This $1,423,033 federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507) provides funding to Valley Regional Transit, the public transportation authority serving Idaho's Boise and Nampa urbanized areas. The grant will support short-range transit planning and administrative activities to enhance fixed-route and mobility management programs within these regions. Anticipated outcomes include reducing service gaps and...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Valley Regional Transit a $7.52 million Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant funds will support fixed route transit operations, mobility management, complementary ADA paratransit services, and preventive maintenance in the Boise and Nampa Urbanized Areas through January 2023. Specifically, $5.28 million is allocated for these services in the Boise Large Urban Area, with...
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 $1,932,783 federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) will fund capital projects in the Boise and Nampa urbanized areas (UZAs) of Idaho. The award's activities include bus stop improvements, replacement and expansion of vehicles, purchase of IT hardware and software, and implementation of a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. The expected outcomes are to improve bus route signage, replace aging equipment, and...
This $1,304,474 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the Federal Transit Administration supports the operational needs of public transit services within the Nampa, Idaho urbanized area. The funding will be used to cover driver wages, fuel costs, vehicle maintenance, scheduling, dispatching, and other expenses necessary to ensure reliable and accessible fixed-route bus and demand-response transportation services for residents, including commuters, students, seniors,...
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 $1,171,707 federal Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program will provide funding to Valley Regional Transit, the Treasure Valley's regional public transportation authority, for mobility management programs within the Nampa and Boise urbanized areas (UZAs). The grant will support administrative activities to reduce gaps in transportation services and improve rider experience...
This Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration totaling $1,537,678 provides funding under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507) to Valley Regional Transit. The grant includes $317,506 in Fiscal Year 2021 Section 5307 funds for mobility management activities in the Nampa Urbanized Area, such as employing a mobility manager, coordinating with transportation and human services providers, travel training programs, and one-stop customer...
This $2.28 million project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration will support short-range transit planning and program administration for the Boise and Nampa urbanized areas in Idaho through September 2024. Funded activities under the grant include developing short-range transit planning projects to improve the transit system, as well as program administration support for these projects. The intended beneficiaries are commuters. As the awardee, Valley...
This $1.26 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) provides funding to Valley Regional Transit for the procurement of vehicles, shop equipment, IT hardware and software, and the replacement and installation of a new radio system in fleet vehicles. The grant combines $508,051 in FY2021-2022 Section 5307 funds, with $178,074 for 2021 and $325,977 for 2022. The funds will allow...