The purpose of this grant award is to provide funding for the construction of a new transit facility for missoula urban transportation district (mutd).

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Missoula Urban Transportation District $53.816 million on August 20, 2026 under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to construct a new maintenance operations and administrative base (MOAB) facility in Missoula, Montana.

MUTD will engage a third-party consultant to design and construct the facility, which will replace an existing maintenance and operations facility that has exceeded its useful life. The new facility will expand capacity to accommodate MUTD's transit operations and improve operational function. Residents of Missoula will benefit from improved transit service delivery through enhanced maintenance infrastructure and administrative capabilities.

The period of performance runs through July 30, 2029. No sub-recipients are involved in this award. MUTD, operating as Mountain Line, serves as the prime recipient and will oversee facility construction and consultant engagement. The program provides capital funding for the replacement, rehabilitation, purchase, or lease of buses and bus-related equipment and facilities, as well as low or no emissions bus projects.

Activities

The funds will be used to hire a third-party consultant to construct a new maintenance operations and administrative base (moab).

Expected outcomes

The facility will replace an existing facility that exceeds its useful life and improve function and provide needed space to accommodate mutds transit operations.

Intended beneficiaries

Residents of missoula MT.