Formula Grant AR2024030

Award Date 9/23/24
Completion Date 3/28/30
Dollars Obligated $32M
Federal Grant Program
20.509
Assistance Type
Formula Grant
Place of Performance
Arkansas, USA
Similar Awards
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) received a $31,187,859 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on May 17, 2024 under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). This funding will be used to enhance and sustain reliable transit services, reduce unscheduled repairs, and improve system efficiency and reliability for rural and intercity subrecipients in Arkansas. Specifically, the grant funds will cover administrative 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 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 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 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...
This $3,879,843 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) will support transportation planning activities in the state of Arkansas. The funds will enable the Arkansas Department of Transportation (the primary awardee) and several metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) across the state to develop long-range transportation...
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....
This $9,140,978 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will fund a range of capital improvements and operating assistance for the Rock Region Metropolitan Transit Authority (Rock Region Metro) in Arkansas. The grant will enable Rock Region Metro to purchase replacement vans, computer hardware and software, security equipment, fare collection systems, and miscellaneous support equipment. Funds will also support...
This $4,857,534.00 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (CFDA 20.513) program will fund the purchase of buses and vans, as well as provide technical assistance, for transit providers in Arkansas. The intended beneficiaries are the transit providers and their riders, particularly seniors and individuals with disabilities who will gain access to reliable...

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 administration, training, technical assistance, preventive maintenance, and operating expenses for rural and intercity transit providers. Additionally, the grant will support the purchase of three intercity buses. These activities are expected to improve basic mobility by providing access to healthcare, shopping, employment, and education for transit riders in Arkansas. The grant period runs from September 2024 through March 2030.

Generated 7/1/25, 4:36 AM