This $488,544 Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants program) will enable Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government to upgrade and enhance public transportation infrastructure and services in Louisiana. The grant funds will be used to improve the maintenance facility security systems, upgrade fuel stations, increase storage areas, and acquire new transit-related equipment. These improvements are expected to enhance the...
The Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration, awarded a $862,832 grant to the Tangipahoa Parish Council in Louisiana. The grant funding will be used to cover eligible operating expenses such as fuel, insurance, and driver salaries, as well as provide for preventive maintenance and the installation of passenger bus shelters to support the parish's fixed-route public transit services. The grant aims...
This $6 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will fund Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government's procurement of 12 new heavy-duty ADA-accessible transit buses. The local government will provide $900,000 in matching funds to replace buses that have reached the end of their useful life. The new buses will allow Good Earth Transit to continue providing public transportation services to the general population in the...
The Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration, has awarded a $3,846,680 grant to the City of Lake Charles, Louisiana. The purpose of this Formula Grant is to provide funds to support infrastructure, continue transit operations, and deliver safe and reliable service to the citizens of Lake Charles. The grant will be used to cover payroll for transit staff, fund operating expenses for preventive...
The Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) awarded a $9,139,867 formula grant to the Jefferson Parish Government in Louisiana. The grant funds will support the following activities over the award period from February 2025 to January 2027: Operating assistance and preventive maintenance for the parish's transit system Purchase of one replacement 40-foot bus Rehabilitation and renovation of bus stops to enhance ADA accessibility Rehabilitation and...
This $3,777,782 Federal Transit Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507) provides funding to the City of Monroe, Louisiana to support operating assistance for their public transportation system. The key activities include covering drivers' wages, administrative costs, fuel and security, as well as providing fare collection system support, mid-life bus engine replacements, and support vehicles. The expected outcome is to...
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) received a $27,938,163 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant funding will support a range of rural public transportation services in non-urbanized areas of Louisiana, including eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, preventive maintenance, training, and intercity bus services. The grant...
This $327,172 Formula Grant awarded by the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) will fund the purchase of one replacement paratransit vehicle and partially fund the purchase of an additional replacement paratransit vehicle for the Regional Transit Authority in New Orleans, Louisiana. The grant supports the Authority's commitment to providing safe and reliable transportation services to the local community. The vehicles...
This $662,500 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will support preventative maintenance activities for an aging fleet of three ferry vessels operated by the Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District in Louisiana. The funding will be used to perform necessary preventative maintenance on the ferry vessels, with the intended outcome of maintaining them in a state of good repair. This will benefit the riders...
This $1,781,641 federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) will fund transportation planning and program administration activities for 11 Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) across Louisiana. The grant supports the MPOs' Unified Planning Work Programs, including general development and comprehensive planning, short-range planning,...