This is a Federal Transit Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507) to the Cape Fear Public Transportation Authority, operating as Wave Transit, to fund the operation of fixed-route and paratransit services and maintain the revenue vehicles and facilities used to provide these services in the greater Wilmington, North Carolina region. The $5,978,946 grant, awarded on April 14, 2025, will cover preventive maintenance and operating costs for Wave Transit's...
The Cape Fear Public Transportation Authority (Wave Transit) received a $4,048,940 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support public transportation services in New Hanover County, North Carolina from July 1, 2021 through August 19, 2022. Specifically, up to 50% of operating assistance will be provided for Wave Transit bus service utilizing 1-75 buses under special operating...
This $6,730,000 federal 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), will fund the purchase of 5 compressed natural gas (CNG) buses for the Wave Transit fixed-route fleet in North Carolina. The buses will have a useful life of 10 years and 350,000 miles. This project will replace aging buses that have exceeded their useful life,...
The Cape Fear Public Transportation Authority (Wave Transit) received a $376,129 project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (Section 5310) program. The June 2023 award will fund Wave Transit's provision of transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities in the Wilmington, North Carolina region through March 2030. Specifically, the grant supports community...
This $446,183 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) provides operating assistance and capital funding to the Western Piedmont Regional Transit Authority (WPRTA), doing business as Greenway Public Transportation, and its sub-recipients. The funding will enable WPRTA and its sub-recipients, such as Catawba County DSS, to continue providing transportation services for people...
The City of Jacksonville, North Carolina received a $2,346,196 Formula Grant award under the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant funds will be used to provide operating assistance, mobility management, and preventive maintenance for the city's fixed-route and complementary ADA paratransit transportation services. The expected outcome is to deliver safe and reliable public transportation to the city's employees, students, and...
This $3,699,000 Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will enable the City of Winston-Salem's Winston-Salem Transit Authority to purchase 4 replacement vehicles to support its fixed-route transit operations. The funding will allow the transit authority to maintain its vehicle fleet in a state of good repair and continue providing public transportation services to riders in the Winston-Salem area. The grant...
This $5,161,000 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants) will provide funding to the City of Fayetteville, North Carolina for a range of public transportation activities. The key products and services to be delivered include: Continued essential and reliable fixed-route and complementary ADA paratransit services for the Fayetteville area, including transit planning, non-revenue vehicle replacements, bus stop amenities, maintenance...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $125,269 Formula Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to the City of Fayetteville, North Carolina. The grant will supplement previous funding to cover higher than expected costs for fixed route and complementary ADA paratransit services, particularly for bus replacements. The grant funds will support the city's public transit operation by enabling the...
This $8,797,825 Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) to the Western Piedmont Regional Transit Authority (WPRTA) will provide two years of preventive maintenance, three years of operating assistance, and three years of planning funds for fixed-route transit operations in the cities of Conover, Hickory, and Newton, as well as demand-response service in the urbanized areas of Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, and Catawba Counties in...