$7M to Support Taxi & Livery Services

November 23, 2022

Matthew Mogavero, 857-248-0868
mmogavero@massdevelopment.com

BOSTON – MassDevelopment has awarded 88 grants totaling $2,404,066 from the Taxi & Livery Business Support Grant Program to small businesses in the taxi, livery, and hackney industries and 42 grants totaling $4,573,798 from the Taxi, Livery & Hackney Partnership Grant Program to entities that coordinate transportation services. 

The Taxi & Livery Business Support Grant Program offers small businesses in the taxi, livery, and hackney industries financial assistance to secure products or services that will improve competitiveness and enhance safety capabilities in the rapidly evolving market of for-hire transportation.  The Taxi, Livery & Hackney Partnership Grant Program is an operational subsidy program aimed at expanding transportation service capacity by providing funding to entities that contract with licensed taxi or livery businesses for transportation and delivery needs as well as institutional programs and non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) initiatives. Both programs are funded by MassDevelopment’s allocation from the Commonwealth’s Transportation Infrastructure Enhancement Trust Fund.

“Local economies are strengthened when residents and visitors have access to a range of affordable and reliable transportation options,” said Housing and Economic Development Secretary Mike Kennealy, who serves as chair of MassDevelopment’s Board of Directors. “MassDevelopment’s taxi and livery programs advance goals to support these industries while improving transportation access across the state.” 

“This funding will help taxi, livery, and hackney companies purchase equipment they need to thrive and will support local organizations like senior centers and human services providers that partner with these small businesses,” said MassDevelopment President and CEO Dan Rivera. “MassDevelopment is proud to support these industries, their workforces, and the clients they serve.”

The Commonwealth’s Transportation Infrastructure Enhancement Trust Fund (the “Fund”) was created by An Act Regulating Transportation Network Companies, which Governor Baker signed into law in August 2016, and is supported by a 20-cent assessment on every transportation network company ride in Massachusetts, of which 5 cents funds these grants.

Created in 2020, the Taxi & Livery Business Support Grant Program awarded 85 grants totaling $4,465,619 through the first round of the program to support 104 small businesses operating in the taxi and livery industries and two taxi and livery industry associations. 

In March 2021, MassDevelopment, in partnership with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), announced $2,543,883 through the Taxi, Livery, and Hackney Transportation Partnerships Grant Program to 47 cities and towns, municipal agencies, RTAs, nonprofits, and health and human service providers.  In November 2020, MassDevelopment and MAPC announced $1,003,978 in grants through the Urgent COVID-19 Taxicab, Livery, and Hackney Transportation Partnerships Grant Program to 25 cities and towns, municipal agencies, RTAs, and health and human services transportation providers.

The following organizations received funding from the Taxi & Livery Business Support Grant Program:

