This application includes $2958316 (out of $4228584) in FY 2021 section 5307 funding for operating assistance preventive maintenance of vehicles and ADA paratransit services for the salem area mass…

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded $8.7 million under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program to the Salem Area Mass Transit District. Funds will support operating assistance, preventive maintenance of vehicles, and ADA paratransit services from July 2020 through October 2022. Specifically, $2.9 million will cover operating assistance for local fixed-route services and eligible costs associated with preventive maintenance of SAMTD's fleet from July 2020 through September 2021. The remaining funds will provide ADA paratransit transportation through June 2022. This funding will help minimize disruption to SAMTD's services, continue vehicle maintenance, and allow for continuous ADA transportation operations that would otherwise be reduced due to lack of funding, benefiting riders in the Salem and Keizer, Oregon area.

This application includes $2958316 (out of $4228584) in FY 2021 section 5307 funding for operating assistance preventive maintenance of vehicles and ADA paratransit services for the salem area mass transit district serving the salem and keizer marion county oregon area. Remaining funds will be used in a future capital grant application.purposefunds will be used to cover eligible operating assistance for the period of 07/01/2020 to 09/30/2021 preventive maintenance of the samtd fleet for the period of 07/01/2020 to 06/30/2021 and to provide ADA paratransit services during the period of 7/01/2020 to 6/30/2021.activities to be performedfunds will be used for operating assistance to sustain local fixed-route services to cover eligible costs associated with the preventive maintenance of samtds local fixed-route fleet and to provide ADA paratransit transportation services.expected outcomesfunding will help minimize disruption to samtds services and to continue servicing buses and to continue to provide ADA transportation allowing continuous operations that would otherwise have to be cut due to lack of funding.intended beneficiariessalem area mass transit district and the riders in the salem and keizer marion county oregon area.subrecipient activitiesnone