Formula Grant ME2025010
- The Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments (AVCOG) received a $1,178,445 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to support public transit operations and planning in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine urbanized area. The grant funding will be used for operating assistance to sustain fixed-route CityLink transit services, preventive maintenance on the CityLink vehicle fleet, ADA complementary paratransit services, and transportation planning...
- The Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments (AVCOG) was awarded $1,471,328 under the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 11, 2022 to provide operating assistance through February 2, 2023. Funding will support AVCOG's continued provision of fixed route and complementary ADA paratransit services at pre-pandemic levels for residents and commuters in the greater Lewiston-Auburn, Maine area. Specifically, the grant will cover eligible...
- The Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments (AVCOG) was awarded $135,256 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration to provide operating assistance supporting public transit services in the Lewiston-Auburn region of Maine. Funding will allow AVCOG and its contracted operator, Western Maine Transportation Services, to continue operations throughout the COVID-19 pandemic period of January 20, 2020 through February...
- 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...
- This $3,958,434 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will provide 80% federal funding to support public transportation infrastructure and vehicle upgrades in the state of Maine. The key products and services to be delivered through this grant include: Replacement of buses, cutaways, and vans that have exceeded their useful life...
- The Maine Department of Transportation received a $251,525.16 Formula Grant award on January 25, 2021 from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). The funding supports the Androscoggin Transportation Resource Center's (ATRC) Unified Planning Work Program for metropolitan transportation planning in the Lewiston-Auburn area of Maine for 2020-2021. Specifically, the grant provides for ongoing program...
- This $4,242,099 Federal Transit Formula Grant, awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507) on May 8, 2025, will provide one year of operating assistance, preventative maintenance, and ADA paratransit operational support for the City of Bangor's Community Connector fixed-route transit system. The funding will cover eligible expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, and rolling stock maintenance to allow the system to continue operations and meet performance standards during the...
- The Maine Department of Transportation received a $1.54 million Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration on August 22, 2022 under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA #20.205). The funding will support the Androscoggin Transportation Resource Center's Unified Planning Work Program for program management and metropolitan transportation planning in the greater Lewiston-Auburn region of Maine through 2023. As required under the federal program, the MPO will conduct...
- 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,...
- This $27,618,529 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA)'s Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) provides funding to the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) and its subrecipients to support public transportation infrastructure and services in rural and tribal areas of Maine. The grant will be used to fund eligible transit-related expenses, including operating assistance and capital investments, to enable the continued safe and...
This $2,143,809 Federal Transit Formula Grant award, provided by the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under CFDA 20.507, will support the continued operations and capital preventive maintenance of the CityLink fixed-route transit service and ADA complementary paratransit services in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine area. The grant will be administered by the Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments (AVCOG), which serves as the regional planning organization for the area. Key activities to be funded include operating assistance, vehicle maintenance, and local transportation planning efforts, which will benefit the residents and businesses of Lewiston-Auburn. The grant period runs from August 18, 2025 through March 31, 2027.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $1.3m | 8/18/25 |