The City of Tucson, Arizona was awarded a $12,677,065 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration to improve transit services and maintain equipment and facilities. Funded through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), the City will use the award to purchase 25 replacement buses, enhance transit security, improve ADA accessibility, and maintain rolling stock and facilities. A sub-award of $239,295 will be provided to Pima County for ADA...
The City of Tucson was awarded a $34,002,494 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration to improve public transportation services and maintain equipment and facilities through December 2025. Under the grant, the City will purchase 30 replacement transit buses and enhance security, public information, and ADA accessibility on public transit systems. Activities will also maintain rolling stock, equipment, and facilities. Sub-awards will provide $RTA to...
The City of Tucson received a $17.8 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on February 13, 2021. The grant funding supported payroll and operating assistance for the City's transit services through April 23, 2021. The Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (49 U.S.C. 5307) makes federal resources available to local authorities for transit capital, operating...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Arizona Department of Transportation a $1,418,086 project grant under the Rail Fixed Guideway Public Transportation System State Safety Oversight Formula Grant Program (CFDA 20.528). The grant will fund safety oversight activities for rail transit agencies across Arizona from July 2022 through September 2026. Specifically, the grant funds will support $567,235 in personnel and contractors to conduct safety oversight...
This $840,160 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Rail Fixed Guideway Public Transportation System State Safety Oversight Formula Grant Program (CFDA 20.528) provides funding to the Arizona Department of Transportation, Intermodal Transportation Division, to perform safety oversight of the state's rail transit agencies. The grant supports personnel and contractor costs to ensure the Arizona State Safety Oversight Agency meets...
The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded Regional Transit Authority a $8,857,872 project grant under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) on April 24, 2023 to be completed by September 1, 2025. The grant funding will support capital investments to maintain Regional Transit Authority's streetcar and rail infrastructure and equipment in good working condition, including repairing traction power substations, installing track switches and crossovers,...
The City of Tucson received a $1.9 million project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs on June 16, 2023. The grant funds will support the City's purchase of 15 forty-foot clean fuel replacement buses. The new buses will allow the City to continue providing public transportation services to residents and workers through September 2025. No sub-awards were specified under...
The City of Phoenix Public Transit Department was awarded a $14,258,597 Formula Grant by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) on May 13, 2025. The purpose of this grant is to provide funds for continuing systemwide refurbishments and communications systems upgrades for the Phoenix light rail system. The key activities to be performed include maintaining, replacing, and rehabilitating the light rail's rolling stock, track, equipment,...
The City of Phoenix Public Transit Department received a $9,687,502 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) on March 4, 2025. The purpose of this grant is to provide funding for preventive maintenance and the purchase of replacement and expansion buses for the city's public transit system. Specifically, the grant will allow the City of Phoenix to subaward $1,046,001 to the Regional Public Transportation Authority...
The City of Tucson has been awarded a $14,340,500 Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant will fund the purchase of 19 battery electric buses and associated charging equipment for the city's fixed-route and paratransit services. This includes 10 forty-foot electric buses for fixed-route service and 9 twenty-six foot electric cutaway vehicles for paratransit...