To provide funds for operating assistance

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Ohio Valley Regional Transportation Authority $2,663,356 on July 14, 2026, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to provide operating assistance for public transportation services in the Wheeling urbanized area.

The recipient will use the funds to sustain transit operations serving the Wheeling urbanized area in eastern Ohio and West Virginia. The award enables the Ohio Valley Regional Transportation Authority to continue providing public transportation services to residents and riders in the region. Performance extends through December 30, 2026, with place of performance in West Virginia. The award carries assistance type classification of Formula Grant. No sub-recipients are listed for this award.

Activities

Funds will be used to cover operating assistance.

Expected outcomes

Funding will permit eastern ohio/ohio valley regional transportation authority to continue to provide transit services to the wheeling urbanized area.

Intended beneficiaries

Eastern ohio/ohio valley regional transportation authority and the riders that rely on its service in the wheeling urbanized area will benefit from continued services.