Activities to be performed will be for pre-construction activities for planning purposes of RFQ select consultant and complete project

The Federal Transit Administration awarded the City of Asheville $364,600 on July 15, 2026, under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) to fund pre-construction planning activities for a new or expanded downtown transit center with an affordable housing component and potential compatible uses.

The City of Asheville will deliver program planning, RFQ facilitation, comprehensive planning covering operations and ingress/egress, financial planning, community engagement, conceptual design, and environmental and historic preservation compliance. The grant targets individuals residing in areas of persistent poverty. No sub-recipients are identified.

The award obligates $364,600 with a period of performance extending through March 30, 2034. Place of performance is North Carolina. The assistance type is a Project Grant.

Activities

Provide program planning facilitating the RFQ comprehensive planning operations/ingress/egress a financial plan community engagement conceptual designs environmental and historic preservation compliance. These efforts will result in the future development of a new/expanded downtown transit center to include affordable housing component and potential other compatible uses

Expected outcomes

Outcomes will be to complete pre-construction activities for planning purposes of RFQ select consultant and project completion.

Intended beneficiaries

The intended beneficiaries of this grant will be targeted to individuals who reside in areas of persistent poverty.