SC-2021-022

This grant application is for the remainder of GTAs allocation of the FY18 5339(b) apportionment for a new transit facility in the Greenville Large Urban Area totaling $11,000,000. The application will utilize $8,600,000 of the funds allocated to the Greenville Transit Authority (GTA). The other $2,400,000 has already been applied for in grant 2020-035. The overall start date of this application is the grant award date. The overall end date will be March 26, 2026.

The Greenville Transit Authority (GTA), the grantee, will not apply an indirect cost rate to activities. GTA is a 5339 direct recipient for the Greenville South Carolina UZA. This is not a research and development grant.

Sustainability:
GTA passed a resolution in February 2021 to pursue electric or CNG buses. This resolution can be found among the application documents. A brief history of GTAs sustainability work to date is outlined below:

In 2017, GTA received its first Low-No grant for $1.35M. We combined that with funding in the Mauldin-Simpsonville UZA and purchased our first 4 40 Proterra E2 Catalyst buses.

In 2019, GTA was awarded $2.04M in funding to buy 4 diesel or CNG (pending a station installed at the maintenance facility) buses.

In 2020, GTA was awarded $5.27M in Low-No grant funding to purchase an additional 6 buses. These will come online the same time as the new maintenance facility. These 10 buses from 2019 and 2020 funding would allow us to increase the frequency on routes from 60 minutes to 30 minutes.

As outlined in the resolution, the goal is to no longer buy diesel buses after the new maintenance facility comes online.

Public Engagement:
Greenlink has created a stakeholder team that will meet throughout the life of the project, as well as a public engagement plan consisting of at least 5 public meetings. Additionally, Greenlink is open to and has met with several interested parties outside of the stakeholder group and public engagement meetings, including the Washington High School Alumni group and various government representatives such as Xanthene Norris, the County Councilmember whose district this project is in. Additional information regarding these efforts can be found via the following links:

- https://greenvillesc.gov/1725/maintenance-facility-project
- https://teams.microsoft.com/_#/files/General?threadId=19:5a2d410308a74896ab6b6f1d13ab9e76@thread.tacv2ctx=channelContext=Maintenance%2520Facility%2520-%25203.30.21%2520Public%2520MeetingrootFolder=%252Fsites%252FGreenlink-PRandSocialMedia%252FShared%2520Documents%252FGeneral%252FMaintenance%2520Facility%2520-%25203.30.21%2520Public%2520Meeting

Title VI:
The Title VI equity analysis is attached (pending).

Greenville Transit Authority

NOT APPLICABLE

20.526 - Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs

FTA Region 4 [DOT - FTA]

FTA Office of Budget and Policy [DOT - FTA]

South Carolina United States

State-Wide

NOT APPLICABLE

Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been shortened from 03/30/25 to 07/16/24.