Formula Grant MA2025026

Award Date 6/26/25
Completion Date 12/31/27
Dollars Obligated $5.6M
Federal Grant Program
20.507
Assistance Type
Formula Grant
Place of Performance
Massachusetts, USA
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  1. Upgrading, rehabilitating, and enhancing the fleet's radios and communications equipment ($88,340 total, $70,672 FTA funds).
  2. Infrastructure upgrades to the MVRTA maintenance facility, including replacing an underground diesel fuel tank with a new aboveground tank and constructing a retaining wall ($1,000,000 total, $800,000 FTA funds).
  3. Acquisition of one replacement administrative/supervisory non-revenue vehicle ($41,344 total, $33,075 FTA funds).
  4. Miscellaneous capital support equipment and facility repairs at MVRTA stations, garages, and administrative/maintenance facilities ($801,390 total, $641,112 FTA funds).
  5. Preventive maintenance ($3,212,500 total, $265,000 FTA funds).
  6. ADA operating assistance ($400,000 total, $320,000 FTA funds).

The grant award date is June 26, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2027. This funding will enable MVRTA to continue providing reliable, responsive, and safe public transportation services to the diverse communities in the Merrimack Valley region.

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