Formula Grant MS2026002
- This $15,000,000 federal Formula 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 provide funding to the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) and its 19 sub-recipients for statewide purchases of 30 ADA vans, 55 ADA buses, and associated capital equipment such as engines, transmissions, and surveillance/communication systems. The...
- The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded $30.5 million to the Mississippi Department of Transportation under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) on September 3, 2025, to support rural public transportation services throughout Mississippi. The award funds operating assistance, administrative support, eligible capital projects, and the Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP) through March 30, 2032. Specifically, funding covers eligible operating...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Mississippi Coast Transportation Authority $785,000 under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) on August 22, 2025, to replace aging transit vehicles that have exceeded their useful life. The award obligates a portion of FY2022 and FY2023 5339 Bus/Bus Facility Urbanized Area funding totaling $628,000 in federal funds. The products delivered include the purchase...
- This $29,852,902 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.509 - Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program) provides operating and capital assistance to the State of Mississippi and its rural transit service subrecipients. The funding will be used to cover eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, preventive maintenance, and other items with a useful life less than one year to allow...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The City of Jackson, Mississippi received a Formula Grant award of $359,168 from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), effective July 29, 2025. The funding supports the purchase of accessible vans and associated equipment to expand the city's existing paratransit fleet, establish a viable spare vehicle ratio, and increase service reliability. The grant will...
- The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) received a $2.747 million Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) on August 5, 2022. The award will fund operating assistance for rural and non-urbanized public transportation services in Mississippi through March 2029 to help the state and its subrecipients recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Funds will be provided to 22 subrecipients...
- The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $69,697,094 Formula Grant to the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The purpose of this grant is to provide operating and administrative assistance, as well as funding for eligible capital projects and the Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP), to support continued safe and effective transit operations in the rural and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded $680,760 to the Mississippi Department of Transportation under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) on August 19, 2025. This one-year planning initiative, with an ultimate completion date of March 30, 2032, funds transit planning activities designed to bolster ridership and optimize cost management of transportation operations through a...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The City of Jackson, Mississippi received a $364,489 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), awarded on March 16, 2026. The grant funds farebox replacement and upgrades, including associated software and equipment, to modernize the city's transit payment collection system within its existing public transportation network. This capital investment...
- This $368,955 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will enable the City of Jackson, Mississippi to improve the efficiency and maintain compliance of the public transit system. The funding will cover activities such as vehicle replacement, equipment upgrades, and facility improvements to benefit citizens and visitors of Jackson. This grant, awarded on December 10,...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Mississippi Department of Transportation $5.0 million on March 23, 2026, under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The award provides capital funding for statewide rural transit modernization, specifically supporting the purchase of 30 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant vans and 13 additional transit vehicles, along with construction of a bus storage and parking facility for Singing River Health System. The project completion date is March 30, 2033. Twenty-one rural transit service subrecipients across Mississippi will receive vehicle funding allocations, including transit agencies serving Aaron E. Henry Community Health, Bolivar County Council on Aging, Claiborne County Human Resource Agency, Five County Community Transportation, and multiple county-based transit commissions and community action agencies, as well as the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. These investments are intended to ensure continued safe and effective transit operations in non-urbanized areas throughout Mississippi while improving the state of good repair for transit assets statewide. The bus storage facility will provide secure infrastructure for transit vehicles and drivers at Singing River Health System.Federal Formula Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $4.0m | 3/23/26 |