The Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA) received a $662,699 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to rehabilitate one bus bay in its Rutan maintenance shop. The purpose is to convert the bay to accommodate the maintenance of zero-emission hydrogen fuel-cell electric buses as LAVTA transitions its fleet to 100% zero-emission vehicles. The grant-funded activities include installing new hydrogen...
The Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA) received a $565,098 project grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to provide operating assistance for bus route 14. The grant will fund bus operations from August 15, 2022 through December 31, 2022 to ensure lower-income workers can access employment via public transportation along the route, which connects to regional transit services....
This $7,445,216 federal Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) to the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA), will be used to construct a hydrogen fueling station and related maintenance infrastructure at LAVTA's existing Atlantis maintenance facility in Livermore, California. The station will initially accommodate up to 34 hydrogen fuel-cell electric buses (FCEBs) and can...
The Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA) received a $14,728,847 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant, awarded on January 23, 2024, will fund the procurement of capital projects included in AVTA's FY24 capital budget. Key activities to be performed include the replacement of 2 forty-foot zero-emission transit buses, the expansion of 2 thirty-foot and 3...
This $9,316,199 federal 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) supports capital needs and operations for the East Bay Paratransit Consortium and the purchase of replacement buses for the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit). The award, effective June 30, 2025 through March 31, 2030, will fund activities to provide ADA paratransit service and replace...
This $950,000 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 enable the Victor Valley Transit Authority (VVTA) to purchase garage and shop equipment and replace five paratransit vehicles. The funding will allow VVTA to continue providing fixed-route transit operations and maintain its rolling stock in a state of good repair, benefiting the transit agency and the...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $80.5 million Project Grant to the San Mateo County Transit District under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant will fund the procurement of 30 zero-emission buses to replace diesel buses, 21 new paratransit vehicles, and ADA operating expenses from August 2022 through June 2026. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program provides federal resources to local and regional authorities for...
This $270,000 Formula Grant awarded on June 6, 2025 by the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants program) will fund the replacement of three paratransit vans that have reached the end of their useful life with new paratransit vans for Central Contra Costa Transit Authority (CCCTA) in California. The grant will support the procurement of the three new paratransit vehicles, which will benefit paratransit riders in the Central Contra Costa County area. No...
This federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) provides $1,032,000 in funding to the City of Manteca, California for the purchase of six replacement 30-ft light duty, low-floor, ADA-accessible buses. The total project cost is $1,290,000, with an 80/20 federal/local cost-sharing ratio. The replacement vehicles will have an expected service life of 7 years or at least 200,000 miles, allowing Manteca Transit to provide...
This $30,837,256 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) to the Victor Valley Transit Authority (VVTA) will fund the purchase of 13 replacement hydrogen fuel cell buses for VVTA's fixed-route operations. The project aims to increase ridership and system reliability by improving safety, comfort, and reducing maintenance costs through the replacement of older vehicles with new ones,...