The purpose of this funding opportunity is to help fund ten months of operating assistance for mountain lynx transit public transportation service

District Three Governmental Cooperative, doing business as Washington County Public Trans, received a $411,175 formula grant award dated August 6, 2025, from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The ten-month operating assistance award, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2026, supports the continuation of public transportation services in the urbanized areas of Abingdon, Washington County, and Bristol, Virginia, serving approximately 34,000 residents.

The funding enables the awardee to maintain operational service delivery through the operation of four fixed routes in Abingdon operating Monday through Friday, supplemented by a daily route to Bristol serving the I-81 corridor. These services provide essential shared-ride transportation to residents, including seniors, persons with disabilities, and low-income individuals within the tri-city region. The award supports routine operating expenses including driver salaries, fuel, and administrative costs necessary to ensure reliable and continuous transit service availability to the intended beneficiary population.

Activities

The activity in this project is the operation of four routes in the town of abingdon virginia monday-friday as well as a daily route to the city of bristol serving the i-81 corridor in washington county and bristol VA.

Expected outcomes

The expected outcome of this project is for district three (mountain lynx transit) to continue to provide operations and reliable transit service in the urbanized area.

Intended beneficiaries

The intended beneficiaries of this project include the residents of abingdon washington county and bristol VA within the urbanized zone.