This $11,001,470 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on May 15, 2025 will provide 1 year of operating assistance and preventive maintenance, as well as the purchase of three (3) electric expansion buses for the City of Santa Maria, California. The funding will allow the city to continue its fixed-route and demand-response transit operations during the 2023 fiscal year period of July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. The expected outcomes...
The City of Santa Maria received a $7,843,924 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The purpose of this 1-year grant, awarded on May 15, 2025, is to provide operating assistance and preventive maintenance for the city's Santa Maria Regional Transit (SMRT) system. Specifically, the funding will cover eligible expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, and other items with a useful life of less than one...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the City of San Luis Obispo a $11,999,946 Project Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) on August 22, 2022. The grant funds will be used to purchase six battery electric buses to replace buses that have exceeded their useful life of 12 years and 500,000 miles. The zero-emission buses will provide reliable transit service to the city's riders and meet...
This $3,187,495 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration is intended to replace aging buses in the City of San Luis Obispo's public transit system with new zero-emission electric buses. The grant funds will enable the City to identify and purchase federally eligible electric bus models through state purchasing contracts. This grant is expected to improve the reliability and reduce maintenance costs of the City's...
The City of Santa Monica, doing business as Santa Monica Big Blue Bus, received a $17,751,670 Project Grant award on July 28, 2023 from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The funding will be used to purchase battery-electric buses to replace aging buses that have reached the end of their useful life, as well as support vehicles. This is expected to reduce congestion, improve transit efficiency,...
The City of Santa Monica, operating as the Santa Monica Big Blue Bus transit authority, has been awarded a $36,000,000 federal Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant funding will be used to purchase battery-electric buses to replace aging buses that have met their useful life, with the goal of reducing congestion, improving efficiency, and achieving compliance with...
The Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $1,105,867 Project Grant to the City of Santa Rosa, California under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to replace 8 aged diesel buses with battery electric buses. The grant funding will cover the cost of the replacement vehicles, allowing for timely replacement and improving transit services for the 51 mile service area population and other transit riders. The City of Santa Rosa, as a...
This $187,700 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) will be used by the City of Santa Fe to purchase one replacement 14-passenger cutaway bus. The purpose is to provide safe and efficient fixed-route transportation service to visitors and residents of the City of Santa Fe. The award period runs from June 27, 2025 through December 31, 2026. No sub-recipient...
This $205,337 federal Formula Grant award, provided by the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) through the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), will fund two projects for the City of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Project 1 will allocate $45,139 to cover a portion of the purchase cost for one replacement 14-passenger cutaway bus to be used for the Santa Fe Pick-Up shuttle service. Project 2 will utilize the...
The Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District (SBMTD) received a $15.86 million project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support operating assistance for public transportation services from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2026. The funding will support SBMTD's directly operated fixed-route bus service, with $15.03 million allocated for operating costs, as well as contracted ADA...