Fargo commission approves federal transit grant projects, including mobility management and bus equipment

The Fargo City Commission approved the city’s 2025 program of projects for federal transit funding and separately accepted proposed capital projects funded under Federal Transit Administration Sections 5310 and 5339.

Julie Bumbleman, a transit department official, explained that the Section 5307 allocation in the packet covered operating and capital program lines; commissioners confirmed the total allocation was “a little over” $3.6 million. Bumbleman said the previously published preliminary program now reflects the full federal share for 2025 and includes some carryover and a fund swap with a neighboring jurisdiction.

Bumbleman described Section 5310 funds as supporting mobility management functions, including funding a mobility management position, while Section 5339 funds are capital funds to purchase buses and bus‑related equipment. “The projects are outlined in there and what it is we’re purchasing,” she said.

After a public hearing with no speakers, the commission moved, seconded and approved the program and projects by roll call (Kolpak, Thurnberg, Peppcorn, Strand and Mahoney recorded as voting aye). The city will submit required documents to the Federal Transit Administration and implement the projects as outlined in the program of projects.