The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the County of Suffolk, New York $31.4 million under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program on August 29, 2022 for a project completion date of April 30, 2026. The funding will support various capital assistance activities for the Suffolk County Transit bus system, including the purchase of replacement paratransit buses and related equipment ($1.3M annually for FFY 2018-2019); an automated vehicle locator...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration provided a $5,903,996.00 Formula Grant award to the County Of Suffolk, New York on August 23, 2023 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant funding will be used by the County's Department of Public Works Transportation Division to purchase replacement battery electric transit buses and related equipment for the Suffolk County Transit bus system. The expected outcomes are to improve system reliability...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded $82.2 million to the County of Suffolk, New York through the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program to provide operating assistance from August 2022 through March 2026. The funding will allow the County to maintain its current levels of transit services for residents by supporting operating costs. As of the award date, three private contractors provided local public transit bus route operations, maintenance,...
This $10,579,469 federal Formula Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration, under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (CFDA 20.513) program, supports the provision of transportation services for people with disabilities and older adults in New York state. The key activities funded include: Operating assistance to cover eligible expenses such as driver salaries and fuel to maintain existing transportation services Capital...
This is a Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513). The $11,607,684 grant will provide operating assistance and capital funding to 25 subrecipients in upstate New York to continue transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities. Specifically, the funding will support 23 vehicle projects for 60 vehicles (20 expansion, 40 replacement), 3 mobility...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 20.534), will fund the procurement of up to 95 forty-foot replacement hybrid diesel-electric buses for the County of Westchester in New York. The $625,000 grant will replace 2009 NABI forty-foot hybrid diesel-electric buses that have reached the end of their useful life. The new buses are...
This is a Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Formula Grant award under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513). The $29,729,769 grant, awarded on September 23, 2024, provides operating assistance and capital funding to the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and its subrecipients to continue transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities in the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council area. The funding...
This Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) provides $14,613,149 to the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority (CCRTA) to acquire 13-35 diesel-electric hybrid buses to replace 13-29 and 30 diesel buses. The funding will also support the purchase of tools, equipment, and workforce development activities to prepare CCRTA's maintenance team and other personnel for the transition to...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $12,246,755 Formula Grant under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) to the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) on September 20, 2024. The purpose of this grant is to provide operating assistance and capital funding to NYSDOT's 36 subrecipients to continue transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities in the small urbanized areas (SUZAs) and rural...
This federal Project Grant award from 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) provides $14,625,000 to the County of Westchester, New York to replace up to 15 of the county's aging Orion forty-foot diesel buses with newer forty-foot hybrid diesel-electric buses. The grant funding will cover the costs associated with this bus replacement effort, including...