The Mid America Regional Council (MARC) was awarded $541,860 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration. The funding supports regional public outreach and education programs from June 2023 to December 2027 aimed at reducing vehicle emissions and congestion. Specific initiatives include MARC's Regional Rideshare Program promoting alternative commuting options, the Active Transportation...
This $965,000 project grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) funds transportation-related public outreach and education activities administered by the Mid America Regional Council through December 2026. The grant supports three programs: the Regional Rideshare Program ($125,000 fully federally funded); Active Transportation Program ($36,000); and the MARC Regional Air Quality Public Education Program ($250,000). These programs aim...
The Mid America Regional Council (MARC) received a $482,500 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507) on August 16, 2021. The grant will support regional transportation planning efforts through December 31, 2025. Specifically, $125,000 will fund the Regional Rideshare Program to promote alternative commuting modes like teleworking, flexible schedules, and education on transportation...
The Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), administered by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), has awarded a $1,158,500 grant to the Mid America Regional Council (MARC) to support integrated transportation, land use, and environmental planning in the Kansas City region. The grant, awarded on March 27, 2025, will fund activities that advance vibrant, connected, and healthy places through 2028. The project aims to reinforce and improve existing activity centers, support public...
The Mid America Regional Council (MARC) received a $1.17 million Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support planning activities that advance integrated transportation and land use in the Kansas City region from April 2023 through December 2025. As the metropolitan planning organization for the region, MARC will use the funding to develop plans and studies focused on...
This $277,500 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) supports a regional air quality public education initiative in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The project, titled "Kansas City Metro Regional Air Quality Public Education", aims to promote public awareness and education on regional air quality issues. The grant was awarded on February 5, 2025 to the Kansas Department of Transportation...
The Kansas Department of Transportation received a $250,000 Formula Grant award on July 7, 2021 from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction federal grant program (CFDA 20.205). The funding supports the Kansas City Metro Regional Air Quality Public Education project to deliver public education programs focused on air quality. As part of this effort, $100,000 of the total award was sub-granted to the Mid America Regional...
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) received a $277,500 Formula Grant from the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) on December 15, 2023. The grant will fund a regional air quality public education initiative in the Kansas City metropolitan area. As a sub-grantee, the Mid America Regional Council (MARC) will implement the public education campaign to promote improved regional air quality. The project aims to increase awareness and...
This $1,470,000 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction Program (CFDA 20.205) is intended to provide operating assistance for the MARC, Regional Project for Operation Greenlight. The project aims to support regional transportation planning and operations through the Mid America Regional Council (MARC), a council of governments serving the Kansas City metropolitan area across Missouri and Kansas. The grant will fund activities...
This $312,500 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction Program) supports the "Operation Green Light (MARC)" project in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The project scope involves an arterial traffic management system that will optimize traffic operations and flows across the regional transportation network. The Kansas Department of Transportation (KS DOT) is the primary grantee responsible for executing the...