MA-2022-021

This application is to request Section 5311 (Non-Urbanized Area Formula Grant (CFDA #20.509) funds apportioned to the State of Massachusetts in the amount of $5,392,847. Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) requests $5,392,846 of FFY22 Section 5311-Massachusetts $5,245,256 and Section 5311(b)(3) in the amount of $147,591.

Purpose: The purpose of this award is to provide the State of Massachusetts and its sub-recipients operating assistance Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP) and administration initiatives for the state and its sub-recipients.

Activities to be performed: Funds will be used to cover eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel items having a useful life of less than one year, and preventive maintenance in order to continue transit operations. Funds will also be used for training, technical assistance, and state administration.

Expected outcomes: Continued safe and effective operating of transit services for rural areas of Massachusetts.

Intended beneficiaries: Massachusetts transit agencies and citizens in the rural and non-urbanized areas of the state.

Subrecipient activities: The following subrecipients will receive operating assistance to maintain services: Berkshire Regional Transit Authority (BRTA), Franklin Regional Transit Authority (FRTA), Martha's Vineyard Transit Authority (FTA), Nantucket Regional Transit Authority (NRTA), Peter Pan Bus Lines Inc., and Greyhound Lines Inc.

Massachusetts Executive Office Of Transportation

20.509 - Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program

FTA Region 1 [DOT - FTA]

FTA Office of Budget and Policy [DOT - FTA]

Massachusetts United States

State-Wide

None

Infrastructure $5,392,847 (100%) percent this Project Grant was funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Act.