The East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission (EARPDC) was awarded a $2,052,870 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration. The grant funds will be used to cover operating expenses, including driver and personnel salaries, fringe benefits, fuel, preventative maintenance, and the purchase of rolling stock, road signage, passenger shelters, bike carriers, and cameras. These activities will enable EARPDC to...
The East Alabama Regional Planning & Development Commission (EARPDC) received a $1,989,878 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The funding will support EARPDC's provision of fixed-route, paratransit, and demand-response public transportation services in the urbanized areas of Calhoun and Talladega Counties, Alabama. Specifically, the award will cover operating expenses such as...
The Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), administered by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), has awarded the Lee Russell Council of Governments (LRCOG) $380,341 in additional operating and capital funding. This Formula Grant award will be used to cover a shortage of operating funds and provide capital funding for existing bus parking facilities and preventative maintenance in the Auburn and Opelika area. The funding is expected to support public transit services and...
This $137,102 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs, CFDA 20.526) will fund building improvements to achieve ADA compliance at the Quintard Tower administrative offices of the East Alabama Regional Planning & Development Commission (EARPDC). The project aims to upgrade accessibility features, including handicap parking spaces and an audible...
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...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $1,552,846 Formula Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to the North Central Alabama Regional Council of Government (NARCOG) on September 7, 2023. The funds will be used to provide operating and capital assistance to NARCOG's regional transit agency to continue delivering public transportation services in the Decatur, Alabama urban area. Eligible operating expenses will be covered, such as driver and personnel...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $2,693,183 Formula Grant to the Southeast Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission (SEARPDC). The grant, awarded on September 15, 2023, will provide operating and capital assistance to SEARPDC to support public transit services in the City of Dothan, Alabama urbanized area through March 30, 2031. Specifically, the funding will cover eligible preventive maintenance and operating expenses such as...
The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded the Southeast Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission (SEARPDC) a $2.7 million Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to provide public transportation services in Dothan, Alabama through September 2029. Funds will support SEARPDC's operating expenses including driver salaries, fuel, preventative maintenance and capital expenditures to replace vehicles through 2023....
The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration has awarded a $3,306,207 Formula Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to the Northwest Alabama Council of Local Government (NACOLG). The purpose of this multi-year grant is to provide capital and operating assistance to NACOLG Transit to continue public transit services for the Shoals Urban Area in Colbert and Lauderdale Counties, Alabama. Specifically, the grant funds will be used to cover eligible...
This $5,610,814 Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration provides one year of operating assistance and preventive maintenance support for the M Public Transit System in Alabama. The funding will cover eligible expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, and preventive maintenance, as well as the purchase of one fixed-route bus, three paratransit vehicles, two support vehicles, and one shop equipment item. This...