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Awards/FORMULA GRANT (A)

$104,000,000

Department of Transportation·Federal Transit Administration

to LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

WORK BEGAN2026-03-04·LATEST ACTION2026-03-09·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_CA-2026-022_069
Award description

APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO FULLY FUND ONE YEAR OF BUS PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE FOR LACMTA TO ASSIST IT IN FIXED ROUTE TRANSIT OPERATIONS DURING THE PERIOD OF 7/1/2024 TO 6/302025.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: FUNDS WILL BE USED TO COVER ELIGIBLE BUS PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES FOR VEHICLES.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE IS ESSENTIAL TO THE SAFE AND EFFICIENT OPERATIONS OF METROS VEHICLE FLEET. IT WILL REDUCE ACCIDENTS DOWNTIME AND MAINTENANCE COSTS AS WELL AS IMPROVE DRIVER MORALE AND PUBLIC RELATIONS.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: BUS AND RAIL RIDERS INCLUDING SENIORS PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES LOW-INCOME AND TRANSIT-DEPENDENT INDIVIDUALS AND THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS FOR ESSENTIAL TRIPS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: LACMTA DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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In plain English

Funds one year of preventive bus maintenance for LA Metro's fixed-route transit fleet to ensure safe, efficient operations.

Sub-sectors
transit-operationsbus-maintenancefta-formula-grant
Why this matters

Preventive maintenance reduces fleet downtime and accidents while serving transit-dependent populations including seniors, disabled riders, and low-income commuters.

Supply-chain signal

Sustains demand for bus parts, maintenance labor, and fleet management services in the Los Angeles transit supply chain.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-28. Cost: $0.002912.

Period of performance
Start
2026-03-04
End
2026-06-30
Status
expired13 days ago
Sources

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