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 $205,337 federal Formula Grant award, provided by the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) through the 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. Project 1 will allocate $45,139 to cover a portion of the purchase cost for one replacement 14-passenger cutaway bus to be used for the Santa Fe Pick-Up shuttle service. Project 2 will utilize the...
This $187,700 Formula Grant award from the 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 Santa Fe to purchase one replacement 14-passenger cutaway bus. The purpose is to provide safe and efficient fixed-route transportation service to visitors and residents of the City of Santa Fe. The award period runs from June 27, 2025 through December 31, 2026. No sub-recipient...
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...
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 City of Albuquerque's Transit Department, known as ABQ Ride, has been awarded a $985,779 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507) to support transportation demand management (TDM) strategies in the Albuquerque/Bernalillo County area. The grant funding will be used to implement various TDM initiatives, including promoting the use of alternative transportation modes such as public transit, carpooling, biking, and walking. Key activities include partnering with...
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 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...
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'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,...