Formula Grant MT18X02900

The Montana Department of Transportation received a $3,277,825 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) on May 9, 2025. The grant funds will be used to purchase buses and vans for replacement and expansion of the state's rural and urban transit fleet, supporting transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities in Montana. The grant will enable over 30 sub-recipient transit...

The $47,432,504 federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) is intended to maintain and improve existing transit services in rural areas of Montana. The key activities to be performed under this award include state administration, operating assistance for rural and intercity bus providers, preventive maintenance, and project administration. The expected outcome is to maintain and enhance...

The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) received a $839,458 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to support the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513). The award will fund the purchase of replacement and expansion buses and vans, as well as the construction and renovation of transit facilities across rural and small urban areas in Montana. Key activities include acquiring approximately 61 ADA-accessible vehicles,...

This $159,604 Formula Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.509 - Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program), will support statewide transit training needs for Montana's rural transit providers. The award will be used to provide training, technical assistance, research, and related support services to help transit providers in rural Montana. The primary intended beneficiaries are transit providers across the state...

The Montana Department of Transportation received a $349,186 Formula Grant award from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to support certain costs of the state's occupant protection programs under the National Priority Safety Programs federal grant program (CFDA 20.616). The funding will support the state's occupant protection efforts from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026. Under the award, sub-grants were provided to several local and tribal governments, as well as...

This $1,410,105 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) provides funding to the Montana Department of Transportation to cover eligible state administration expenses for continuing safe and effective transit services in rural and non-urbanized areas of Montana. The grant will support the ongoing operation of public transportation infrastructure and services in these areas, benefiting Montana's state...

The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) was awarded a $362,358.24 Formula Grant under the National Priority Safety Programs (CFDA 20.616) by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). This grant will support MDT's occupant protection programs consistent with federal regulations, including costs related to state highway safety plans, performance measures, and countermeasure strategies to help reduce motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and fatalities in Montana. Under this...

This $847,912 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) is intended to support planning administration and the development of plans for 3 Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) in the state of Montana - Billings, Great Falls, and Missoula. The funds will be used to support planning administration in the MPO areas, as well as develop a Transit Development Plan...

The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Great Falls Transit District (Great Falls) a $2.643 million Project Grant under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (Section 5311 program). The June 2022 award will fund operating assistance through November 2022 to continue public transportation services in Great Falls and Black Eagle, Montana. Specifically, Great Falls will use the funding to cover eligible operating expenses like employee...

The Montana Department of Transportation received a $115,448.85 Formula Grant award on April 4, 2022 from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. The funding supports the Highway Planning and Construction program and will allow for preliminary engineering activities to upgrade existing curb ramps at various locations in the 6th Ward of Helena, Montana. As the designated state recipient, the Montana Department of Transportation will oversee project planning and...