Formula Grant TN2021027
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded $2,482,535 to the Knoxville Knox County Community Action Committee on March 10, 2026, under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program (CFDA 20.513). This formula grant funds the implementation of capital and operating projects designed to address transportation service gaps identified in the Knoxville Regional Human Services Transportation Coordination Plan. Specifically, the award...
- This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), is intended to support demand-response public transportation services within Knox County, Tennessee, including the City of Knoxville. The $2,571,950 award, valid from March 26, 2025 to March 30, 2033, will enable the Knoxville Knox County Community Action Committee (CAC) to provide general public transportation,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The City of Knoxville received a Formula Grant award of $28.9 million from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), effective September 24, 2025, with a completion date of March 30, 2031. This award subsidizes fixed-route and complementary paratransit services operated by Knoxville Area Transit (KAT) to benefit transit riders and Knox County residents. The funding supports preventative maintenance...
- This $2,492,730 federal Formula Grant award to Knoxville Knox County Community Action Committee (CAC) from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will fund the provision of general public demand response transportation and job access transportation services in the Knoxville, Tennessee urbanized area. The grant activities include operating demand response transportation, providing job access transportation,...
- This $420,000 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will allow the Knoxville Knox County Community Action Committee (CAC) to purchase up to four paratransit vehicles to replace existing vehicles. The grant funding will enable CAC to provide transportation services for the general public, including seniors and people with disabilities, throughout the Knoxville urbanized area. Specifically, the grant will support CAC in...
- The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded the City of Knoxville, Tennessee a $24.6 million Project Grant under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507) on January 6, 2022 to support public transportation services through February 23, 2023. The grant subsidizes fixed-route and complementary paratransit services provided by Knoxville Area Transit, funding preventative maintenance, operations, safety and security expenses, and paratransit service...
- The City of Knoxville, Tennessee received a $15,090,625 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant funding will support operating assistance for Knoxville Area Transit through February 2023 to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic by continuing low-capacity public transit services that meet CDC and federal guidelines. Key outcomes include...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded East Tennessee Human Resource Agency, Inc. (ETHRA) $813,131 on February 2, 2026, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to provide public transportation services in the Knoxville, Tennessee urbanized area. Of the total obligation, $166,097 in Section 5307 operating assistance (50% federal share) supports ongoing transit operations serving Anderson, Blount, Knox, Loudon, and Sevier Counties...
- The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $101,991 Project Grant to the Knoxville-Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513). The grant funds will support operating assistance for the Knoxville Knox County Community Action Committee Volunteer Assisted Transportation program. This program provides transportation services to seniors and individuals with disabilities in...
- The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the City of Knoxville $2,913,847 through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support transit fleet modernization and maintenance initiatives for the Knoxville Area Transit (KATS) system. The grant, obligated on September 24, 2025, with a completion date of March 30, 2032, funds the procurement of replacement electric buses and associated charging infrastructure to reduce carbon emissions and replace existing...