• Besu Fikade Taxi Inc., Allston – $30,000
• Eritrea Trans., Inc., Allston – $31,833
• Hammere, Inc., Allston – $32,541
• KTB Cab, Inc., Allston – $31,626
• Nedal Cab, Inc., Allston – $20,500
• Sycoone Taxi, Inc., Allston – $32,339
• Way Forward Taxi Alliance, Inc., Andover – $250,000
• America The Beautiful Inc., Boston – $10,000
• Azin Taxi, Inc., Boston – $18,200
• Convenient Cab, Inc., Boston – $32,541
• Dalul, Inc., Boston – $32,584
• Darwish Limo Service Inc., Boston – $20,000
• Epseke, Inc., Boston – $32,579
• Fedala Sport Inc., Boston – $20,000
• Halliday Transportation (dba only), Boston – $10,000
• Golden Cab, Inc., Boston – $20,000
• Grace of you Lord, Inc., Boston – $32,500
• Kera Goffa Corp., Boston – $32,584
• Louanas Taxi, Inc., Boston – $20,000
• MA & NA Taxi, Inc., Boston – $31,789
• Maylomin Trans Inc., Boston – $32,541
• N K B Cab, Inc., Boston – $32,445
• North Sudan Corp., Boston – $20,000
• O and H Trans., Inc., Boston – $32,584
• OMTS Transportation, Inc., Boston – $20,500
• Selekleka Trans Inc., Boston – $31,626
• Signature Transportation Services Inc., Boston – $20,000
• South Sudan Corp., Boston – $20,000
• Super Syd Taxi Corp., Boston – $30,000
• Tesfay Cab, Inc., Boston – $31,789
• Winner's Cab, Inc., Boston – $32,660
• YEAB Inc., Boston – $31,651
• Yerusalem, Inc., Boston – $32,287
• Zeda Trans Inc., Boston – $32,328
• Bill's Taxi Service, Inc., Bridgewater – $40,000
• Milkyis Limo Inc., Cambridge – $30,786
• Zelalem Inc., Cambridge – $30,786
• Addis Ababa Inc., Chelsea – $32,700
• Terrien Transportation, Inc., Chicopee – $30,000
• Addis Cab, Inc., Dedham – $32,525
• Meklit Cab, Inc., Dorchester – $32,493
• Oumark Trans. Inc., Dorchester – $14,500
• Tiba Services Inc., Dorchester – $15,000
• Bashay Cab, Inc., East Boston – $30,000
• Mahja, Inc. and Preet Trans Inc., East Boston – $18,200
• Nanak Naam, Inc., East Boston – $35,000
• Widad, Inc. , East Boston – $20,000
• Engeda Livery Service Inc., Everett – $20,000
• Tommy's Taxi, Inc., Framingham – $7,900
• Able Limousine Inc., Hopkinton – $35,000
• Seaside Transport, Inc., Hull – $20,000
• Satti Livery, Inc., Hyde Park – $11,490
• M & T Taxi, Inc., Jamaica Plain – $32,700
• Town Livery Inc., Lawrence – $20,000
• Tee Flow Taxi Corp., Mattapan – 31,874
• Logan Cab, Inc., Medford – $23,500
• Magan Transport LLC, Medford – $9,512
• GOH Cab, Inc., Milton – $32,003
• Covenant Transportation, Inc., Newton – $17,000
• Tim Taxi, Inc., Newton – $20,000
• Space Cab, Inc., Newton Highlands – $20,000
• Mercedes Cab Company Inc., North Truro – $39,987
• County Rainbow Taxi, Inc., Pittsfield – $40,000
• Transporting the People, Inc., Pittsfield – $22,000
• Care Remedy Inc., Reading – $25,000
• RCK Transportation Inc., Revere – $19,750
• All State Taxi, Inc., Roslindale – $20,500
• Gilboss Taxi, Inc., Roslindale – $20,000
• Ride In Style Inc., Roslindale – $20,000
• Selam Transportation, Inc., Roslindale – $32,493
• Adama Taxi Inc., Roxbury – $32,700
• Alaa. W Taxi, Inc., Roxbury – $20,000
• DA & MU Cab, Inc., Roxbury – $31,789
• K & N Dumerant, Inc., Roxbury – $10,000
• Knights Airport Limousine Service, Inc., Shrewsbury – $30,000
• Green Cab Company, Inc., Somerville – $34,320
• Warsame Livery Services Inc., Somerville – $20,000
• M. J. Transportation, Inc., Southwick – $32,726
• Rozki Rides LLC, Springfield – $39,790
• Youth on the Move, Inc., Springfield – $20,000
• Blackstone Valley Livery LLC, Uxbridge – $30,000
• Weston Coach, Inc., Wayland – $15,000
• Meshualekia, Inc., West Roxbury – $32,550
• Mirka, Inc., West Roxbury – $20,000
• Samuel Transportation, Inc., West Roxbury – $14,466
• Tedy & Amnu, Inc., West Roxbury – $32,700
• Rose F. Limo, Inc., Westford – $7,000
• Friendly Ride Transportation, Inc., Wilbraham – $4,000

The following cities, towns, and organizations received funding from the Taxi, Livery & Hackney Transportation Partnership Grant Program:

• Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority – $250,000
• Belmont Council on Aging – $10,000
• Mass211, Inc. c/o United Way of Tri-County, Berkshire County – $80,000
• Tri-Valley, Inc., Blackstone Valley – $250,000
• The Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, Inc. – $250,000
• Bridgewater Council on Aging – $243,480
• Old Colony Young Men's Christian Association, Inc., Brockton and Taunton – $83,527
• Town of Brookline – $28,980
• Cambridge Public Health Commission – $250,000
• Edith Chaille Elder Transportation Fund, Inc., Cambridge and Somerville – $132,000
• Cape Ann Transportation Authority – $66,340
• Clinton Council On Aging – $31,000
• Town of Egremont – $28,350 
• Framingham Council On Aging/Callahan Center – $69,254
• Franklin Regional Transit Authority, Franklin County and North Quabbin Regions – $233,000
• St. Francis House, Inc., Greater Boston – $93,600
• Women's Lunch Place, Inc., Greater Boston – $65,685
• Julie Fund, Inc., Greater Boston – $250,000
• Vinfen Corporation, Greater Boston – $198,600
• Bay State Community Services, Inc., Greater South Shore – $5,000
• Holliston Senior Center – $21,500
• Hopkinton Council on Aging – $35,618
• Hull Council on Aging – $35,479
• Lexington Transportation Services – $46,000
• Institute for Development Thru Transportation Inc., Lowell and Surrounding Area – $176,500
• City of Marlborough – $250,000
• Montachusett Regional Transit Authority – $250,000
• Natick Council on Aging – $26,730
• Town of Needham – $49,999
• Northampton Senior Services – $27,000
• Helping Our Women, Inc., Outer Cape Cod – $74,000
• Quincy Housing Authority – $114,800
• African Community Economic Development of New England, Inc., Roxbury – $125,000
• Sherborn Council on Aging – $6,900
• Shirley Council on Aging – $20,000
• Shrewsbury Council on Aging – $60,000
• The Dormition Family Table, Somerville – $7,500
• Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services, Inc. – $70,000
• Towns of Sudbury (lead), Acton, Bolton, Stow – $222,336
• Wayland Council on Aging – $35,620
• Town of Weston – $50,000
• Open Sky Community Services, Inc., Worcester County – $250,000

MassDevelopment, the state’s development finance agency and land bank, works with businesses, nonprofits, banks, and communities to stimulate economic growth across the Commonwealth. During FY2022, MassDevelopment financed or managed 356 projects generating investment of more than $1.69 billion in the Massachusetts economy. These projects are estimated to create or support 11,080 jobs and build or preserve 1,778 housing units.