Fund ongoing projects (operating preventive maintenance and software) in the urbanized area of brownsville texas that will help continue a seamless and effective public transportation service…

The Federal Transit Administration awarded the City of Brownsville, operating as Brownsville Metro, $6.409 million on March 16, 2026, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to fund preventive maintenance, operating assistance, and software enhancements for public transportation service in the Brownsville, Texas urbanized area through June 1, 2031.

Brownsville Metro will use the funding for ongoing preventive maintenance operations, operating assistance to sustain transit service, and software enhancements that provide real-time visibility of bus routes to improve customer service and passenger flexibility. The award benefits Brownsville community members, passengers, and visitors by supporting safe, efficient, and reliable fixed-route and paratransit service delivery. No sub-recipients are identified for this award. Place of performance is Texas.

Purpose

The purpose of this grant is to fund ongoing projects (operating preventive maintenance and software) in the urbanized area of brownsville texas that will help continue a seamless and effective public transportation service throughout brownsville texas.

Activities

Funds in this grant will go towards preventative maintenance operating assistance and software enhancements.

Expected outcomes

This funding will help brownsville continue to provide a seamless and effective public transportation service throughout brownsville texas. These funds are vital in providing safe efficient and reliable public transportation service with courtesy concern and professionalism to all passengers visitors and citizens of brownsville. Lastly software funded in this grant application will give all community members real-time visibility of all the bus routes improving customer service and flexibility of passengers.

Intended beneficiaries

Brownsville community members passengers and visitors will benefit from this funding.