AWARD EXECUTIVE SUMMARYTHIS IS FIRST APPLICATION THAT KNOX COUNTY CAC TRANSIT IS SUBMITTING FOR FEDERAL FUNDING YEAR OF 2021 IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $968735: KNOX COUNTY CAC TRANSIT WILL USE THE SECTION 5307 FISCAL YEAR 2021 FEDERAL FUNDS FOR OPERATING ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE GENERAL PUBLIC DEMAND RESPONSE TRANSPORTATION INCLUDING EMPLOYMENT TO RESIDENTS WHO LIVE WITHIN KNOX COUNTY OUTSIDE THE CITY OF KNOXVILLE TO THOSE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE WITHIN THE CITY OF KNOXVILLE OUTSIDE THE KAT SERVICE AREA AND TO THOSE RESIDENTS WHO ARE NOT SERVED BY KAT FIXED ROUTE SYSTEM INCLUDING PERSONS WHO LIVE TOO FAR FROM THE BUS STOP OR WHOSE DESTINATION IS NOT WITHIN THE KAT SERVICE AREA. THESE SERVICES AVAILABLE MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY FROM 5:00 A.M. TO 9:00 P.M. KNOX COUNTY CAC TRANSIT HAS BEEN PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT RELATED TRANSPORTATION SINCE 2001 AND THOSE SERVICES WILL CONTINUE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY 7 DAYS A WEEK. KNOX COUNTY CAC TRANSIT IS A PART OF THE KNOXVILLE REGIONAL HUMAN SERVICE COORDINATION PLAN AND HAS BEEN PROVIDING JOB ACCESS TRANSPORTATION SINCE 2001 AND ALL OF THESE TRIPS ARE CAREFULLY COORDINATED WITH KNOXVILLE AREA TRANSIT (KAT).THE SPLIT LETTER FROM THE CITY OF KNOXVILLE IS ATTACHED.A COPY OF FTA TABLE 3A IS ATTACHED. PROJECT DATES: OCTOBER 1 2020 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30 2024.STIP PAGE INFORMATION: THE TIP PAGE NUMBER IS 20-2020-200 AND HAS BEEN ATTACHED TO THIS APPLICATION. THIS DOCUMENT WAS REVISED ON 4/9/2021.FUNDING: KNOX COUNTY CAC TRANSIT HAS RECEIVED OPERATING ASSISTANCE AND JOB ACCESS FUNDING TO PROVIDE GENERAL PUBLIC DEMAND RESPONSE TRANSPORTATION IN THE KNOXVILLE URBANIZED REA FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021: FEDERAL FUNDS: OPERATING ASSISTANCE: FEDERAL: $928735 (SPLIT LETTER ATTACHED) STATE FUNDS: $389803 LOCAL FUNDS: $538932: CAPITAL PROJECTS: FEDERAL: $40000 LOCAL FUNDS: $10000. THE LOCAL MATCH WILL BE FROM NON-GOVERNMENTAL SOURCES OTHER THAN REVENUES FOR PROVIDING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AND SERVICE AGREEMENTS WITH THE STATE AND LOCAL AND/OR PRIVATE SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES. THE FUNDS WILL COME PRIMARILY FROM AGREEMENTS WITH SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES AND MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.TIP NUMBER FTA FUNDING DESCRIPTION ALIS COVERED FEDERAL DOLLAR AMOUNT IN TIP YEAR. A CHART HAS BEEN ATTACHED IN THE DOCUMENT FILE: THE TOTAL FOR OPERATING PROJECTS IS $928735 AND CAPITAL PROJECTS ARE $40000 AS OUTLINED BELOW:OPERATING ASSISTANCE PROJECTS: $77960720-2020-200: SCOPE AND ALI: 30.09.03; $779607 FOR TRANSIT OPERATIONS FROM OCTOBER 1 2020 TO SEPTEMBER 30 2024JOB ACCESS OPERATING ASSISTANCE: $14912820-2020-200: SCOPE AND ALI: 30.09.05: $149128 FOR JOB ACCESS OPERATIONS FROM OCTOBER 1 2020 TO SEPTEMBER 30 2024PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE: $2000020-2020-200: 11.7A.00: SCOPE AND ALI: $20000 FOR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE FROM OCTOBER 1 2020 TO SEPTEMBER 30 2021SAFETY AND SECURITY: $2000020-2020-200: 11.42.09: SCOPE AND ALI: $20000 FOR MOBILE SURV/SECURITY EQUIPMENT FROM OCTOBER 1 2020 TO SEPTEMBER 30 2024KNOX COUNTY CAC TRANSIT WILL USE A SMALL PORTION OF FUNDING FOR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE FOR THE VEHICLES FROM OCTOBER 1 2020 TO SEPTEMBER 30 2021.SECURITY AND RELATED PROJECTS: KNOX COUNTY CAC TRANSIT WILL USE A SMALL PORTION OF FUNDING FOR SAFETY/SECURITY E911 SYSTEM MAINTENANCE FEES TO SUPPORT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND BUS SECURITY NETWORK. THIS WILL BE UNDER ALI 11.42-.09.DIRECT RECIPIENT STATUS: ATTACHED IS LETTER FROM THE CITY OF KNOXVILLE MAYOR ROGERO WITH THE FUNDS DISTRIBUTION UNDER THE APPLICATION DOCUMENTS TAB. KNOX COUNTY CAC TRANSIT IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE DIRECT RECIPIENT STATUS UNDER FTA AND THESE FUNDS HAVE BEEN AWARDED TO KNOXVILLE-KNOX COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION COMMITTEE AS WE ARE CURRENTLY IN GOOD STANDING AND HAVE MET ALL THE NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 12/16/25 | ||
| Not listed | $968.7k | 8/13/21 |