The City of Lake Charles, Louisiana received a $6,017,956 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration to support continued transit operations and services. Funded under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), the award will provide payroll and benefits for transit staff, vehicle maintenance, preventative maintenance, and all other operating expenses to ensure transit services are not downsized through October 2024. As the sole...
The City of Lake Charles, Louisiana received a $4.1 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration on February 9, 2021. The grant funding will support the purchase and expansion of buses under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) through an August 31, 2024 completion date. Specifically, the grant funds will be used to replace, rehabilitate, purchase, or lease buses and...
This $9,139,867 Federal Transit Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) will support a range of public transportation activities for the Jefferson Parish Government in Louisiana. The grant funding will be used for operating assistance, preventive maintenance, the purchase of one replacement 40-foot bus, rehabilitation and renovation of bus stops to enhance ADA accessibility, rehabilitation and renovation of the Westbank...
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 $511,996 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration will provide operating assistance to the Lafayette Transit System in Lafayette, Louisiana. The funding will cover eligible expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, and paratransit services from November 1, 2023 through October 31, 2024. This will allow Lafayette Transit System to continue transit operations that would otherwise have to be cut due to lack of...
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...
This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), will provide $4,863,251.00 in financial assistance to the Lafayette City Parish Consolidated Government to support the operation of the Lafayette Transit System. The funds will cover operating and capital expenses for the system's fixed-route and ADA paratransit services, as well as vehicle replacement, with the intended outcome of improving the...
This $309,828 Formula Grant award 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) will fund the purchase of one (1) replacement bus for use in fixed-route public transportation service by the Lafayette Transit System in Lafayette, Louisiana. The purpose of this grant is to assist in funding the next planned bus replacement in accordance with the Lafayette...
The Lafayette City Parish Consolidated Government was awarded a $4,399,122 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant will support capital and operating assistance for transit services and transportation planning activities in the urbanized area of Lafayette, Louisiana through October 1, 2026. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal funding available to local...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a Formula Grant of $6,425,516.00 to the Lafayette City Parish Consolidated Government on September 7, 2023. The purpose of the grant is to provide financial assistance with operating and capital expenses for the Lafayette Transit System, as part of the FTA's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant funds will support transit service operations and capital purchases for the Lafayette Transit System, which provides public...