Formula Grant ME2023042

Award Date 9/14/23
Completion Date 6/30/26
Dollars Obligated $2.5M
Federal Grant Program
20.507
Assistance Type
Formula Grant
Place of Performance
Maine, USA
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The Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach Transit (Shuttle Bus), a public transit provider in Maine, has been awarded a $2,526,855 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA), under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). This funding will support a range of transit-related activities between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2026, including:

  1. Operating assistance for regular flex route urban transit services
  2. Upgrades to the enterprise resource planning (ERP) and maintenance management systems
  3. Preventive maintenance on vehicles, equipment, and facilities to maintain a state of good repair
  4. Funding for a mobility manager to engage with elderly and disabled citizens to expand service usage and promote general public bus ridership
  5. Installation of an automated bus wash system to thoroughly clean bus undercarriages and protect against wear from salt and sand
  6. Enclosing an existing concrete platform adjacent to a garage to increase supply storage capacity

The grant aims to enable Shuttle Bus to maintain a safe, well-functioning transit fleet and facilities to serve local and visiting bus passengers in the Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach communities. There are no sub-recipient activities associated with this award.

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