The Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), administered by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), has awarded the City of Santa Fe a $8,036,240.00 grant on June 12, 2025. The grant funds will be used to provide operating assistance for the city's fixed-route transit service and non-fixed-route paratransit service. Specifically, the grant will cover salaries and fringe benefits for the transit agency's operations, including supervisors, drivers, mechanics, dispatch, and...
This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), will fund the day-to-day transit operations, including both bus and rail services, for the Los Lunas Small Urbanized Area in New Mexico. The $4,731,666 grant award, effective from September 6, 2024 to July 1, 2025, will support a range of transit activities such as administration, revenue vehicle operations,...
This FY2019 Section 5307 Large Urban Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants program) will provide $382,000 to the RIO Metro Regional Transit District (RMRTD) to fund the operating expenses of their Community Transportation Program. This program offers on-demand taxi service to low-income residents of Bernalillo County, New Mexico who lack reasonable access to public transportation to reach employment, job training, or childcare opportunities....
This $335,969 Federal Transit Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507) will support the City of Santa Fe's Ride-Finders call center and marketing of local and regional alternative transportation services in New Mexico. The primary activities include providing mobility management education and trip planning assistance to the public, funding 1.5 FTE staff to respond to transit and transportation inquiries, and attending community...
The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) Transit and Rail Division was awarded a $25,943,039 Formula Grant under the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant will support public transportation services and administration for rural transit agencies across the state of New Mexico from July 2025 through December 2030. Specifically, the funding will cover operating expenses such as salaries, maintenance,...
The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) received a $3,500,454 Formula Grant award under the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The funds will be used to support capital projects across 14 sub-recipients in New Mexico, including the purchase of 9 replacement and 2 expansion transit vehicles, renovations to storage and maintenance facilities, and the acquisition of security/surveillance...
The Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), administered by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), awarded a $46,363,316 grant to the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (METRO) to provide operating assistance for fixed-route public bus transportation services in Santa Cruz County, including the Santa Cruz and Watsonville urbanized areas. The grant funding supports direct labor, materials (e.g., fuel, tires), and overhead expenses associated with METRO's provision of public...
The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) received a $27.3 million Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to support rural and tribal public transportation services across New Mexico. The grant, awarded May 14, 2021 with a completion date of December 30, 2026, provides operating and administrative funds to NMDOT and 12 regional transit districts/authorities and local...
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...
This Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Formula Grant (CFDA 20.526) award of $105,120 provided funding to the RIO Metro Regional Transit District (RMRTD) in New Mexico to update their scheduling system and transit operations technology. The grant will allow RMRTD to purchase, install, and provide training for new ridership and dispatch software to integrate their deviated fixed route, commuter route, and dial-a-ride services. This will enable RMRTD to implement computer-aided dispatch,...