The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Missoula Urban Transportation District a $9,879,004 Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program on June 26, 2022. The grant will fund operational expenses for paratransit services and security equipment from July 2021 through June 2022. Specifically, $422,114 will support paratransit operating costs, representing 20% of MUTD's FY2021 Urbanized Area Formula Funding apportionment. An...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $730,000 Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) to the Missoula Urban Transportation District (MUTD), doing business as Mountain Line, to provide operating assistance for fixed-route and paratransit transit services in Missoula, Montana. The grant, awarded on June 23, 2025, will support the continuation of essential public transportation for Missoula residents through September 30, 2026. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program provides funding to...
This $730,000 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) provides funding to the Missoula Urban Transportation District (MUTD), doing business as Mountain Line, to support public transit operations in Missoula, Montana. The grant will cover operating costs for MUTD's fixed-route and paratransit services from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, allowing the organization to offer free bus services to Missoula residents. This FTA formula grant...
The Missoula Urban Transportation District (MUTD) received a $3,049,038 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on March 31, 2022. The funding will support MUTD's operational expenses from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. Specifically, the grant funds will cover all eligible operating costs to permit the continuation of transit services and allow for potential expansion of...
This $800,982 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) will provide funding for the Missoula Urban Transportation District (MUTD) in Missoula, Montana to purchase 10 replacement 35-foot battery electric buses and associated charging infrastructure. The award will also support technical assistance and workforce development for MUTD staff. These new zero-emission buses will replace aging...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $365,000 Project Grant to the Missoula Urban Transportation District (MUTD), doing business as Mountain Line, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant funds will support MUTD's operational expenses for fiscal year 2022, from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. Funds will cover eligible operating costs and allow MUTD to continue and expand transit services for workers, students, and other...
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 $847,912 Formula Grant award, issued by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505), supports transportation planning administration and development of transit development plans (TDPs) for three metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) in the state of Montana - Billings, Great Falls, and Missoula. The funding will enable the Montana Department of Transportation, the state...
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 $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...