The City of Dekalb, Illinois was awarded a $705,774 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant funds will support public transit operating assistance for the City of Dekalb Public Transportation System through March 2029. Specifically, the funds will underwrite operations costs including wages, benefits, fuel, maintenance, and other expenses associated with operating...
This Federal Transit Formula Grant award, with ID IL2025019, is provided by the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507) to the City of Decatur, Illinois. The $10,454,838 grant will fund all aspects of mass transit operations for the Decatur Public Transit System over the period from April 2025 to March 2026. The purpose is to operate the transit system and provide affordable and reliable public transportation to the citizens of Decatur and surrounding communities. The City of Decatur has an...
The City of Decatur received a $7.25 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 provide operating assistance from March 8, 2021 through December 8, 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 $7.25 million...
The City of Decatur received a $7.25 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 from May 2021 through August 2022. 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 award will allow the City...
The Illinois Department of Transportation received a $121,739.78 Formula Grant award on August 8, 2022 from the Federal Highway Administration under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). The grant funds will support the County of DeKalb's FY23 DeKalb/Sycamore Area Transportation Study to assist in the development of metropolitan and state transportation improvement programs, long-range transportation plans, and...
The City of Decatur received a $9,500,000 Project Grant 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). The grant funding will be used to aid the city's transition to a zero-emission bus fleet. Specifically, the grant will support the capital purchase of low or no-emission buses, DCFC (direct current fast charging) chargers, and professional engineering...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.534 - Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending) provides $6,500,000 to support the operations of a microtransit pilot program in the City of Decatur, Illinois. The funding will be used for the administration, operation, and maintenance of the microtransit service, which aims to provide needed transportation to Decatur residents outside of the fixed-route...
The Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) awarded a $1,290,646 three-year operating assistance grant to the Stateline Mass Transit District in Illinois. The grant, awarded on August 9, 2024, will fund the district's daily operations and service provision from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027. This formula grant from the Federal Transit Administration will enable the Stateline Mass Transit District to continue providing essential public transportation services, such as demand response...
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 Formula Grant award, valued at $12,721,754.00 and provided by 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 fund the following key products and services for the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA): The grant will support the purchase of up to 14 new 40-foot standard buses and 1 new railcar bus to replace aging revenue fleet vehicles. It will also...