Formula Grant MP2023003
- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $3,970,894 Formula Grant to the Commonwealth Office of Transit Authority (COTA) in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands on May 19, 2025. The grant funding, provided through the FTA's Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509), will be used to cover operating expenses and program administration costs for COTA's demand-responsive shared-ride service and fixed-route transportation system....
- This federal Formula Grant award, provided by 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 provide $468,251 to the Commonwealth Office of Transit Authority (COTA) in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The funding will be used to support COTA's operating and program administration, which aims to increase the agency's transit capacity and project...
- This $2,373,675 Project 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 enable the Commonwealth Office of Transit Authority (COTA) in the Northern Mariana Islands to begin electrifying its transit fleet. Specifically, the grant funds will be used to purchase four electric transit vehicles and install necessary electric charging stations to...
- The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) received a $51.6 million Project Grant award from the United States Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration on May 17, 2021. The funding is provided through the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support operating assistance through November 1, 2021. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal resources available to local transit authorities for transit operating...
- The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) received a $750,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the National Infrastructure Investments (CFDA 20.933) program. The funding will support COTA's National Operations Center of Excellence from March 2023 through March 2026. As the name implies, the Center will serve as an excellence hub to share best practices in transportation operations with other transit agencies nationwide. The...
- The Cape Ann Transportation Authority (CATA) was awarded a $2,454,400 federal Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to be used for vehicle replacement, building repairs, and software upgrades. The award includes a $613,600 (20%) local match funded through the MA RTACAP program. The grant will allow CATA to replace its aging revenue vehicles, conduct necessary building repairs, and implement software upgrades to...
- The Cape Girardeau County Transit Authority (CGCTA) was awarded a $6,814,008 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507) on July 23, 2025. This funding will be used by CGCTA, a county-level public transportation provider, to cover standard operating expenses and capital costs related to its bus services. Specifically, the grant will pay for salaries, wages, fuel, insurance, repairs, and preventive maintenance of CGCTA's rolling stock to...
- This $4,093,240 Federal Transit Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507), will fund operating assistance, preventive maintenance, staff education and training, drug and alcohol testing, and capital improvements for the fixed route public transit system operated by the Municipality of Camuy in Puerto Rico. The grant will enable the municipality to continue reliable transit operations and enhance services for citizens who...
- This $1,502,172 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the CFDA 20.509 Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program is intended to support the operating costs of the Dial-A-Ride transit service in American Samoa. Key activities to be funded include personnel costs, fuel, maintenance and repairs, preventative maintenance for the current vehicle fleet, construction and repairs of bus shelters, and program...
- This $6,523,952 federal Formula Grant awarded on September 23, 2025 by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) provides operating assistance to the Centre Area Transportation Authority (CATA) in State College, Pennsylvania. The grant funding will support CATA's preventive maintenance, transit operations, and administrative costs to maintain reliable public transportation services and mobility...
The Commonwealth Office of Transit Authority (COTA) has been awarded a $2,373,872 Formula Grant 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). This grant funding will enable COTA to continue and expand its existing public transportation services in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) from the award date of September 13, 2023 through December 31, 2025. The grant funds will cover eligible operating expenses such as employee salaries, fuel, communications, utilities, and other costs to maintain COTA's demand-responsive shared-ride service and to re-launch a fixed-flex route public transportation system on the island of Saipan. The expected outcomes are to provide ongoing public transportation services, program oversight, and compliance to ensure accessibility for CNMI residents, including those with disabilities, the elderly, and individuals with medical conditions. COTA is the sole direct recipient of this grant award and will deliver all grant-funded transit services through its own operations.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $2.4m | 9/13/23 |