Provide 5 years of operating assistance to municipality of yabucoa to assist IT in recovering from covid-19 during the period of 1/01/2023 to 12/31/2027.

The Municipality of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico will receive $1,932,698 through December 2027 under a Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants Program (CFDA 20.507). Funds will support the municipality's transit operations as it recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic by covering eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, vehicle maintenance, and paratransit services through December 2027. The award will allow the municipality to continue providing transit services that would otherwise be cut due to lack of funding, ensuring workers can access jobs and residents can reach essential services. No subrecipient activities are associated with this award to the Municipality of Yabucoa.

Purpose

The purpose of this award is to provide 5 years of operating assistance to municipality of yabucoa to assist IT in recovering from covid-19 during the period of 1/01/2023 to 12/31/2027.

Activities

Funds will be used to cover all eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries fuel items having a useful life of less than one year preventive maintenance paratransit services in order to continue transit operations.

Expected outcomes

Funding will permit the municipality of yabucoa to continue to provide operations that would otherwise have to be cut due to lack of funding.

Intended beneficiaries

The municipality of yabucoa and the riders that rely on its service will benefit from continued services permitting workers to get to work and riders to get to essential services.