Formula Grant IA2024013
- The City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa was awarded a $890,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to purchase two replacement fixed-route buses. The award was issued on March 19, 2021 with a completion date of August 11, 2022. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal resources available to local and regional government authorities for transit capital assistance including the...
- The City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa will receive $7.6 million through June 2023 to December 2026 from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support public transit operating expenses. Fifty percent federal funding will cover eligible costs such as driver salaries, fuel, and other items under one year for the city's fixed-route and paratransit services through FY2025 and FY2026. The expected outcomes are continued provision of transit serving Cedar...
- This is a $2,573,050 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) on July 2, 2025. The purpose of this award is to provide funding for the purchase of seven (7) replacement public transit vehicles to serve the general public and transit riders in the Cedar Rapids, Sioux City, University of Iowa, and Southwest Iowa Planning Council/SW Iowa Transit service areas. The new reliable transit buses...
- The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $34,722,798 Project Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to the Iowa Department of Transportation. The award, with a project period from August 27, 2025 to November 15, 2027, will fund the purchase of 80 replacement and 6 expansion public transit vehicles, development of a skills-based curriculum, project management, and construction of two transit operations/administration...
- The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $2.5 million Project Grant to the Iowa Department of Transportation under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513). The grant will fund transportation services and capital asset purchases for ten transit systems in Iowa through Dec 31, 2027. Specifically, $947,807 will fund rolling stock, equipment, contracted services and preventative maintenance for eight urban transit...
- This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) provides $8,278,808.00 to the City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The funding will be used on a 50% federal share and 50% local match to support eligible operating expenses, such as driver salaries and fuel, for the city's fixed-route and paratransit transit services during FY26 and FY27 (7/1/25 to 06/30/27). The expected...
- This $1,270,791.00 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.526 - Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs) will enable the City of Dubuque, Iowa to improve public transportation services. Key project activities include: Replacing one bus in the fixed route fleet with a battery electric bus and installing accompanying charging infrastructure. Acquiring a new ADA-accessible passenger van to replace...
- The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $428,620 Project Grant under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) to Horizons A Family Service Alliance, a non-profit organization operating under the DBA name Alternative Services, located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The grant funding will be used to finance the NTS-ACCESS project, which includes acquiring two vehicles, implementing specialized non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) scheduling...
- The Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) awarded the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) a $736,646 grant on September 18, 2024 to fund vehicle replacement projects at four urbanized transit systems in Iowa. The grant will support the purchase of four light-duty buses, three heavy-duty small buses, and two heavy-duty large buses for the Ames Transit Agency, Sioux City Transit, Waterloo Metropolitan Transit Authority, and University of Iowa Cambus. This funding aims to...
- This 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 $14,475,439.00 in funding to the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) to support the Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency. The award will fund the purchase of three (3) replacement public transit vehicles as well as land acquisition, engineering, construction, and furnishing costs for a maintenance and...
APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PURCHASE REPLACEMENT BUSES FOR THE CEDAR RAPIDS TRANSIT FIXED-ROUTE SERVICE AND ADA PARATRANSIT SERVICE. THE CORRIDOR MPO ALLOCATED $876000 OF STBG FUNDS TO PURCHASE TWO HEAVY-DUTY REPLACEMENT BUSES FOR THE CEDAR RAPIDS TRANSIT FIXED-ROUTE BUS SERVICE. THE CORRIDOR MPO ALLOCATED AN ADDITIONAL $189000 OF STBG FUNDS AND $29000 OF CARBON REDUCTION FUNDS TO PURCHASE ONE MEDIUM-DUTY REPLACEMENT BUS FOR THE ADA PARATRANSIT SERVICE.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: THE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED WILL BE THE PURCHASE OF ADA-COMPLIANT BUSES FROM APPROVED VENDORS. THE PROJECT WILL USE PRE-AWARD AUTHORITY AND IS PROPOSED TO START IN JANUARY 2024 AND END BY DECEMBER 2026. THE SOURCE OF THE LOCAL MATCH WILL BE THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS TRANSIT LEVY.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES WILL BE TO REPLACE BUSES THAT HAVE MET OR EXCEED THEIR USEFUL LIFE THRESHOLDS AND TO ENSURE THAT WE KEEP OUR BUS FLEET IN A STATE OF GOOD REPAIR.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES WILL BE THE PASSENGERS THAT USE OUR FIXED-ROUTE ADA PARATRANSIT SERVICES AS THEY WILL BENEFIT FROM THE SAFETY COMFORT AND DEPENDABILITY OF THE NEW BUSES.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: NONE.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 11/14/25 | ||
| Not listed | $1.1m | 7/24/24 |