The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) received a $24,002,409 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration. The grant will fund preventive maintenance for NFTA's bus and rail assets, as well as the purchase of 7 new battery electric buses. Specifically, the grant will provide $16,480,711 for bus preventive maintenance, $494,421 for rail preventive maintenance, and $7,027,277 to purchase the new electric buses. This funding will help NFTA reduce its bus fleet age, minimize out-of-service buses, and lower fleet maintenance costs, ultimately improving the safety and efficiency of public transit services in the Buffalo, NY region.
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