The City of Tallahassee, Florida was awarded a $20.5 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) for the period of September 13, 2022 through March 30, 2029. Funds will support the City's COT-StarMetro transit agency's operating and capital assistance needs to provide fixed route and paratransit transportation services.
Specifically, operating assistance will fund driver salaries, fuel, planning, workforce development, vehicle parts, contracted services for ADA paratransit operations, security, and other operational salaries. Capital assistance will support the purchase of rolling stock including two 40-foot and one 35-foot battery electric buses, annual battery leases, a signalized pedestrian crosswalk, preventative maintenance, technology upgrades, planning services, facility upgrades, and concrete pad installations. No matching funds are required. The award aims to support continued transit services and maintenance of vehicles and infrastructure in a state of good repair.
Generated 1/7/24, 4:53 AM