Formula Grant AR2025021
- 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 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 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 $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 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...
- This federal Formula Grant award 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), provides $5,000,006.00 to the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) to continue funding the purchase of capital rolling stock, bus support equipment, and other capital items for Arkansas rural transit agencies. The grant funds will be used to acquire rolling stock, bus...
- This Federal Transit Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507) provides $1,448,770.00 in funding to the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Division (Office of Research & Sponsored Programs) to support public transit operations in Arkansas. The grant funds will be used for operating assistance, preventive maintenance of rolling stock and facilities, non-fixed route ADA paratransit service, and the procurement of one new...
- 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 Federal Transit Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507), will deliver $1,688,868.00 in funding to the Pine Bluff Transit agency in Arkansas to continue providing public transportation services within the City of Pine Bluff. The grant will support the operation, preventive maintenance, and ADA paratransit services of the agency's fixed-route and paratransit modes of service. The funding will enable the agency to...
- 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 $32,205,705 Federal Transit Administration Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program award, dated August 28, 2025, will fund transit services and capital projects for rural and intercity transit agencies in Arkansas. The grant will support administrative and operating expenses for 9 rural transit agencies, as well as operating and capital expenses for 2 intercity bus providers (Greyhound and Jefferson Lines). Key activities include state and project administration, training, technical assistance, preventive maintenance, and the purchase of 2 intercity buses. The expected outcomes are to enhance basic mobility by providing access to healthcare, shopping, employment, and education, while improving the reliability and efficiency of the rural and intercity transit systems in Arkansas.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $18.7m | 8/28/25 |