capital cost of contracting and ADA complimentary paratransit service and sub-recipient job access reverse commute (jarc) services provided by the alamo area regional council of governments (aacog) to the cities of schertz and cibolo.

Expected outcomes

The project will permit via to meet preventive maintenance standards and continue to meet the transportation needs of the community through the continuation of vias contracted paratransit operations directly operated paratransit operations and aacogs continued provision of job access reverse commute (jarc) services within the SAN antonio UZA.

Intended beneficiaries

Intended beneficiaries include the general public via customers utilizing public transportation and paratransit services as well as customers utilizing services provided by the alamo area regional council of governments (aacog).

Subrecipient activities

This application includes pass-through funds to the alamo area council of governments (aacog) for preventive maintenance and job access reverse commute (jarc) services.