The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $1,710,239.44 cooperative agreement to the Community Transportation Association of America under the Technical Assistance and Workforce Development federal grant program (CFDA 20.531) for the period of April 2, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The award supports the National Center for Mobility Management II Year 3 to provide technical assistance and training to increase transportation options and access to services for...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $2,500,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Technical Assistance and Workforce Development program (CFDA 20.531) supports the Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility Technical Assistance Center (CCAM-TAC). The CCAM-TAC's mission is to promote customer-centered mobility strategies that advance good health, economic vitality, self-sufficiency, and community. The center will provide...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $3,250,723 Cooperative Agreement to the Neponset Valley Transportation Management Association, Inc. (NVTMA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The funding will support the National Rural Transit Assistance Program (NRTAP) Technical Assistance Center operated by NVTMA for the one-year period from February 1, 2025 to January 31, 2026. Through this federal grant,...
The Chatham Area Transit Authority (CAT) received a $21,846,362 project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507). The grant will fund capital projects, planning activities, preventative maintenance, and technology improvements to support CAT's transit operations through March 2033. Specifically, CAT will use the funding to modify facilities, purchase security and technology systems, conduct...
The National Transit Institute (NTI) at Rutgers University received a $10 million project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Technical Assistance and Workforce Development program (CFDA 20.531). Over the five-year period from September 2022 through June 2029, NTI will deliver training and education services to enhance the skills of public transportation agency staff. NTI will expand the national delivery of its training programs,...
The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) received a $3,079,430 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Technical Assistance and Workforce Development program (CFDA 20.531). The goal of this multi-year award is to establish a new transit standards program for the public transportation industry. Key activities include: 1) Conducting an industry needs survey to identify focus areas for new or updated standards,...
The Neponset Valley Transportation Management Association, Inc. (NVTMA) was awarded a $2,680,726 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). This 5-year award, running from January 1, 2024 to January 31, 2025, will enable NVTMA to operate the National Rural Transit Assistance Program (NRTAP) Technical Assistance Center. NRTAP provides training, technical...
The Center for Transportation and the Environment, Inc. (CTE) was awarded a $17,284,165 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Public Transportation Innovation program (CFDA 20.530). The purpose of this award is to operate and maintain a program to conduct research related to zero-emission transit bus development and commercialization, in order to advance the zero-emission bus industry. Key activities include facilitating...
The National Rural Transit Assistance Program (NRTAP) Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration totaling $2.14 million will support the design and implementation of training and technical assistance projects from February 2022 through November 2022. Administered by the Neponset Valley Transportation Management Association, Inc., the funding will assist rural and tribal transit programs under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $21,244,500 Formula Grant under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Integrated Mobility Division. The grant will fund the expansion of on-demand transit services, known as microtransit, in 11 rural communities across North Carolina. This includes implementing Software as a Service (SaaS) technology-enabled transit solutions in 7 communities and...