The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Fairbanks North Star Borough $4.1 million under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) from September 2023 through January 2026. Funds will support the continued operation of the Borough's fixed route and paratransit transit services, including salaries, benefits, fuel, and security contracts to protect riders. Capital funding will replace two aging gasoline transit vans with more reliable compressed...
This $4,198,696 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) will provide funding to the Fairbanks North Star Borough to support the continued operation of its fixed-route and paratransit transit services. The grant funds will be used to cover salaries, benefits, overtime wages, fuel expenses for revenue vehicles, and security services at the transit center and on transit vehicles. Additionally, the...
The Fairbanks North Star Borough received a $3,761,596 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507) to provide 2 years of operating assistance to the Fairbanks North Star Borough Transportation system. The funding will be used to cover eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, preventive maintenance, and other items with a useful life of less than one year, enabling the continued provision of public transit services in...
This $1,450,039 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will provide funding for the Fairbanks North Star Borough in Alaska to purchase and install a replacement bus security camera system and upgrade bicycle racks on its fixed-route buses and paratransit vans. The key products and services to be delivered include: Procuring, installing, and integrating a modernized camera system on the borough's fixed-route buses and paratransit vans to...
This $3,721,763 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will support preventive maintenance activities for the Municipality of Anchorage's transit vehicle fleet. Eligible activities include servicing revenue vehicles, inspections and maintenance of revenue and service vehicles, accident repairs, and maintenance administration. The grant aims to sustain lowered fleet and equipment operating costs, ensure...
This Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) provides $3,118,411 to the Fairbanks North Star Borough in Alaska. The funding will support the purchase of approximately three (3) 35-foot compressed natural gas (CNG) transit buses and six (6) CNG paratransit vans to replace the borough's aging diesel and gasoline-powered fleet. The goal is to assist in the conversion of the...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $33.2 million Project Grant to the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to replace fixed-route motor bus revenue vehicles that have met or exceeded their useful life. The grant will fund the replacement of vehicles to support the People Mover fixed-route service, with expected outcomes including improved fixed-route service through reduced vehicle breakdowns and...
The Alaska State Department of Public Transportation received a $15.8 million project grant award from the Federal Transit Administration under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to provide operating assistance to rural public transportation providers in Alaska from June 2022 through June 2025. The grant funding will support continued public transportation operations in non-urbanized areas of Alaska, including in Bethel, Sitka, Kenai, Juneau, Girdwood,...
The Fairbanks North Star Borough was awarded a $2,684,653 Formula Grant by the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants) to purchase approximately two 35-foot expansion buses for the FNSB Transportation Department. The grant funding will be used to procure the new buses, with the intended outcome of improving public transit services for all citizens of the Fairbanks North Star Borough. This Formula Grant award, with a performance period from September 2024 to...
This $1,462,008 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.509 - Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program) provides funding to the Alaska State Department of Public Transportation to support public transportation services across rural Alaska. Key activities include acquiring capital equipment such as rolling stock support equipment, as well as providing state training funds and administrative expenses. Sub-awardees...