This $8,874,000 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) provides operating assistance and specialized transportation services within the Boise and Nampa, Idaho urbanized areas. The award period is from April 2025 through December 2026. Under this grant, Valley Regional Transit will deliver the following key products and services: Operating assistance for public transportation services, including...
This $1,656,982 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on August 14, 2024 supports preventive maintenance of vehicles and ADA-complimentary paratransit services in the Boise, Idaho urbanized area. The grant funds will be used by the local transit agency, Valley Regional Transit, to maintain vehicles in a state of good repair and continue providing ADA paratransit services to residents within the Boise urbanized area. The expected...
This $3,592,171 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will provide funding to Valley Regional Transit, the regional public transportation authority serving Idaho's Treasure Valley, including the Boise and Nampa urbanized areas. The grant funds will be used for vehicle preventive maintenance in the Boise and Nampa urbanized areas as well as to provide sustained ADA complementary paratransit services...
This $1.92 million project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration will fund the purchase of approximately three replacement 35-foot electric buses for the Boise urbanized area. Awarded on September 9, 2022 under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), the grant will support procurement activities through December 31, 2024. The replacement vehicles are intended to provide reliable public...
This $910,000 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will fund right-of-way acquisition, signal equipment installation, and construction of pedestrian and bicycle connections at the State Street and 23rd Street intersection, as well as the State Street and 27th Street intersection in Boise, Idaho. The project, to be carried out by the regional public transit authority Valley Regional Transit, is expected to...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $1,413,798 Project Grant to Valley Regional Transit through the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant will fund short-range transit planning, administrative support for fixed-route and mobility management programs in the Boise and Nampa Urbanized Areas of Idaho. Specifically, $465k will support activities in the Boise UZA and $101k in the Nampa UZA through December 2023. Expected outcomes...
This Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration totaling $2,548,025 awarded to Valley Regional Transit on April 18, 2023 will support the replacement of demand response vehicles, support vehicles, and the purchase of expansion and replacement buses and a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software system through December 30, 2025. The funding is being provided under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program to support capital...
This $1,423,033 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Urbanized Area Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will provide funding for short-range transit planning and administrative support for fixed-route and mobility management programs within the Nampa and Boise, Idaho urbanized areas. The grant will support activities to reduce service gaps and enhance the rider experience by increasing seamless transportation options for the general public. The award covers the...
This federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants) provides $1,932,783.00 to Valley Regional Transit to fund capital projects in the Boise and Nampa urbanized areas (UZAs). The activities to be performed include bus stop improvements, purchasing shop equipment, replacement/expansion vehicles, IT hardware/software, and implementing a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. The expected outcomes are to improve bus route...
This federal Formula Grant award for $245,284 from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will allow Valley Regional Transit, the regional public transportation authority serving Idaho's Treasure Valley, to purchase approximately one (1) cutaway vehicle under 30 feet in length to expand its specialized transportation fleet. The expected outcome is that this vehicle procurement will enable Valley Regional Transit to expand its specialized...