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: Operating assistance for regular flex route urban transit services Upgrades to the enterprise...
The Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach Transit (doing business as Shuttle Bus) received a $780,500 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to fund four transit projects in southern Maine. The grant will support a promotional half-price fare initiative ($90,000), development of a regional multi-modal passenger information system ($15,500), redesign of bus routes 1 and 111 in...
The Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach Transit (Shuttle Bus) received a $2.46 million project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) for the period of May 2, 2023 through June 30, 2026. The grant funding will support Shuttle Bus's operations and capital activities to maintain safe and reliable public transportation services connecting residents, commuters and tourists across Biddeford, Saco...
This $2,931,035 Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will provide financial assistance to the Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach Transit (Shuttle Bus) to support public transportation operations, preventive maintenance, and various capital activities in the Biddeford, Saco, and Old Orchard Beach region of Maine. Key products and services to be delivered through this grant include: Operating assistance for...
The Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach Transit Committee was awarded a $427,557 project grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant funding will support Phase III transit operations and services from March 2021 through June 2022 for the Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach Transit shuttle bus service, operated by the Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach Transit vendor. The Federal Transit...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $1,098,155 Project Grant to Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach Transit on May 21, 2021 with a completion date of December 31, 2021. The grant was awarded under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to fund the replacement of four trolley vehicles. The Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (49 U.S.C. 5307) makes federal resources available to local and regional government authorities and states for transit...
This $3,048,214 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.513 - Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities) provides funding to the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) to support public transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities across Maine. The grant funding will allow MaineDOT's sub-recipients, including regional transit agencies and non-profit organizations, to...
The Maine Department of Transportation has received a $1,282,392 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). This award will provide operating and capital assistance to support public transportation services in the PACTS and KACTS metropolitan planning organization (MPO) regions of southern Maine. Specifically, the funding will be used by the York County Community Action...
The U.S. Federal Transit Administration awarded a Project Grant in the amount of $722,736 to the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) on July 23, 2024. The grant is funded under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) and will be used to implement a community-based transportation model in rural Maine. The project aims to bolster ridership and optimize transportation operations for two public transit agencies,...
The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) a $1,862,313 Formula Grant under the FTA's Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) to fund transportation services and operations for rural and small urban areas across Maine. This federal award will support a range of activities, including preventive maintenance on vehicle fleets, mobility management, replacement of...