Formula Grant AR2024007
- This federal Formula Grant award for $419,836.00, provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), will fund the purchase of ADP software to enhance the operations of the City of Jonesboro's Jonesboro Economic Transportation System (JETS) bus system. The software will support JETS' real-time route scheduling and payment management, improving service management and providing riders with...
- This $940,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA Program 20.526 - Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs) will fund improvements to bus stops for the Jonesboro Economic Transportation (JET) public transit system in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The grant will be used to install various amenities and upgrades at JET bus stops, including sanitation stations, real-time bus route displays,...
- This $4,880,223 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507) will provide operating assistance, preventive maintenance, paratransit operations, equipment, and software to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas to maintain and innovate its current public transit system. The funding will allow the Jonesboro Economic Transportation System (JETS) to pay staff, perform essential vehicle maintenance, upgrade security equipment at bus...
- This Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) award of $433,937, provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), will fund the City of Jonesboro's purchase of bike racks, paratransit vans, hybrid trolley buses, and support vehicles to enhance the local transit system. The grant will allow transit riders to conveniently take their bikes on buses, expand paratransit service through the Jonesboro Economic Transportation System (JETS), and improve the efficiency and reliability of the...
- This $331,066 Formula Grant awarded by the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will fund the purchase and ongoing operational costs for replacing the City of Jefferson's current automatic vehicle locator (AVL), automatic passenger counter (APC), and automatic voice annunciator (AVA) systems. This project also includes integrating new interior and exterior signage for...
- This $515,606 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will fund the purchase of ride scheduling/dispatching software, transit driver training software, and preventative maintenance for the City of Joplin, Missouri. The grant will be used to maintain transit vehicles in a state of good condition and increase the efficiency of the city's transit ride scheduling and...
- The Jefferson Parish Government received a $357,767 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525). This award will fund the replacement of 40-ft buses and paratransit vehicles, as well as rehabilitation and renovations to enhance ADA accessibility. The grant will also support preventive maintenance and operating assistance for the Jefferson Parish transit system, known as JETS. The key objectives are to ensure JETS'...
- This Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will provide $1,188,673.00 to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas for the purchase of three hybrid trolley buses. The goal is to increase interest in public transportation and improve service performance to address rising ridership, which will particularly benefit those dependent on public transit, persons with disabilities,...
- This Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Formula Grant (CFDA 20.526) award of $105,120 provided funding to the RIO Metro Regional Transit District (RMRTD) in New Mexico to update their scheduling system and transit operations technology. The grant will allow RMRTD to purchase, install, and provide training for new ridership and dispatch software to integrate their deviated fixed route, commuter route, and dial-a-ride services. This will enable RMRTD to implement computer-aided dispatch,...
- This $680,760 Project Grant awarded on August 19, 2025 by the Federal Transit Administration under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) will fund a two-part pilot study by the Mississippi Department of Transportation (M DOT) and its partners in Hinds, Claiborne, Jefferson, Warren, Bolivar, and Yazoo counties. The study aims to bolster ridership and optimize the cost of managing transportation operations via a...
APPLICATION PURPOSE: THIS GRANT WILL FUND AN UPGRADE TO JETS REAL-TIME ROUTE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE UTILIZING FY 2021 SECTION 5339 FEDERAL FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $123603. THE 20% LOCAL MATCH OF $30901 WILL COME FROM JETS BUDGET. PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED SPLIT LETTER.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: FUNDS WILL UPGRADE JETS REAL-TIME ROUTE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE. JET WILL BETTER NAVIGATE AN ALL-IN-ONE SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATE INFORMATION ABOUT JETS FIXED-BUS ROUTE SYSTEM AND PARATRANSIT SERVICE TO RIDERS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE SOFTWARE WILL INCREASE JETS SERVICE MANAGEMENT AND PROVIDE A USER-FRIENDLY EXPERIENCE TO RIDERS. THE SOFTWARE INCLUDES SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT TO CLIENT REGISTRATION TRIP BOOKING VEHICLE MANAGEMENT DRIVER MANAGEMENT REAL-TIME AND BATCHING SCHEDULING REAL-TIME DISPATCHING MAPPING REPORTING AND BILL MANAGEMENT.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THIS WILL DIRECTLY BENEFIT JONESBOROS LOW TO MODERATE-INCOME POPULATION.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: N/A
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $0 | 9/9/25 | ||
| Not listed | $123.6k | 4/22/24 |