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Awards/FORMULA GRANT (A)

$104,000,000

Department of Transportation·Federal Transit Administration

to LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

transportationexpiring · 44d· period of performance ends in 44 days
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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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

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

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

Preventive maintenance reduces downtime and accidents while improving service reliability for transit-dependent populations including seniors and low-income riders.

Supply-chain signal

Sustains demand for bus parts, maintenance labor, and fleet management services from regional transit suppliers and contractors.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002270.

Period of performance
Start
2026-03-04
End
2026-06-30
Status
expiring · 44din 44 days
Sources

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