This $6,664,524 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants program) will enable the City of Ocala, Florida to make capital improvements to the SunTran public transit system. The funding will be used to: 1) construct bus shelters and related ADA improvements; 2) build employee and customer restrooms and a kiosk; 3) purchase a 35-foot diesel bus replacement and a 28-foot electric trolley bus; 4)...
This is a $2,993,763.00 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant provides capital and operating funding for the City of Ocala's fixed-route bus service, SunTran, from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2028. The funding will cover the rebuilding of bus engines and transmissions, maintenance of SunTran's intelligent transportation and radio systems, the capital costs of...
This $4,066,246 federal Formula Grant award was provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to the City of Ocala, Florida. The purpose of this 10-year award, with a start date of August 8, 2024 and end date of March 30, 2034, is to fund capital and operating expenses for the City of Ocala's SunTran fixed-route bus service. Key activities covered by the grant include rebuilding 3 Gillig buses, contract maintenance of...
This $16,166,822 federal Project Grant award from the 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 fund the electrification of transit services in Ocala and Marion County, Florida. The key activities include the purchase of 5 35-foot battery-electric buses, 26 battery-electric small cutaway vans, and associated depot charging infrastructure. The funding will also...
This $1,916,605 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) is intended to support the operating costs and capital replacement of rolling stock for the public transit services provided by Citrus County, Florida. The funding will be used for payroll and fringe benefits, professional services, software maintenance, office supplies, fuel, vehicle maintenance, and other operating expenses to...
This $4.8 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will fund capital and operating assistance for the Sarasota County Area Transit in Florida. The grant provides $4.1 million for operating expenses such as driver and mechanic salaries, fuel, maintenance, and personal protective equipment through March 2029. An additional $725,639 will replace three aging buses that have exceeded...
This federal Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration provides $72,147,553 under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to support rural and small city public transportation services in Florida from September 2021 through March 2026. The State of Florida Department of Transportation serves as the direct recipient and will administer operating assistance totaling $58,116,665 to 46 subrecipients over the two federal...
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...
This $3,167,009 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants) will enable the County of Hernando, Florida to purchase three new fixed-route buses, three paratransit vans, and upgrade the mobile transit data systems for their transit system. The funding will also support project administration, preventive maintenance, design/engineering, and construction of ADA improvements for bus stops. The overall...
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...