This is an FFY 2022 section 5307 application in the amount of $1101114

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Lowcountry Regional Transportation Authority a $4.59 million Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant will support existing transit services in South Carolina's urban areas through June 2029 by funding preventative maintenance for vehicles and facilities, as well as planning, capital, and operating assistance. Funds will cover all eligible operating expenses to continue transit operations, including driver salaries, fuel, and maintenance. The grant is expected to permit Lowcountry RTA to continue providing services that would otherwise be cut due to lack of funding, benefiting both the transportation authority and the riders who rely on its services to access work, essential services, and employment opportunities. No subrecipients are involved.

Purpose

The purpose of this award is to provide support for the existing transit services in the urban area through preventive maintenance for vehicles and facilities planning capital and operating assistance. 2.

Activities

Funds will be used to cover all eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries fuel maintenance etc. In order to continue transit operations. 3.

Expected outcomes

Funding will permit lowcountry RTA to continue to provide operations that would otherwise have to be cut due to lack of funding. 4.

Intended beneficiaries

Lowcountry RTA 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 and employment opportunities. 5.subrecipients: none