The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $1,043,029 Project Grant to the New Mexico Department of Transportation Transit and Rail Division under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (CFDA 20.513) federal grant program. The funding will support the purchase of 14 replacement and expansion vehicles to provide transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities in rural and small urban areas of New Mexico through six...
The New Mexico Department of Transportation Transit and Rail Division was awarded $340,410 on June 14, 2023 from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (CFDA 20.513) federal grant program. The funding supports operating assistance for three regional transit districts—Rio Metro Regional Transit District, North Central Regional Transit District, and South Central Regional Transit...
This $263,639 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will allow the City of Las Cruces to acquire two fully ADA-accessible replacement paratransit vehicles. The funds will be used to purchase two new paratransit vehicles to replace aging vehicles that have met their useful life benchmark per the city's transit asset management plan. This vehicle replacement project will help...
The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) received a $3,500,454 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Formula Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Program (CFDA 20.526) to support public transportation infrastructure and vehicle acquisitions in New Mexico. The grant funds will be awarded to 14 sub-recipients across the state for projects including the purchase of 9 replacement buses and 2 expansion buses, renovations to storage yards and maintenance facilities, facility...
The New Mexico Department of Transportation Transit and Rail Division received a $340,416 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration on June 5, 2023 to support operating assistance under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (CFDA 20.513) federal grant program. Through three subawards totaling $340,416, the Division provided operating assistance to regional transit agencies serving rural and small urban areas...
The Federal Transit Administration awarded a $2,050,000 Formula Grant (CFDA 20.509 - Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program) to the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) to bring existing bus stops and shelters into ADA compliance through the implementation of an ADA Transition Plan. The grant will fund the planning and construction of ADA-compliant bus stops and shelters in the rural counties of Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe, and Taos in New Mexico. As a...
This $205,337 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will fund two projects for the City of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The first project will use $45,139 to cover a portion of the cost to purchase one replacement 14-passenger cutaway bus for the Santa Fe Trails transit system. The new bus will have a useful life of 8 years/240,000 miles and will replace an older 2008 model that has...
The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) received a $4,375,003 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Formula Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to support capital projects across the state. The funding will be used by 14 subrecipients, including city and county governments as well as non-profit transit providers, to purchase 14 replacement buses, 4 expansion buses, rehabilitate/rebuild a 35-foot bus, and make...
The City of Albuquerque, New Mexico was awarded a $3,030,000 project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on September 19, 2022 to support three capital projects and enhancements through June 30, 2025. The grant will fund facility rehabilitation at Albuquerque's transit centers and maintenance facilities, technology upgrades including computer replacements, server virtualization, and GPS vehicle tracking, and transit enhancement...
This $1,026,129 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) provides funding for a 2-year facility rehabilitation project for the City of Albuquerque's transit system, known as ABQ Ride. The grant will cover eligible expenses for equipment replacement/repairs and facility repairs to ABQ Ride's transit facilities and transit centers. The expected outcome is that this funding will allow ABQ Ride to make...