The City of Gainesville, through its Gainesville Regional Utilities department, received a $310,959 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA CFDA 20.526 Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs) on September 14, 2023. The funds will be used for capital planning and operating assistance for the Gainesville Regional Transit System (RTS). Specifically, the grant will support eligible expenses such as ADA paratransit service, acquisition of...
This $317,759 federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (CFDA 20.507) Federal Transit Formula Grants program will fund approximately 10% of the acquisition of a new fare collection system for the City of Gainesville Regional Transit System (RTS) fixed-route bus service. The grant will provide new cash collection systems and fareboxes across RTS's entire revenue vehicle fleet. This will allow RTS to continue collecting fares uninterrupted, as the existing system is...
This $48,490,000 Project Grant was awarded on January 14, 2025 by 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 the City of Gainesville Regional Transit System (RTS) to acquire up to 20 hybrid 40-foot buses to replace aging diesel buses and provide workforce development training for RTS employees on operating and maintaining the new hybrid vehicles. Additionally, the grant will...
The City of Gainesville, doing business as Gainesville Regional Utilities, has received a $8,179,451.00 Federal Transit Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507) to provide capital and operating assistance for the Gainesville Regional Transit System. The funding will be used to cover eligible expenses such as preventive maintenance, ADA paratransit service, equipment and contractual services, and the purchase of replacement vehicles....
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $5,782,584 Project Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to the City of Gainesville, doing business as Gainesville Regional Utilities, on September 2, 2021 for completion by March 30, 2028. The grant funding will support four projects providing transportation services and equipment. Project 1 will replace six or more diesel buses, purchase security and...
This $3,531,656 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 provide capital funding to the State of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and its eight subrecipient transit agencies statewide. The funding will be used for eligible capital expenses, including the replacement of 8 fixed-route buses under 30 feet, the purchase of 2 van expansions, 2 CNG buses, bus...
The City of Gainesville, doing business as Gainesville Regional Utilities, received a $10,660,817 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). The grant funding will be used to construct a new transfer station in East Gainesville and to procure and purchase additional diesel buses for fleet replacement. The intended outcomes are the acquisition of replacement...
This Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Formula Grant award under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) provides $4,772,411.00 in capital funding to the State of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). The purpose of this award is to support 13 fixed-route transit agencies statewide by funding eligible capital expenses, including the replacement of 10 buses under 30 feet, 2 buses over 30 feet, the acquisition of 2 radios, 101...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $10.6 million Project Grant to Sarasota County, Florida under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to provide capital assistance and continued transit operations from January 2023 through March 2030. Funding will allow Sarasota County Area Transit to purchase 35-foot replacement buses, conduct planning and safety/security enhancements, and maintain ADA/paratransit services provided through a third-party...
This $2,904,025 Federal Transit Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507) will provide one year of operating assistance, ADA services, preventative maintenance, and planning support to Sarasota County Transit in Florida. The funding will cover eligible expenses such as driver and mechanic salaries, fuel, maintenance, personal protective equipment, cleaning supplies, and services from third-party contractors to enable continued transit operations. Additionally, the...