This grant will cover transit operating costs

The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded Gobierno Municipal De Juncos, a municipality in Puerto Rico, a $397,478 Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant will support the municipality's transit operating costs of $5,168 from July to December 2021, $230,000 from July 2022 to June 2023, and $162,310 from July 2023 to June 2024. These funds will reimburse operating expenses and help ensure continued transit services for residents during the COVID-19 emergency and fiscal years 2023-2024. No subrecipients are involved. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal funding available to local authorities and states for transit capital, operating assistance, and transportation planning in urbanized areas, supporting the intended purpose and beneficiaries of this award to a Puerto Rico municipality.

Activities

1. Operating costs of transit service as follows:for the period 7/1/2021 to 12/31/2021 at a cost of $5168; for the period 7/1/2022 to 6/30/2023 the amount of $230000; and for the period 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2024 the amount of $162310.

Expected outcomes

This grant will complete reimbursement of transit operating costs during the covid emergency and fiscal years 2023 and 2024.

Intended beneficiaries

The residents of juncos will be the main beneficiaries of this project.