The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded a $534,125 Project Grant to the Monterey-Salinas Transit District (MST) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant funds will be used to purchase fixed-route revenue vehicles and non-revenue support vehicles for MST's fleet of over 100 full-sized buses, which include 35-foot, 40-foot, and 28-foot trolley-style buses, as well as 23-foot...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Monterey-Salinas Transit District (MST) a $23,322,126 Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The purpose of this award is to provide funding for the operations of MST's fixed-route transit services for the fiscal year from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. The funds will cover operating expenses such as salaries, fuel, and other items with a useful life of less than one...
The Monterey-Salinas Transit District (MST) was awarded a $5,651,354 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant will fund MST capital projects to purchase revenue and non-revenue vehicles, bus support equipment, and pre-construction work for a new operations and maintenance facility. The vehicles and equipment will allow MST to continue providing public transportation access to...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Monterey-Salinas Transit District a $14.6 million Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 24, 2021 with a completion date of June 30, 2022. The grant funds will support the operation of fixed-route transit services from March 1, 2020 through December 31, 2024. Specifically, Monterey-Salinas Transit District will use the funding to operate over 100 full-sized buses across more...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $6,080,025 Project Grant to the Monterey-Salinas Transit District on April 12, 2021 with a completion date of December 6, 2021. The funding was provided through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support operating assistance for public transportation services. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes Federal resources available to local and regional authorities for transit capital and...
The Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), administered by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), is providing a $17,500,000 grant to the Monterey-Salinas Transit District (MST) to construct the SURF! Busway and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. The grant funds will be used to implement traffic signal priority and construct a dedicated bus road. The project aims to improve transit on-time performance, allow for more frequent bus service, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and...
The Monterey-Salinas Transit District (MST) was awarded a $98,441,898 Federal Transit Capital Investment Grant (CFDA 20.500) from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on January 13, 2025. The grant will fund the SURF! Busway and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, which aims to provide high-quality transit service by leveraging a dedicated guideway parallel to heavily congested State Route 1. The project will construct 6.2 miles of exclusive bus-only lanes and 13.3 miles of mixed traffic...
This $3.15 million project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will fund the replacement of eight diesel and gas buses for Monterey-Salinas Transit. Monterey-Salinas Transit will replace aging buses with new diesel and gas buses to provide public transportation services to residents in Monterey County, California. The grant period runs from August 1,...
The Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), administered by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), awarded a $46,363,316 grant to the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (METRO) to provide operating assistance for fixed-route public bus transportation services in Santa Cruz County, including the Santa Cruz and Watsonville urbanized areas. The grant funding supports direct labor, materials (e.g., fuel, tires), and overhead expenses associated with METRO's provision of public...
The Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District (MTD) was awarded a $17,918,142 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on September 23, 2024. The purpose of this grant is to support MTD's operating costs, preventive maintenance, and ADA complementary paratransit services for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. The funds will be used to cover eligible expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, and other items...