This $898,373 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) is intended to support transit planning and plan development for transit operators in Billings, Gallatin Valley, Great Falls, and Missoula, Montana. The grant funds will be used to engage third-party consultants to perform transit planning activities across the state of Montana, with the goal of...
This $4,856,828 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration will provide operating assistance and preventive maintenance funding for the Billings, Montana Metropolitan Transit (MET) system. The award will support MET Transit's fixed-route and ADA paratransit operations, as well as vehicle and facility maintenance, from July 2025 through September 2026. This funding will allow MET Transit to continue providing...
This federal Formula Grant award of $179,652 from the Federal Transit Administration's Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) is intended to conduct an assessment to develop and support intercity bus transportation in Montana. The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT), the grant awardee, will hire a third-party consultant to develop a comprehensive study evaluating the rural transit needs across the state. The expected...
This $1,410,105 Formula Grant award 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) will provide assistance to the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) to cover eligible state administration expenses for continued safe and effective operation of transit services in rural and non-urbanized areas of Montana. The award, effective from April 11, 2025 to March 31, 2027, is...
The City of Billings Met Transit Division, doing business as Billings Metro Transit, received a $4,772,955 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) on December 27, 2024. The funds will be used to provide operating assistance for Billings Metro Transit's fixed-route and ADA paratransit operations, as well as preventive maintenance on its fleet and facilities. This grant will allow Billings...
This $12,390,206 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA)'s Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) provides operational funding for the Missoula Urban Transportation District (MUTD) to deliver paratransit and security services in Missoula, Montana. The grant supports MUTD's continued operations, service expansion, and staff growth, which will benefit MUTD and the local residents who rely on its transit services to commute to work and school. There are no...
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...
This $1,237,817 Project 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) provides operating assistance to the City of Billings, Montana's Metro Transit (Met Transit) system. The funding will cover eligible operating expenses from June 2022 through December 2022 to allow Met Transit to continue providing public transportation services and recover from impacts of the COVID-19...
This $4,637,643 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will fund fixed-route operations, ADA paratransit services, and preventive maintenance activities in Great Falls and Black Eagle, Montana. The award will support continued transit operations for residents of these areas and the passengers who rely on the transit services. The grant recipient is the Great Falls Transit District, a local government...
This $18,527,258 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) provides funding to the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and 35 subrecipient transit providers across Montana. The grant supports the continued safe and effective operation of rural and intercity bus transit services in over 30 counties in the state. Specifically, the funding will be used for operating assistance, preventive...