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...
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...
The Commonwealth Office of Transit Authority (COTA) was awarded a $1,350,018 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant will support COTA's provision of public transportation services in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands through September 2023. Key activities to be funded include continuing COTA's demand-responsive shared-ride service and...
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 Commonwealth Office of Transit Authority (COTA) was awarded a $380,974 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). The grant will support COTA in continuing and expanding public transportation services for seniors, individuals with disabilities, and the general public in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands from September 13, 2022 through...
The Commonwealth Office of Transit Authority (COTA) was awarded a $800,000 federal Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). The purpose of this grant is to develop a 20-year Sustainable Transportation Master Plan and conduct an independent Ferry Feasibility Study for the Northern Mariana Islands. The master plan will...
This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $207,027, provided by the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875), will fund the operations and expansion of public transportation services on the islands of Rota and Tinian in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). This grant, awarded on May 3, 2024, with a completion date of September 30, 2028, aims to improve access...
This $4,465,994 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) provides one year of operating assistance, preventive maintenance, major and minor repair contracts, replacement rolling stock, and state/program administration funds to the Guam Regional Transit Authority (GRTA). The grant supports GRTA's fixed-route, paratransit, and mobility-on-demand transit operations, including funding for bus...
This $1,644,963 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will provide one year of operating assistance to the American Samoa Government, Department of Public Works (ASGDPW) to efficiently and effectively serve the transportation needs of the senior citizens and individuals with disabilities population in American Samoa. Funding will cover personnel costs,...
This is a $2,618,596 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants) to the Municipality of Fajardo, Puerto Rico. The purpose of the award is to provide 2 years of program assistance to the municipality to comply with FTA regulations and cover all operating expenses, including third-party contracts, driver salaries, fuel, vehicle rentals, and other eligible costs to continue transit operations. The funding will allow the municipality to...