The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded the Muncie Indiana Transit System (MITS) $3.8 million under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on July 9, 2021 to provide operating assistance through December 31, 2021. The funding will support MITS' operating and payroll expenses for public transportation services in Muncie, Indiana through the end of the calendar year. As the award utilizes American Rescue Plan Act monies, MITS qualifies for 100%...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $8.77 million Project Grant to the Muncie Indiana Transit System (MITS) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) for operating assistance from March 3, 2021 through September 22, 2021. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal resources available to local and regional government authorities and states for transit capital and operating assistance and for transportation-related planning...
The Federal Transit Administration awarded a $1 million Project Grant to the Muncie Indiana Transit System (MITS) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to fund Phase III of its Sidewalk/Ramp Installation Capital Project. The project will improve accessibility within a quarter mile of transit stops through the construction and reconstruction of sidewalks and wheelchair curb ramps in southeast and northwest areas of Muncie, Indiana. The project is intended to benefit all...
The Indiana Department of Transportation received a $174,715 Formula Grant award on July 18, 2022 from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research federal grant program (CFDA 20.505). The funding will support the development of the Muncie Metropolitan Planning Organization's Unified Planning Work Program and long-range transportation plan for fiscal years 2023-2024 in...
This $145,500 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will provide capital assistance to the Metropolitan Evansville Transit System (METS) from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025. The grant funds will be used to rehabilitate and renovate existing bus shelters and bus benches within the METS service area, including painting, replacing damaged glass or plexiglass, adding solar-powered lighting to the bus shelters, and...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration totaling $4,990,532 provides funding to Bloomington Public Transit Co. for preventive maintenance and operating assistance through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). $478,794 in Fiscal Year 2020 and $2,079,346 in Fiscal Year 2021 will be provided in Urbanized Area Formula Funding to support capital and operating expenses for public transportation services in Indiana....
This $65,773 Formula Grant was awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) to the City of Evansville, Indiana. The grant will fund capital and planning activities for the Metropolitan Evansville Transit System (METS) from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025. Key activities include purchasing one replacement transit bus, performing preventative maintenance on vehicles and facilities,...
This federal Formula Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program) provides $42,794,755 in funding to the Indpls Public Trans Corp, doing business as Indygo, the main public transportation provider in the Indianapolis urbanized area. The grant funds will be used by Indygo and its subrecipients in four surrounding counties (Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, and Johnson) to maintain safe and reliable transit...
This $6,696,445 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) will provide operating assistance and vehicle replacement for seven public transit sub-recipients in northwestern Indiana's Lake, Porter, and LaPorte counties. The funding will allow the sub-recipients, which include transit agencies like East Chicago Transit, City of Valparaiso, and North Township Dial-A-Ride, to continue providing...
The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded a $377,153 project grant to the City of Michigan City under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to provide operating assistance to MC Transit from May 31, 2023 through January 31, 2025. The funding will allow MC Transit to continue transit operations that otherwise would have been reduced due to lack of funding following service impacts from COVID-19. Specifically, the grant funds will cover eligible...