The City of Las Cruces was awarded a $5,895,016 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507) to support one year of fixed-route and demand-response transit operations for the Roadrunner Transit System from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. The grant funding will also be used to purchase two replacement paratransit vehicles and one replacement staff van. The products and services to be delivered under this award include continued fixed-route and demand-response transit...
The City of Las Cruces, New Mexico was awarded a $166,443 project grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on February 24, 2022 to provide operational assistance for public transit services through August 15, 2022. The grant funding will support approximately $166k in wages, salaries, and benefits for up to three months of fixed route and demand response transit operations provided by the city's Roadrunner Transit service. The grant...
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,...
The New Mexico Department of Transportation's Transit and Rail Division was awarded a $347,087 Federal Transit Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration to fund operations and maintenance related to the COVID-19 pandemic response. The grant will support payroll for transit agency operations, supervision, drivers, mechanics, dispatch, and operations support, as well as occupancy costs, equipment and supplies, and vehicle costs including fuel,...
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 $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...
This federal Formula Grant award of $333,192.00, provided by 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 be used by the City of Las Cruces, New Mexico to acquire miscellaneous support equipment for its new transit operations and maintenance facility. The grant will fund the purchase of furniture, equipment, and amenities such as desks, tables, chairs,...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $25,355,557 Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) to the Rio Metro Regional Transit District (RMRTD) on March 24, 2025. The funding will allow RMRTD to maintain the maintenance of way (MOW) and maintenance of equipment (MOE) for the New Mexico Rail Runner Express (NMRX) commuter rail service. Eligible project activities include vehicle inspections, maintenance, administration, and servicing of revenue and non-revenue vehicles. By maintaining the NMRX in a...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $114,340 project grant to the New Mexico Department of Transportation Transit and Rail Division to fund operating assistance for the North Central Regional Transit District under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant will support public transportation operations in the Santa Fe Urbanized Area from March 2022 through March 2025 by covering salaries, occupancy costs, equipment, supplies, vehicle...
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...