The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) was awarded a $2,000,000 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the FY 2024 Section 5307 Flex Funds Program (CFDA 20.507). The grant funding will be used for eligible capital expenses, including project management activities related to the construction of the PSTA Clearwater Intermodal Terminal. This project aims to enhance transit infrastructure and services for passengers in Pinellas County, Florida. The award has an...
The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) received a $22,032,702 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The funding will support PSTA's capital expenses from September 2022 through March 2033, including replacing buses and support equipment that have exceeded their useful life; purchasing new computer hardware, charging equipment, and...
The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) has received a $1,200,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the FFY 2022 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 20.534). The funding will be used to purchase and install 6 conductive/depot chargers and construct new electrical infrastructure to support PSTA's new electric bus fleet. This project is expected to benefit transit passengers in...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $28,021,262 Project Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) on May 5, 2025. The grant funding will allow PSTA to purchase 13 replacement electric vehicles, 9 replacement hybrid vehicles, and acquire training equipment. This investment is intended to help PSTA meet its goal of operating 60 electric buses and modernize its...
The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) was awarded a $9,829,611 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants Program (CFDA 20.500) on July 10, 2022. The grant funds will support PSTA's implementation of capital investments for the Central Avenue Bus Rapid Transit project in Florida. Specifically, the grant will supplant non-federal matching funds for activities including the purchase of...
This federal Formula Grant award, provided by 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 provide the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) with $23,513,036 in Section 5307 Formula Funds, $9,400 in Section 5337 High Intensity Motorbus Formula Funds, and $1,765,269 in Section 5339 Bus and Bus Facilities Formula Funds. The funding will support PSTA's...
This $1,116,279 Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 20.534) will enable the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) to purchase and install electric vehicle charging infrastructure and acquire an electric tram. The funding will support PSTA's efforts to modernize its transit fleet and operations, with the expected outcomes of enhancing electric vehicle charging capacity and acquiring a new...
The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) received a $16,285,671 project grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) on September 15, 2021. The grant will fund eligible capital expenses through March 30, 2028, including the purchase of replacement revenue vehicles, passenger amenities, computer hardware and software, support equipment, short-range planning, third-party...
The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) received a $400,000 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) to fund the South St. Petersburg Community Redevelopment Area Mobility Study. The grant award, issued on April 17, 2023 with a projected completion date of March 30, 2031, will support eligible short-range...
The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) received a $15,009,557 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on May 4, 2021. The grant period runs through May 30, 2022. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program provides federal funding to local and regional transit authorities for capital projects, operating assistance, and transportation planning activities in urbanized...