The City of Rochester, Minnesota was awarded a $263,650 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The purpose of this grant is to provide funding to the Rochester Public Transit system for capital improvements, including: Remodeling the administrative office space, purchasing new office furniture, electric vehicle (EV) maintenance equipment, and personal protective equipment...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $21,853 Project Grant to the City of Rochester under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The purpose of the grant is to support transit planning and rehabilitation of bus stops to improve passenger experience for commuters in Minnesota. The grant period runs from August 9, 2023 to June 30, 2026. The City of Rochester, a local government entity, will be the sole recipient of the grant funds and will...
The City of Rochester, Minnesota received a $156,012,949 Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500) to fund the Link Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. The award will support activities including site demolition and utility work, construction of the BRT guideway, stations, and maintenance facility additions, signal modifications, and procurement of 12 battery electric buses and charging infrastructure....
This $2,738,149.00 Formula Grant award was provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The purpose of the award is to support the Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority's (RGRTA) mission to provide safe and sustainable mobility to the communities it serves. Key activities funded under this award include replacing 28 transit buses, 12 paratransit buses, 5 on-demand...
This $23,558,600 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration on September 8, 2025 supports the Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA) in New York. The grant funding will be used to replace 20 transit buses, 10 paratransit buses, and 10 on-demand vehicles, as well as provide for preventive maintenance and associated transit improvements. The intended outcome is to keep RGRTA's facilities,...
This $19,978,677 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.526 - Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs) supports the Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA) in constructing a new centralized paratransit operations facility. The award will enable RGRTA to improve the maintenance and efficiency of its paratransit service fleet, resulting in enhanced mobility and...
The Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA) was awarded a $35.965 million project grant from the Federal Transit Administration under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to support capital investments in transit vehicles and facilities. Specifically, the grant will fund the purchase of 36 forty-foot diesel replacement buses, eight paratransit replacement buses, and ten on-demand vans to expand RGRTA's vehicle...
The Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration, has awarded a $29,149,090 formula grant to the Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA) in New York. This grant will support RGRTA's mission to provide safe and sustainable public transportation services, including the design of an RTS access facility, the purchase of 2 hydrogen fuel cell buses and 5 vans with fueling infrastructure,...
This $625,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.534 - Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending) supports the Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA) in Rochester, New York. The funding will be used to design and construct improvements to existing bus stop locations that currently lack shelters, in order to enhance accessibility for RGRTA's public transit riders. The expected...
The Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA) received a $23,532,619 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant funding will support RGRTA's operating assistance activities from June 3, 2021 through June 30, 2021. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal resources available to local and regional authorities for transit capital, operating...