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....
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...
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,...
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 City of Albuquerque's transit department, ABQ Ride, received a $2,145,000 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The funding will be used over a 2-year period to rehabilitate transit facilities and centers, improve bus shelters and stops, and upgrade transit security equipment. Key activities include replacing/repairing equipment, facility repairs, constructing bus stop infrastructure, upgrading...
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 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 Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration, provided a $648,000 award to the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) Transit and Rail Division on July 11, 2024. The grant supports the NMGO! vanpool service, which provides vanpool and rideshare options for commuters across urban and rural areas in New Mexico. The NMGO! program aims to decrease traffic congestion, pollution, and roadway...
This $1,026,129 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration provides 2 years of funding to the City of Albuquerque's transit department, known as ABQ Ride, for facility rehabilitation of transit facilities and transit centers. The funding will be used to cover eligible expenses for equipment replacement/repairs and facility repairs, allowing ABQ Ride to make improvements to its transit facility buildings. The...
This $6,609,398 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) provides one year of operating assistance to the City of Las Cruces Roadrunner Transit System. The funding will allow Roadrunner Transit to continue providing fixed-route and demand-response public transit services to residents, visitors, local businesses, and educational institutions in Las Cruces, New Mexico from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025....