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Knoxville TPO executive board accepts $8.9 million in FTA FY2025 urban transit funds; approves 5310 project awards
Summary
The Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization Executive Board voted to accept Federal Transit Administration FY2025 formula and discretionary funds — including 5307 urban formula, 5339 bus and bus facilities, and 5310 enhanced mobility allocations — and approved project selections for 5310 operating and capital awards.
The Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization Executive Board voted Sept. 24 to accept the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) fiscal 2025 urban-area funding and to approve the Section 5310 program-of-projects awards.
Board members were presented an $8.9 million 5307 (urbanized area formula) allocation for FY2025 and a breakdown of how that funding will be used and distributed among regional transit operators. Doug (TPO staff) told the board, “The Federal Transit Administration requires us to have a public hearing on this particular item,” and noted the meeting and packet served that requirement.
Why it matters: The funds pay for capital and operating needs for the region’s public transit network, including paratransit and maintenance; accepting the federal allocation makes the region eligible to obligate and spend the money through the designated recipients.
What the board accepted and how it’s allocated: The board recorded an $8.9 million urban-area (5307) allocation for federal FY2025. The City of Knoxville, as the technical designated recipient, will distribute funds through the TPO process to the three primary transit operators: CAAT…
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