Gov. Andy Beshear today announced that Kentucky has been awarded $3,070,671 in funding from the Federal Transit Administration to enable public transit agencies across the commonwealth to purchase vehicles.
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s Office of Transportation Delivery applied for the funding, which is discretionary and nationally competitive. Ten Kentucky transit agencies, which together serve 41 counties, will use the money to buy 42 replacement vehicles and 20 other vehicles with which to expand their fleets.
“Reliable transportation is essential to so much we do in our daily lives,” Gov. Beshear said. “For many of our fellow Kentuckians, that means public transportation. It’s how they get to work, or school, or health care appointments, or the grocery and a host of other places. This funding is an investment on their behalf.”
Kentucky Transportation Secretary Jim Gray noted that the funding comes at a particularly critical time because public transit agencies have lost ridership and revenue because of the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19).
“These agencies have been struggling financially, and this funding will help them maintain a dependable fleet,” Secretary Gray said.
Awards are as follows:
| Agency | TOTAL | Counties Affected by Funding | Number of Expansion Vehicles | Number of Replacement Vehicles | Total Number of Vehicles |
| Blue Grass Community Action Partnership, Inc. | $668,935 | Anderson, Boyle, Casey, Franklin, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Mercer, Scott, Washington, Woodford | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Central Kentucky Community Action Council | $558,648 | Breckinridge, Edmondson, Grayson, Hart, Larue, Marion, Nelson | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| City of Maysville / Maysville Transit System | $78,435 | Mason | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Daniel Boone Community Action Agency, Inc. | $180,000 | Clay, Jackson, Lee, Owsley, Wolfe | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Harlan County Community Action Agency, Inc. | $79,176 | Harlan | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Louisville Wheels Transportation | $338,106 | Bullitt, Henry, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Murray -Calloway Transit Authority | $228,020 | Calloway | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Pennyrile Allied Community Services | $393,401 | Caldwell, Crittenden, Christian, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon, Muhlenberg, Todd, Trigg | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Rural Transit Enterprises Coordinated, Inc. | $129,950 | Adair, Bell, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Monroe, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Russell, Taylor, Wayne, Whitley | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sandy Valley Transportation Services | $416,000 | Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, and Pike | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| $3,070,671 | 20 | 42 | 62 |