Formula Grant MN2025019
- This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509), will provide $39,191,662 to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) from August 12, 2025 to March 30, 2029. The funding will support public transportation services in rural Minnesota, including operating assistance for dial-a-ride and route deviation services, as well as intercity bus...
- The Federal Transit Administration awarded the Minnesota Department of Transportation a $13.04 million Project Grant under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) on July 13, 2021 to support rural public transportation services through March 30, 2027. The grant will fund rural operating expenses, state program administration, and the Rural Transit Assistance Program. Approximately $9.36 million will support operating costs for non-intercity bus routes. The...
- The Metropolitan Council Minnesota has received a $27,435,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507). The purpose of this grant is to purchase new buses to preserve existing transit service levels, replace aging buses, and accommodate increasing demand for paratransit services. Funds will also support the capital costs of contracting with other agencies to provide...
- This is a $527,000 Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). The grant will fund the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) to develop regionally focused short-term action plans and local coordination plans that support policy recommendations from the Greater Minnesota Transit Plan. MnDOT will retain consultants to support stakeholder/public...
- This federal Project Grant award of $2,879,000 was provided by the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.526 - Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs) to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). The funding will be used to replace 9 mid-sized gas-fueled buses with low-emission propane-fueled buses for two rural public transit systems in Minnesota, as well as to build two propane fueling stations. This will improve service reliability, lower...
- This federal Formula Grant award of $1,278,785.00 from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will fund the renovation of a transit facility for the Fond du Lac Reservation in Minnesota. The project activities include architectural/engineering design, adding new garage doors, rehabilitating existing offices and restrooms, and constructing a new training/meeting room and an...
- The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MN DOT) has been awarded a $170,217.89 Formula Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) for the period of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. The funding will support MN DOT's STATEWIDE: FFY 2024, SEEDS/PHOENIX INTERNSHIPS & MNROW WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, SALARIES & EXPENSES. This Formula Grant aligns with the Federal-aid Highway Program's objective to...
- The St Cloud Metro Transit Commission received a $9,527,868 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration. The grant award, effective August 19, 2025 through March 30, 2028, will fund the replacement of the aging transit fleet, maintenance and improvements to facilities and equipment, and upgrades to IT infrastructure. Key activities include procuring new buses, maintaining and improving the current fleet and facilities,...
- This $42,197,720 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) supports multiple capital projects for the Metropolitan Council Minnesota's Metro Transit (MT) and Metropolitan Transportation Services (MTS) divisions. The key activities funded include: Purchasing buses for the MT and MTS fleets and supplementing the cost of contracted service Annual bus tire leasing Overhauling rail vehicles and mitigating corrosion...
- This $14,337,570.86 Formula Grant award was provided by the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MN DOT). The funding supports the state's SFY 2024 transportation planning and research efforts, including salaries and expenses from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. As the designated recipient of these federal transportation funds, MN DOT will use the grant award...
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) was awarded a $5,278,500 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.509 - Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program). The grant will be used to purchase 24 STBG replacement vehicles ($4,222,800) and 11 Section 5339 replacement vehicles ($1,691,873) in CY 2025 for transit agencies serving rural Minnesota. The funding will allow these transit agencies to provide safe and reliable public transportation services to rural residents, meeting state of good repair targets. Sub-recipients, including Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency, Becker County Transit, Brown County Human Services, and others, will work with MnDOT to procure the vehicles through the state's cooperative purchasing program. This Formula Grant award supports the Federal Transit Administration's strategic goals of investing in public transportation infrastructure and services in rural and tribal communities.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $4.2m | 8/22/25 |