Formula Grant MA2025012

Award Date 3/26/25
Completion Date 9/30/26
Dollars Obligated $6.8M
Federal Grant Program
20.507
Assistance Type
Formula Grant
Place of Performance
Massachusetts, USA
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This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), is intended to fund operations, planning, and capital improvements for the Lowell Regional Transit Authority (LRTA) in Massachusetts.

The $6,767,367 grant will support the following key activities over the award period from March 2025 to September 2026: 1) Operating assistance for LRTA's fixed-route bus service and paratransit service; 2) Short-range planning efforts; 3) Repairs and replacement of LRTA's facilities, equipment, and IT infrastructure; and 4) Procurement of spare parts. These funds are expected to enable LRTA to continue providing safe, reliable, and responsive public transportation services to its 14-member communities, as well as improve service planning and maintain its transit assets in a state of good repair.

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