The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded a $3,646,935 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) to the Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority (ATL). This formula grant will support a variety of regional transit initiatives across three sub-recipient projects in the Atlanta urbanized area: The Three Rivers Regional Commission will receive $731,460 to support 5 replacement buses, CAD/AVL software, an administrative non-revenue vehicle, computer...
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 $417,832 in federal FY 2021 funding to be matched with $104,458 in local funds for a total project cost of $522,290. The grant will support the replacement of approximately one (1) clean-fuel, accessible, low-floor urban transit bus for use in the...
This $11,040,788 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 provide transportation services in Cobb County, Georgia. The primary activities to be performed under this grant are the implementation of a microtransit pilot project in South Cobb County, which will connect to other areas in Cobb County and the broader Atlanta metropolitan region. The expected outcomes of this...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) a $32,433,125 Formula Grant under the FTA's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant funds will be used to support the critical replacement of up to 40 aging 40-foot transit buses in MARTA's fixed-route service. The grant, with a local match of $6,486,625, will allow MARTA to purchase new clean-fuel, accessible, and low-floor urban transit buses to improve service...
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) was awarded a $103,579,644 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration on August 21, 2024. The grant will be matched with $25,894,911 in local funds for a total eligible cost of $129,474,555. The grant funds will support critical capital and preventive maintenance activities for MARTA's bus and rail systems, including rail station and transitway line...
This $12.6 million project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) will fund preventive maintenance, capital costs for third-party vanpool contracting, regional mobility management, and short-range transit planning by the Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority. The grant combines $7.0 million in Federal Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Section 5307 funds and $1.4 million in Federal Fiscal Year 2020 Section 5337 funds...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $365,700 project grant to the Atlanta Regional Commission under the Public Transportation Research, Technical Assistance, and Training program (CFDA 20.514). The grant will fund efforts by Fulton County, Georgia to expand and improve public transportation services for seniors through the use of transportation network companies and alternative modes. Specifically, Fulton County will utilize the funding to increase ridership...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration has awarded a $3,125,000 Project Grant to the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The funding will support the engineering and design phase of the Bus Corridor Improvement/Safe Routes to Transit project, which aims to improve accessibility and safety around bus stops in the MARTA service area. The activities include preliminary engineering and design...
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), doing business as Marta, received a $12,350,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 20.534). The grant will provide federal funding support for five key transit projects across the MARTA service area, including the rehabilitation of the Brookhaven rail station, replacement of buses with electric...
This $33.5 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will fund capital improvement projects for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) from January 2022 through March 2029. The grant funds will support rehabilitation and replacement of MARTA's traction power substation system equipment as well as acquisition of security-related equipment. This funding will allow...