This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the Federal Railroad Administration under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail program (CFDA 20.326), will support the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) in developing a Service Development Plan for a proposed passenger rail corridor connecting Chicago, IL to Detroit/Pontiac, MI, and extending to Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The $500,000 award will enable MDOT to produce a comprehensive project description,...
This $7,539,161 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Infrastructure Investments (CFDA 20.933) program, also known as RAISE grants, will fund the reconstruction and modification of Martin Luther South Street to Morrell Street in Michigan. The project will transition the roadway from a three-lane cross-section with one parking lane to a two-lane cross-section with parking on both sides. Key deliverables include installation of a 10-foot shared use path,...
This $15,028,719 project grant from the Federal Transit Administration will fund the purchase of vehicles, equipment, and facility rehabilitation and construction projects for rural public transportation services across Michigan. Awarded on August 18, 2021 to the Michigan Department of Transportation with a completion date of March 30, 2029, the funding includes $2,505,144 from the Surface Transportation Program and $740,747 from the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program. The...
This $1,310,447 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program (CFDA 20.941) will support the Michigan Department of Transportation's efforts to improve access to static and real-time public transit information in rural communities. The funded activities include leveraging existing and emerging open data standards to deliver transit information that can be integrated into common trip-planning tools...
This $1.013 million project grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) provides funding to the Michigan Department of Transportation to support public transportation services and capital projects in rural areas of the state from March 2022 through March 2027. Funding will support purchases of computer equipment, transit technology, vehicles including buses and trolleys, and facility improvements by subrecipients...
This $500,000 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (CFDA 20.326) cooperative agreement awarded by the Federal Railroad Administration to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will fund the development of a Service Development Plan (SDP) for improvements to the existing Blue Water intercity passenger rail service between Port Huron, MI, and Chicago, IL. The award will support MDOT in producing a project performance plan, existing planning and development materials,...
This $803,642 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) will fund the purchase of transportation-related equipment and operations support for private nonprofit and public transit agencies in rural and small urban areas across Michigan. The Michigan Department of Passenger Transportation will receive the award to distribute $377,108 to rural agencies,...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $24,099,003 Project Grant to the Michigan Department of Transportation under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant will fund the operation of public transportation services in rural areas of Michigan from March 2022 through March 2026. Subrecipient activities will include operating public transit to provide access for rural communities and transit dependent populations...
This Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration provides $2,355,200 to Interurban Transit Partnership through the Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending program. The funding will support Interurban Transit Partnership's purchase and deployment of up to 12 battery electric vehicles and associated infrastructure, including charging stations and fast chargers. Funds will also cover equipment, infrastructure modifications, and...
The Michigan Department of Transportation received a $1.6 million project grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program to provide public transportation services in rural and small urban areas of Michigan through March 2026. The grant utilizes American Rescue Plan Act funding to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic by providing operating assistance to public transit agencies. Subrecipients...