Riley County commissioners on Monday approved sending a letter requesting a grant for the Flint Hills Area Transportation Agency.
The Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program (5311) grant provides funding through the Federal Transit Administration for smaller communities. Flint Hills ATA Bus Director Anne Smith said this request must be sent from local jurisdictions.
“So this is for services outside of Manhattan,” she said. “Basically, Manhattan has urbanized funding, and so this would be northern county, any rural areas outside of Manhattan, Ogden and part of western Pottawatomie County.”
