Formula Grant MT2025019
- This 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), provides $4,623,191.00 to the City of Billings Met Transit Division, doing business as Billings Metro Transit, to purchase four (4) replacement heavy-duty 35 low-floor diesel buses and implement a new automated vehicle location (AVL) system with real-time tracking features, vehicle...
- This $2,614,784 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will fund the design and construction of a remodel and expansion to the existing administrative and operations building for Billings Met Transit in Billings, Montana. The project aims to improve the efficiency of Met Transit's operations, assist in compliance with safety...
- The City of Billings, Montana was awarded $998,371 under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) federal grant program by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration on July 14, 2021. The funding will support Billings Metro Transit's purchase of three replacement accessible buses, an electronic fare collection system, and automatic passenger counters. The grant award will also cover the local match amount for...
- The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded the City of Billings, Montana $2,013,574 under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507) on December 28, 2021 to purchase accessible rolling stock and service vehicles through January 28, 2022. Specifically, the grant funds six bus replacements, a new supervisor support vehicle, and replacement service vehicle for Billings Metro Transit. One replacement bus is partially funded under an existing Section 5339B...
- The City of Billings, through its Met Transit division, was awarded a $4,772,955 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). This funding will be used to provide operating assistance for Billings' fixed-route and ADA paratransit services, as well as to cover preventive maintenance costs for Met Transit's fleet and facilities. The grant is expected to allow Met Transit to continue providing vital transportation...
- The City of Billings, Montana, received a $4,856,828 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on July 8, 2025. The purpose of this formula grant is to provide operating assistance for the Billings Montana Metropolitan Transit (MET)'s fixed route and ADA paratransit operations, as well as to cover vehicle and facility preventive maintenance expenses. The grant funding will allow MET Transit to continue...
- This $2,256,103 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 fund a transit facility expansion project in rural Montana. The grant provides capital funding to the Montana Department of Transportation to hire third-party consultants and contractors for the design and construction of the expansion project. The expected outcomes are to provide and maintain facilities...
- This $1,670,268 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 fund construction and improvement projects for rural transit facilities in Montana. Specifically, the grant will cover cost increases for two transit facility projects and a fencing project for the Mineral County Pioneer Council, Western MT Area VI on Aging, and Park County transit providers. The expected...
- The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) was awarded a $4,744,128 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) on May 9, 2025. This grant will be used to purchase replacement and expansion buses and vans for 34 rural and urban transit providers across Montana. The funding aims to maintain the state's transit buses in a state of good repair and benefit rural and urban transit...
- The City of Billings, Montana received a $3.4 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on June 28, 2021. The funding will support operating assistance for the grantee's fixed route and complementary ADA paratransit services through September 2023. Up to 20% of the annual apportionment or approximately $378,000 will support ADA paratransit operations. Additionally, $1.4...
This federal 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), provides $422,962 to the City of Billings, Montana to purchase and install updated security, facility, and service equipment for the Metropolitan Transit (MET) system. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: purchasing and installing a new security camera system for MET's administrative and maintenance facilities; acquiring one replacement and one expansion service support vehicle; purchasing a backup facility generator with installation; and retrofitting the existing bus annunciation system with an updated wireless controller. Additionally, four new replacement shop heaters will be purchased. These investments are intended to maintain the state of good repair and safety for MET's transit system, ultimately benefiting the city's transit passengers, operators, and personnel.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $338.4k | 8/8/25 |