This is a $31,674,173 Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant will provide funding to the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) to enhance and sustain reliable transit services, reduce unscheduled repairs, and improve system efficiency and reliability for rural and intercity sub-recipients in Arkansas. Specifically, the grant funds will be used for state and project...
This Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Formula Grant award under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) provides $5,000,007.00 to the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) for transit capital projects. The funding will be used to purchase rolling stock, bus support equipment, support vehicles, and other capital items including security cameras for rural transit agencies in Arkansas. The expected outcomes are to enhance and...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Arkansas Department of Transportation a $24.5 million project grant under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant will fund operating expenses, capital purchases, and administrative costs from August 2021 through November 2025 to support public transportation services in non-urbanized areas of Arkansas. Specifically, $20.3 million will go towards bus purchases and...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration provides $1,154,271 under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to the Arkansas Department of Transportation. The funding will support preventive maintenance, operating expenses, rural transit assistance program training, and state administration for nine rural transit agencies and two intercity bus carriers in Arkansas through June 2028. Subrecipients will use...
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) received a $5,000,001.00 Formula 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). The purpose of this award is to continue providing funding for the purchase of capital rolling stock bus support equipment and other capital items for Arkansas rural transit agencies. Specifically, the funds will be used to purchase rolling stock, bus...
This $1,448,770 Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) to the University of Arkansas will fund a range of public transit activities. Specifically, the grant will support operating assistance, preventive maintenance of rolling stock and facilities, non-fixed route ADA paratransit service, and the procurement of 1 new replacement and 1 new expansion transit bus. These activities are intended to enable the continuation of public...
The University of Arkansas was awarded a $167,016 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant funds will be used to procure transit vehicles to continue public transit service and enable access to healthcare, human services, government offices, work, school, shopping, and recreational venues for the local community. The award, with...
The Arkansas Department of Transportation was awarded a $3.38 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) on May 8, 2023. The award will fund the purchase of buses and vans for transportation providers across Arkansas through June 30, 2027. Subrecipients in large urban areas like Fayetteville, Little Rock, and West Memphis as well as smaller urban...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) a $3,962,145 Formula Grant under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). The grant funding will be used to support the planning activities of eight Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) across Arkansas, including comprehensive, cooperative, and continuing transportation planning, technical assistance, and investment...
This $4,898,875 federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) will fund transportation services and vehicle purchases for Section 5310 subrecipients in the state of Arkansas. Key activities include providing technical assistance to subrecipients and purchasing rolling stock (buses and vans) to improve access to reliable transportation for seniors and individuals with disabilities....