The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded a $736,646 Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) to the Iowa Department of Transportation on September 18, 2024. The grant will fund the replacement of 4 light-duty buses, 3 heavy-duty small buses, and 2 heavy-duty large buses for 4 urbanized transit systems in Iowa: Ames Transit Agency, Sioux City Transit, Waterloo Metropolitan Transit Authority, and University of Iowa Cambus. The grant also covers pre-award authority expenses...
This $6,173,037 Formula Grant award from 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 partial funding for the purchase of thirty-one (31) replacement public transit vehicles. The funds will support activities including the procurement of rolling stock for general public transit services across Iowa. The expected outcomes of this investment are...
This $8,882,508 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants program) provides operating assistance to support the continued operations of the Sioux City Transit System in Sioux City, Iowa. The grant funding will cover personnel salaries, preventive vehicle maintenance, fuel, and other expenses necessary to sustain fixed route and paratransit transportation services for transit riders in the...
The City of Ames, Iowa received a $281,250 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support public transportation services through September 30, 2026. Funding will allow the Ames Transit Agency, which is operated by the City of Ames, to provide ongoing capital and operating assistance for public bus transportation in the Ames urbanized area. The Federal Transit Formula Grants...
The City of Sioux City was awarded a $5,518,744 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) on August 30, 2024. The grant will be used to fund the operating and capital expenses of the Sioux City Transit System's fixed-route and paratransit services. Specifically, the funding will cover personnel salaries, preventive maintenance, fuel, and other expenses necessary to continue transit operations, as...
The City of Sioux City, Iowa received a $1.69 million federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 12, 2021. The grant funding will support operating assistance for the Sioux City Transit System through FY2021. The Sioux City Transit System, a division of the City of Sioux City, will utilize the $1.69 million in Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Funds apportioned to...
The City of Ames, Iowa, doing business as the Ames Transit Agency, will utilize a $281,250 project grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to upgrade one transit bus to an articulated bus. $225,000 in federal FY2023 Surface Transportation Block Grant Program funds and $56,250 in local match will support replacing an aging 40-foot heavy-duty bus with an articulated bus to increase capacity on...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $4,137,107 Formula Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT). The purpose of the award is to provide partial funding for the purchase of 86 replacement and expansion transit vehicles for public transportation services in Iowa. Key activities to be performed include the procurement of rollingstock, such as buses, to sustain...
This $553,840 federal Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will support vehicle replacement projects at eight non-urbanized transit systems in Iowa. The funding will be used to procure 11 light duty buses, 2 medium duty buses, and 1 conversion van, improving service reliability, on-time performance, and safety for the transit systems and their riders. The grant award date is August...
The City of Sioux City, Iowa will receive $2.08 million under a Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration. The grant funds will support the Sioux City Transit System's operating expenses and potential route changes from February 2022 through August 2029 related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Funding is apportioned at one hundred percent federal share per the American Rescue Plan Act. The grant will maintain current service levels and ensure...