Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority

This Award Uses Federal Funds in the Amount of $2991000 From the FY19 Low/no Emission (5339C) Bus Program to Purchase 4 Electric Buses and Charging Stations Matched by $2690000 in Local Funds and $18000 in Local/in-kind for a Total of $5699000. Alternative Funds for Alternative Fuels: Tulsa Transit Leveraging New Funding Sources for Electric Transit Buses to Improve Air Quality and Access to Employment and Support Economic Vitality. Discretionary Id: D2019-LWNO-029 Purpose of the Award: Replace Four Diesel Buses Which Have Exceeded Their Useful Life With Zero-emission Busesactivities to Be Performed: Acquire Four Zero-emission Buses. Expected Outcomes: Reduce Transit Costs Energy Consumption Carbon Emissions and Particulate Matter in the Tulsa Service Area. Intended Beneficiaries: Transit Customers in the Tulsa Transit Service Area. Subrecipient Activities: N/amtta Is Seeking to Replace Four Diesel Buses Which Exceeded Useful Life in 2017 With Zero-emission Buses. the Four Buses Will Serve in the General Fleet to Improve Air Quality Increase Access to Employment Reduce Maintenance Costs and Facilitate Public Private Partnerships to Advance Efforts to Maintain a State of Good Repair. in Partnership With Proterra a Leader in Zero-emission Buses Mtta Requests $2991000 in 52% Federal Funds With 48% Local Match $2708000. Total Project Cost $5699000. Matching Funds Will Come Out of General Operating Funds. This Match Will Occur in the Form of Battery Lease Payments Over the 12 Year Life of the Buses.