This $7,353,585 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), CFDA 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants program, will fund operations and capital improvements for the City of Huntsville's fixed-route and paratransit transportation services. Key activities include: Replacing two 30-foot buses with two 40-foot buses to accommodate increased ridership on several routes. Acquiring up to 5 passenger shelters and replacing obsolete hardware for the transit fleet. Purchasing two...
This $2,083,736 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants) provides 2 years of operating assistance to the City of Huntsville, Alabama's public transit system to help it recover from the impacts of COVID-19 during the period of 7/1/21 to 6/30/23. The grant funds will be used to cover eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, and other items with a useful life of less than one year. This will allow Huntsville Public...
The City of Huntsville, Alabama received a $15,677,228 Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) on April 5, 2022. The grant will fund Phase 1 of a two-phased project to design and construct a new multimodal transfer station facility. Phase 1 involves engineering and design work as well as construction of the new transfer station, which will accommodate expanding transit service...
This $2,646,640 Federal Transit Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507) will provide one year of operating assistance and capital equipment purchases for the M Transit public transit system in Montgomery, Alabama. The funding will cover eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, preventive maintenance, and the purchase of 3 vehicles (2 paratransit and 1 utility vehicle), a security gate, bus washer, solar...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $11,577,946 Project Grant to the City of Montgomery, Alabama under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant will fund preventative maintenance, operations, and vehicle replacements for the M-Transit public transit system from October 2022 through March 2029. Specifically, $983,554 will fund the purchase of two replacement buses, $483,987 is for preventative maintenance expenses, and $3,378,558 is...
This $2.17 million project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration will fund the procurement of buses and vans by the Alabama Department of Transportation and several regional planning commissions through March 2027. The funding is provided through the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to replace aging vehicles and continue daily transit operations for small urbanized areas across Alabama....
This $5,764,000 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration will allow the Tuscaloosa County Parking & Transit Authority to maintain its fixed-route bus and ADA paratransit services in the Tuscaloosa, Alabama urbanized area. The grant funds two key projects: 1) bus shop equipment upgrades, preventive maintenance, and operating assistance, and 2) ADA paratransit expenses. This funding will enable the transit...
This $5,438,512 federal Formula Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507) will provide 1 year of preventive maintenance and operating assistance for the M Transit public transit system in Montgomery, Alabama from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024. The funding will also support the purchase of 4 replacement vehicles and 1 supporting vehicle for the transit system's operations. The expected...
This $1,231,135 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507) will support the Lee Russell Council of Governments (LRCOG) in providing public transit services in Alabama. The funding will cover operating and capital costs, including preventative maintenance and procurement of replacement and growth buses, enabling LRCOG to continue delivering transportation for passengers to access jobs, medical services, and other essential...
This $219,624 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will provide operating assistance to the North Central Alabama Regional Council of Government (NARCOG) to continue public transit service in the Decatur, Alabama urban area. The funding will cover eligible operating expenses such as driver and personnel salaries, fringe benefits, fuel, and other items with a...