The Nebraska Department of Transportation was awarded an $8.5 million Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to provide mobility management, transit planning and oversight, training, and vanpool services across Nebraska from April 2022 to September 2025. Under the award, the University of Nebraska and Olsson Inc. will continue mobility management initiatives and provide transit technology support,...
The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) received a $351,873 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The purpose of this grant is to provide Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP) funding to assist in the design and implementation of training to meet the needs of transit agencies in nonurbanized areas of Nebraska. The grant will support a range of training activities for NDOT's...
This Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration totaling $186,784 provides funding under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. The grant funds will support rural transit assistance programs and services through December 2025, including driver training, annual manager workshops, a legislative day event, and roadeo competitions. Funding will also allow Microsoft Office...
This federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509), provides $790,625.00 in funding to the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) to continue mobility management activities and improve public transit services in rural Nebraska. The key activities to be performed under this grant include: 1) Mobility management, 2) Transit technology for FTA compliance and oversight, 3) Transit...
This $1,824,273 project grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration's Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will fund operating assistance for rural and intercity bus transportation services in Nebraska from September 2021 through January 2023. The Nebraska Department of Transportation will administer funding to support operations, driver compensation, fuel, maintenance, and marketing expenses for nine rural transit...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Nebraska Department Of Transportation a $2,200,000 Project Grant on July 3, 2023 under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The purpose of this award is to purchase vehicles for expansion and replacement of transit services for 12 rural subrecipients in Nebraska. Funds will be used to procure transit vehicles through an approved state contract, with the goal of improving and...
This $1,974,479 Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) provides funding to the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) to support transportation planning initiatives for metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) across Nebraska. The grant funding will be used to cover the coordination of transportation planning activities, including the...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $2,947,405 Project Grant to the Nebraska Department of Transportation under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant will support continued intercity bus operations in Nebraska through January 15, 2026. Sub-recipients North Fork Area Transit Inc., County of Kimball, Jefferson Partners LP doing business as Jefferson Lines, Community Action Partnership of Mid Nebraska doing...
This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants), is supporting public transportation services and infrastructure in the City of Lincoln, Nebraska. The $1,128,833 grant will fund the City of Lincoln's StarTran public transit system, including preventive maintenance of vehicles, shelters, and facilities, as well as continued operations for fiscal year 2024/2025. The grant aims to...
This $4,435,000 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) provides funding to the City of Lincoln, Nebraska for fiscal year 2023-2024. The grant will be used to reimburse the City's StarTran transit system for preventative maintenance, ADA paratransit services, and JARC (Job Access and Reverse Commute) projects. The funding will support the continued provision of high-quality bus and...