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The Federal Transit Administration awarded the North Central Texas Council of Governments $3.92 million on June 10, 2026, under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (Section 5310) formula grant program to fund grant oversight activities and demand-response transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities in the Dallas-Fort Worth region.

NCTCOG will oversee projects serving Dallas, Kaufman, and Denton Counties, including the City of Mesquite. STAR Transit, operating in Kaufman, Rockwall, and Dallas Counties, will continue service agreements with the City of Mesquite and deliver public transportation capital projects designed to meet mobility needs of seniors and individuals with disabilities when public transportation is insufficient, unavailable, or inappropriate. SPAN Inc., the transit operator in Denton County, will similarly implement public transportation capital projects addressing the same populations and service gaps.

The funding period extends from June 10, 2026, through April 30, 2029. Place of performance is Texas. The assistance type is a formula grant, which provides FTA-allocated funds distributed through a state-designated recipient structure to supplement or replace inadequate public transit options for eligible beneficiaries.

Activities

Funding will allow for grant oversight activities for projects included in this grant to be performed.

Expected outcomes

Funding from this grant will provide demand response service for seniors and individuals with disabilities and allow them to get to their destinations.

Intended beneficiaries

Individual residing in dallas kaufman and denton counties including those in the city of mesquite.

Subrecipient activities

Star transit (transit operator) serves kaufman rockwall and dallas counties. They also will continue an agreement with the city of mesquite for purchase of service. Projects are public transportation capital projects planned designed and carried out to meet the specific needs of seniors and individuals with disabilities when public transportation is insufficient unavailable or inappropriate.span INC. (transit operator) operates in denton county. Projects are public transportation capital projects planned designed and carried out to meet the specific needs of seniors and individuals with disabilities when public transportation is insufficient unavailable or inappropriate.