To provide funds for capital purchases and project administration which are critical to the success of providing transit service

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded The Tri-State Transit Authority $427,593 on January 12, 2026, under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513). The award funds the purchase of vans and mobility management costs to expand and replace paratransit vehicles serving seniors and individuals with disabilities throughout the Huntington, West Virginia–Kentucky–Ohio transportation management area. Performance extends through March 31, 2027, with work conducted in West Virginia.

Cabell County Community Services Organization and Hospice of Huntington receive pass-through funding to procure replacement and expansion paratransit vehicles and cover operating expenditures for transit services to eligible populations. The funding enables The Tri-State Transit Authority to continue delivering clean, safe, and reliable transportation while improving mobility and access for seniors and individuals with disabilities across the tri-state service area.

Activities

Funds will be used to cover the purchase of vans capital cost of contracting mobility management and project administration.

Expected outcomes

Funding will permit the TRI-state transit authority to continue to provide clean safe and reliable transportation and to improve mobility and access for seniors and individuals with disabilities throughout the huntington WV-KY-OH transportation management area (TMA).

Intended beneficiaries

TRI-state transit authority and the seniors and individuals with disabilities throughout the huntington- WV-KY-OH TMA service area will benefit from improved mobility and access to transportation.

Subrecipient activities

The following sub-recipients will receive funding for replacement and expansion paratransit vehicles and operating expenditures to provide transit services to seniors and individuals with disabilities under this grant:cabell county community services organizationhospice of huntington