The City of Bangor City Hall received a $280,156 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to fund the following activities: Acquisition of a new all-electric service vehicle to enhance the mobility and efficiency of the transit operations team. Purchase of a used ADA-compliant minivan to serve as a spare vehicle for the city's paratransit...
This $3,958,434 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will provide capital funding to the Maine Department of Transportation and its sub-recipients to replace buses and vans, expand fleet size, and upgrade transit facilities in the state. Specifically, the grant funds will be used to purchase new buses, cutaways, and vans for eight transit providers across Maine, as well as...
This $1,726,097 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) award from the Federal Transit Administration will provide one year of operating assistance, preventive maintenance, and ADA paratransit operational support for the Community Connector fixed-route transit system in Bangor, Maine during the period of July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. The funding will cover eligible expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, and preventive maintenance to continue operations and maintain the transit system's...
The City of Bangor City Hall Finance Division was awarded a $496,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The goal of the grant is to implement passenger shelters and bus boarding and alighting areas across the service region of the Community Connector bus service. Key activities include developing bus stop and shelter design and management...
This $316,800 federal Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants program), will fund a 2-year microtransit pilot program in the Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach, Maine area. The grant will enable Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach Transit, doing business as Shuttle Bus, to purchase two ADA-compliant passenger vans or cutaway buses, acquire software and professional services to design and...
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...
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...
This $135,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) will fund the deployment of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technology in Bangor, Maine. Specifically, the grant will support the installation of an over-height vehicle detection system along I-395 to enhance transportation safety and mobility. The Maine Department of Transportation, a certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise,...
This $27,618,529 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Federal Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) provides funding to the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) and its subrecipients for public transportation infrastructure and services in rural areas of Maine. The grant supports the continued operation of safe and effective rural transit services, including intercity bus services and...
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...