This $5,331,732 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will support Mountain Metropolitan Transit (MMT), the public transportation provider for Colorado Springs, Colorado. The funds will be used to replace six (6) diesel buses that have exceeded their useful life with diesel-electric hybrid replacement vehicles. This...
This Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in the amount of $2,754,672.00 will support the replacement of three (3) diesel buses with diesel-electric hybrid replacement vehicles for Mountain Metropolitan Transit (MMT) in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The funds will be used to enhance MMT's fixed-route services and transition the agency's fleet to lower-emission vehicles, resulting in more reliable and safe public transportation services for...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Mountain Metropolitan Transit (MMT) a $14.4 million Project Grant under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507) on September 23, 2022. The grant will fund MMT's operation of a free downtown shuttle service and pilot circulator route in Colorado Springs, Colorado from March 12, 2022 through March 31, 2026. Activities supported by the grant include operating and preventive maintenance costs associated with...
This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), will support the operation of vanpool and carpool programs by the Colorado Springs City Government, operating as Mountain Metropolitan Transit (MMT). The $538,452 award, made on July 24, 2024, will be used to fund the operations of these transportation demand management programs, with the expected outcomes of increasing access to mobility...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Colorado Department of Transportation a $4.58 million Project Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant will fund the purchase of eight replacement ADA-compliant transit buses, including one electric bus, and charging equipment for electric vehicle charging. The buses and equipment will replace vehicles that have met their useful lives and...
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) received a $1,701,895 Project 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). The grant will fund seven vehicle replacements and expansions for public transportation services in small urban areas of Colorado through March 2025. Specifically, CDOT will use $146,777 in remaining FY2020 funds and $1,347,502 in partial FY2021 funds for...
The Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) was awarded a $15.56 million Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant funds will support MTS's purchase of nine 40-foot compressed natural gas buses to replace older vehicles that have met their 12-year or 500,000-mile useful life benchmarks. The new buses will comply with clean air and accessibility standards. MTS operates over 700 buses...
The Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) was awarded a $5.4 million Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) on August 9, 2021 to purchase ten 40-foot compressed natural gas (CNG) buses. The grant will fund the replacement of buses that have met the 12-year or 500,000-mile useful life thresholds with new buses expected to have a 12-year or 500,000-mile useful life. MTS will use the buses...
This Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded $948,235 under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (CFDA 20.513) program. The grant funds four scopes of activities: vehicle replacements totaling $381,666; mobility management services totaling $269,769; operating assistance of $37,187; and state administration of $60,000. Eleven sub-recipients in rural Colorado areas will receive awards to support these...
This federal Project 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) provides $1,368,219.00 to the County of Mesa, doing business as Mesa County Benevolent Community Partnership, located in Colorado. The funding will be used to purchase one replacement low-floor bus, two expansion long cutaway buses, and one farebox to support Grand Valley Transit's public transportation services....