CA-2021-123

This application is for $2,044,484 of Fiscal Year 2021 Section 5307 funds allocated to Monterey-Salinas Transit for bus replacements. This award is for the procurement of 9 medium-duty and 7 heavy-duty buses. An allocation summary is included below.

This application is also for $1,250,543 of Fiscal Year 2019 ($640,394) and Fiscal Year 2020 ($610,149) formula Section 5339 bus and bus facilities funds allocated to Monterey-Salinas Transit for bus replacements. An allocation summary is included below.

5307 Allocation:
- Salinas UZA: $2,044,484

FY 2019 5339 Allocation:
- Salinas UZA: $498,943
- Seaside-Monterey UZA: $141,451

FY 2020 5339 Allocation:
- Salinas UZA: $519,294
- Seaside-Monterey UZA: $90,855

Matching funds are from State of California SB1 local partnership funds in the amount of $241,000, State of California State SB1 State of Good Repair FY 20 formula funds in the amount of $708,126, and local funds in the amount of $247,522. The grant, along with the other local funds identified above, provides funding for the replacement of 16 old diesel and gas buses with 16 new diesel and gas buses. The start date is March 1, 2021, and the end date is December 31, 2022.

This application does not include funds for research and/or development. Indirect costs will not be applied to this application and its scope of work.

MST is the primary public transit provider in Monterey County, which is located along the central coast of California. The agency operates over sixty routes serving the county's estimated 435,594 residents. It operates through two major transit hubs in Monterey and Salinas, as well as secondary hubs in Marina and Sand City. Additionally, MST provides connections to the city of Paso Robles in San Luis Obispo County, the cities of Santa Cruz and Watsonville in Santa Cruz County, and San Jose in Santa Clara County. Agency information is provided in Attachment A.

MST is the only public transit agency that provides fixed-route, demand-response, and special seasonal transit service to a 295-square-mile area of Monterey County, California, as well as connections in three other counties. MST operates a fleet of over 100 buses for its fixed-route service. MST has a fleet of roughly 40 buses for paratransit service and general public dial-a-ride service in the rural area. In Fiscal Year 2019, MST carried over 4,475,000 passengers and operated over 5,971,000 service miles.

From San Jose to Paso Robles, MST operates service that extends roughly 1/5 the length of the entire state of California. The stretch of service area is comparable to the distance between Washington D.C. and Philadelphia. To the north in San Jose, California, MST routes terminate at the Diridon Station, which is a multimodal station serving Amtrak, Caltrain, and Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. With the start of MST's Lines 82 and 83 in 2011, MST closed a public transit gap that existed between Northern California and Southern California along the U.S. Highway 101 corridor. Now, to the south in Paso Robles, California, MST's routes serve the Paso Robles Transit Center, a multi-modal station serving Greyhound, Amtrak, Paso Express, and San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority.

MST's wide range of service allows residents of Monterey County to connect with other public transit services outside the county, ultimately enabling Monterey County residents to travel across the state.

DOL Contact:
Matthew Deal / mdeal@mst.org / Phone (831) 264-8297

Monterey-Salinas Transit District

NOT APPLICABLE

20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants

FTA Region 9 [DOT - FTA]

FTA Office of Budget and Policy [DOT - FTA]

California United States

State-Wide

NOT APPLICABLE

Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been shortened from 12/31/24 to 01/25/24 and the total obligations have increased 163% from $1,704,701 to $4,491,676.