The Transit Authority of River City (TARC) was awarded a $25,046,760 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant funding will support a variety of transportation projects to address the condition of TARC's significant assets, such as: replacing aging buses, upgrading operational software, enhancing facility security and infrastructure, and purchasing 6 new long-range battery...
This $2,008,535.00 Formula 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) will fund several transportation projects for the Transit Authority of River City (TARC) in Kentucky. The key products and services to be delivered include: Purchasing electric buses to replace aging diesel buses, upgrading TARC's 20-year-old enterprise asset management system to improve maintenance and...
The Federal Transit Authority (FTA) awarded a $2,192,672 Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) to the Transit Authority of River City (TARC) on May 21, 2025. The grant funds will enable TARC to purchase up to two extended-range, battery-electric buses to replace older diesel vehicles that have exceeded their useful lives. This project is expected to improve service reliability while reducing fleet operating expenses for the community. The Formula Grant program supports a wide range of public...
This $555,931 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA), will fund several key projects by the Transit Authority of River City (TARC) in southern Indiana. The grant will enable TARC to improve boarding areas and sidewalks along bus routes in New Albany, Indiana, making them ADA-compliant and accessible. Additionally, the funding will support the purchase of four accessible cutaway buses to expand...
The Transit Authority of River City (TARC) was awarded a $450,000 Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) on September 13, 2023. The goal of this grant is to create a service and mobility plan that identifies challenges and barriers in connecting areas of persistent poverty to employment, education, and healthcare in the Greater Louisville, Kentucky area. TARC will...
This $181,683.56 Formula Grant award was provided by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) to the Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The funding will support an operations analysis and long-range plan for improvements to the transit system (TARC) in Jefferson, Oldham, and Bullitt Counties, Kentucky. The project aims to enhance the region's transportation infrastructure and public transit services through data...
This $11,444,932 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) supports the Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK) in continuing to operate safe, dependable, and efficient public transit services. The grant funding will allow TANK to replace its existing bus rapid transit (BRT) and paratransit vehicles, as well as cover preventative maintenance activities. The new, more fuel-efficient vehicles will reduce fleet...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $1,427,009 project grant to the Transit Authority of Central Kentucky (TACK) on March 17, 2021 with a completion date of May 21, 2021. The grant was awarded under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program to support capital projects and planning activities for transit services in the Radcliff/Elizabethtown, Kentucky urbanized area. Funding was provided in accordance with the Urbanized Area Formula Funding...
This $2,206,620 project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) will fund transportation services and equipment for seniors and individuals with disabilities in Kentucky. Awarded on August 12, 2022 and set to be completed by March 30, 2029, the grant provides $1,103,310 to the Transit Authority of River City as the designated recipient, with the remaining $1,103,310...
The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $4,081,991 federal Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions (CFDA 20.526) grant to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's Office of Transportation Delivery Division on July 20, 2023. The grant will fund the procurement of 12 replacement transit vans, 35 expansion vehicles, 92 tablets, 2 software packages, 1 security/camera system, and parking lot resurfacing for a transit facility. These...