Formula Grant ID2026019
- Valley Regional Transit (VRT) received a $1.65 million formula grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on July 2, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2026. The funding supports the procurement of replacement transit vehicles within the Nampa urbanized service area, specifically approximately eight 14-passenger vans for the Village Van Service and two 27-cutaway buses. These vehicles will replace existing...
- Valley Regional Transit (VRT) received a $1.91 million Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on June 24, 2025, with a completion date of December 30, 2026. The award comprises FY2025 Section 5307 funds for the Boise Urbanized Area (UZA) and FY2023 Section 5307 funds for the Nampa UZA. VRT will utilize these funds to provide administrative support for mobility management programs serving the Ada and Canyon County...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Valley Regional Transit (VRT) received a $356,964 Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), effective April 29, 2026, with a completion date of December 31, 2026. The grant funds the replacement of VRT's existing transfer facility located at Boise Towne Square Mall, which has exceeded its operational capacity after more than 40 years of...
- Valley Regional Transit (VRT) received a $540,165 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), effective January 26, 2026 through June 30, 2026. The grant funds continued vendor support services for VRT's Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software system. The primary deliverable is the maintenance of an active vendor support contract that ensures the ERP system remains fully functional, secure, and reliable to...
- Federal Transit Formula Grants Award Summary Valley Regional Transit (VRT) received a $3.75 million Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) award from the Federal Transit Administration, obligated on March 6, 2026, for completion by December 31, 2026. The award includes $2.35 million in FY2025 Section 5307 Boise Urbanized Area (UZA) funds designated specifically for preventive maintenance and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) complimentary paratransit services within the Boise UZA....
- Federal Grant Award Summary Valley Regional Transit (VRT) received $5.8 million in federal funding through the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) as a Formula Grant award obligated on April 20, 2026, with a completion date of December 31, 2026. This award combines Fiscal Year 2025 Section 5307 Boise Urbanized Area (UZA) funds and Fiscal Year 2024 Nampa UZA funds to support operating assistance and specialized transportation programs throughout...
- This Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) provides $8,874,000.00 in operating assistance to Valley Regional Transit (VRT), the local transit authority serving the Boise and Nampa urbanized areas in Idaho. The grant funding will support VRT's provision of fixed-route bus services, demand-response transportation, and specialized transportation programs within the Boise and Nampa urbanized areas from...
- This federal Project Grant award of $20,368,064.00 was provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) and was granted to Valley Regional Transit (VRT) on May 2, 2025. The primary objectives of this grant are to: Purchase approximately 635 replacement zero-emission buses for VRT's transit service. Install four depot chargers at VRT's Orchard facility and eight on-route chargers at VRT's...
- This $3,592,171 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will fund preventive maintenance of vehicles and provide ADA-compliant paratransit services in the Boise and Nampa urbanized areas of Idaho. The grant award, dated May 5, 2025, with a completion date of December 31, 2026, will enable Valley Regional Transit (VRT), the local government transit authority, to maintain vehicles in a state of good repair and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Valley Regional Transit (VRT) received a $689,494 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program (CFDA 20.513), awarded on May 7, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of March 30, 2027. The grant includes $551,596 in FY2024 Section 5310 Large Urban Funds designated to support specialized transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities within...
Valley Regional Transit (VRT) received a $270,000 formula grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on May 13, 2026, obligating Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) funds transferred to Section 5307. The grant funds the procurement and deployment of approximately two replacement compressed natural gas (CNG) cutaway buses, each less than 30 feet in length, to serve the Boise Urbanized Area (UZA). These vehicles will replace aging cutaway buses that have reached the end of their useful life, with delivery and placement into revenue service expected by the ultimate completion date of May 1, 2027. The funded activities support VRT's fleet modernization and asset management objectives by delivering modern, fuel-efficient transit vehicles that improve service reliability and reduce operational costs. Deliverables include completion of all Federal Transit Administration pre-award and post-delivery requirements, vehicle inspection and acceptance, placement of buses into revenue service, and proper retirement or reassignment of the replaced vehicles in accordance with FTA asset management regulations. The project benefits transit riders throughout the Boise Urbanized Area by maintaining a state of good repair, improving transit service reliability and performance, reducing maintenance costs and service disruptions, and advancing cleaner operations through compressed natural gas technology.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $250.2k | 5/13/26 |