This $7,843,924 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) provides 1 year of operating assistance and preventive maintenance funding to the City of Santa Maria, California from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. The grant funds will cover eligible expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, and other items with a useful life of less than one year to allow the city to continue transit operations and perform routine...
The City of Santa Maria received a $1,492,154 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) on August 8, 2024. The grant funding will be used to purchase one (1) 35-foot battery-electric low floor bus to support the transition of the city's transit fleet to zero-emission vehicles. This is expected to reduce the city's annual operating costs by up to $300,000 through reduced maintenance...
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...
This $4,875,727 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration will fund operating expenses and preventive maintenance for the vehicle fleet of the City of Santa Rosa, California over the period of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. The grant will cover eligible costs including driver salaries, benefits, contracted services for transit operations, and preventive maintenance for vehicles. This funding will allow the city...
The City of Santa Rosa received a $8.5 million project grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant funds will support operating and preventative maintenance expenses for public transit services provided within the City's 51 square mile service area from August 2022 through September 2022. Specifically, the City will use approximately $2.3 million in Section 5307 funds for operating...
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...
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 City of Santa Rosa received a $1,931,323 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support operating costs from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023. The grant funding will support operating assistance for the City's public transportation services during this period. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal funding available to local and regional authorities for...
The Federal Transit Administration awarded a $13.55 million Project Grant to the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District on July 20, 2021 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant funding will support operating costs for the transit district from April 1, 2021 through August 31, 2021 within the Santa Cruz and Watsonville urbanized areas of California. Specifically, the funding will prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus by addressing an estimated 25%...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the City of Santa Rosa, California a $4,380,208 Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 9, 2021. The grant funds will support operating assistance for fixed-route bus and paratransit services as well as preventive maintenance for Santa Rosa CityBus's fixed-route fleet from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. Specifically, $1,535,205 will go towards fixed-route bus operating...