Formula Grant IA2026002
- This Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) provides $914,624 in funding to support transportation planning activities for one metropolitan planning organization (MPO) and ten regional planning agencies (RPAs) in the state of Iowa. The grant funds will allow these agencies to carry out the requirements of a continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive transportation planning process for...
- This Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) award provides $776,337 in funding to the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) to support transportation planning activities for one metropolitan planning organization (MPO) and ten regional planning agencies (RPAs) across Iowa. The award period is from February 23, 2024 to November 30, 2028. The funding will enable these MPO and RPA planning agencies to carry out the...
- This $1,820,901 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) supports public transportation planning activities in Iowa. The Iowa Department of Transportation will use the funding to support the transportation planning responsibilities of 12 metropolitan and regional planning agencies over a four-year period ending November 2027. Specifically, the subrecipients will carry out...
- This Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration totaling $925,430 provides funding support for transportation planning activities under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). Specifically, $740,344 in Surface Transportation Block Grant Program funds transferred to FTA will help supplement transportation planning for three metropolitan planning organizations and eleven regional planning affiliations in Iowa as...
- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $5,062,110 Project Grant to the Iowa Department of Transportation to fund transportation planning activities through the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). This consolidated grant combines funding from the Federal Transit Administration and Federal Highway Administration to support the transportation planning responsibilities of Iowa's...
- The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $9,910,686 Project Grant to the Iowa Department of Transportation to support multimodal transportation planning activities through the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). The funding will support planning tasks by Iowa's nine Metropolitan Planning Organizations and 18 Regional Planning Affiliations as outlined in their planning work programs,...
- The Iowa Department of Transportation received a $16 million Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) on May 5, 2021. The grant funding supports operating assistance for rural and small city public transportation services through September 30, 2026. Specifically, the grant provides $16M in Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) funding to support operations of 27...
- 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Iowa Department of Transportation received a Formula Grant award of $247,821.00 from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509), effective July 2, 2025, with a completion date of December 31, 2027. The award funds the purchase of seven replacement public transit vehicles to support general public transportation services. These new transit buses will directly enhance service...
- This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509), will provide $1,654,706 to the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) to support vehicle replacement projects at eight non-urbanized transit systems across Iowa. The award will fund the partial acquisition of two medium-duty buses, five light-duty mid-sized buses, and three light-duty van/sedan or buses for transit...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded $1,031,729 to the Iowa Department of Transportation on March 13, 2026, under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). This formula grant funds transportation planning activities for one metropolitan planning organization (MPO) and ten regional planning agencies (RPAs) across Iowa through November 30, 2030. The funding supports eligible transportation planning expenses as identified in each agency's work program, including short-range and long-range transportation planning, data collection studies, plan development, and general administrative operations necessary to carry out the metropolitan and regional transportation planning process. The 14 subrecipient planning agencies utilize these transferred Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) funds to fulfill their continuing cooperative and comprehensive transportation planning responsibilities while performing planning and programming activities for federally funded highway and transit projects. The expected outcomes enable these agencies to meet federal requirements for regional transportation planning and advance national transportation goals. The intended beneficiaries include residents of metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas across Iowa's two MPO and twelve RPA planning areas, including residents of large and small cities and counties throughout the state.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $825.4k | 3/13/26 |