The City of Dubuque, Iowa received a $1,352,830 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to fund operating assistance activities from March 2021 through September 2021. The grant funds will support the Jule public transit system's operations, including maintenance of facilities, uniforms, equipment, staff vehicles, and costs associated with safety cleaning and sanitization of all...
The City of Dubuque, Iowa received a $6.44 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on March 25, 2021 to fund public transportation operating expenses through June 16, 2022. The grant funds will reimburse the City for eligible operating costs including employee wages, benefits, fuel, and general expenses associated with maintaining fixed-route and paratransit bus...
This federal Project Grant award of $250,000 was issued on July 23, 2024 by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). The purpose of the grant is to conduct a planning study that will help the City of Dubuque's public transit agency, The Jule, optimize bus routes, identify necessary service changes, and determine appropriate equipment and facility needs. The key activities to...
This federal Project 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 $2,767,732 to the City of Dubuque, Iowa to replace two diesel buses in its public transit fleet (The Jule) with battery-electric buses and acquire associated charging infrastructure. The funded project will help Dubuque achieve its goal of reducing greenhouse gas...
This $6,052,920 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration provides up to 2 years of operational assistance, preventative maintenance, and paratransit provision for the City of Davenport, Iowa from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026. The grant supports the city's fixed-route public transit system and ADA complementary paratransit services, with the intended beneficiaries being residents and visitors who rely on...
The City of Iowa City received a $4.6 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support ongoing public transportation operations from July 2022 through December 2026. Funding will cover eligible wages and operating costs for Iowa City Transit and allow the continuation of consistent transit services for users. No subrecipient activities were included. The Federal...
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 City of Iowa City received a $3.6 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support operating assistance for Iowa City Transit from May 2021 through August 2021. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal funding available to local and regional authorities for transit capital, operating assistance, and transportation planning in urbanized areas. The...
The City of Bettendorf received a $1,329,493 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The funding will be used to support public transit operations, planning, ADA paratransit services, and administrative software for the city's transit system from April 2025 through March 2027. Specifically, the grant will cover $409,936 in FY2020 and $394,006 in FY2021 to subsidize transit operating expenses, preventive...
The City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa received a $3,723,034 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 11, 2022. The grant funds will support 50% of the City's eligible operating expenses for its fixed-route and paratransit public transit services through December 31, 2025, with the remaining 50% to be matched locally. Eligible expenses include driver salaries, fuel, and items...