Boone County approves application for $800,455 2027 transit operations grant and two accessible minivans
May 4, 2026
Boone County commissioners approved submission of two 2027 INDOT public transit grant applications: a $800,455 operations request (50/50 match) and a vehicle grant for two low-floor accessible minivans priced at $73,000 each with an 85% federal share, leaving a local 15% match.
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Boone County commissioners voted to allow the county to submit two 2027 public transit grant applications on behalf of Boone Area Transit System, the county’s service provider. Anita Bowen of Boone Area Transit System told commissioners the county is the grant recipient and that the agency is asking to apply for an operations grant of $800,455 and a vehicle grant to buy two low-floor, Americans with Disabilities Act–accessible minivans.
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