This federal Formula Grant award of $27,693,347 from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will support the Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) in the Albany, New York region. The grant funding will enable CDTA to maintain safe and effective public transportation services through preventive maintenance, bus shelter improvements, paratransit and non-revenue vehicle replacements, fleet financing, mobility hub construction, IT...
This $52.2 million project grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program, will fund operating assistance for the Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) in New York. CDTA will use the full grant amount to support costs for operating, maintaining, and managing its public transportation services from fiscal years 2022 through 2024 as it recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding...
The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) received a $28,415,640 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration on March 30, 2021 to provide operating assistance through July 31, 2021. The grant was awarded under the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). This program makes federal funding available to local and regional authorities for transit operating assistance and...
The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) was awarded a $3.12 million Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on September 20, 2022 to purchase eight 40-foot replacement transit buses. $1.319 million of the award was provided through Section 5339 funding and $1.801 million came from Section 5307 funding allocated to the Albany-Schenectady urbanized area. The buses will support CDTA's continued operation of safe and...
The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) was awarded a $514,045 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) on June 23, 2023. The grant will fund the implementation of a transportation data platform to support intelligent system-wide route restructuring and improvement efforts. The goal is to more effectively and efficiently restore pre-COVID transit service levels, better meet current needs,...
The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) received a $1,718,400 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on September 8, 2023. The grant funds will support CDTA's Vanpool Program, which provides commuter transportation services operated by Enterprise Rideshare. This multimodal program aims to reduce reliance on private automobile use and single-occupancy vehicle travel in the Capital Region, thereby reducing transportation...
The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) received a $3,794,781 project grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on September 24, 2021 to provide commuter transit services through November 3, 2021. $366,817 in funding was provided for services between Albany/Schenectady and $2,669,008 for services between Poughkeepsie-Newburgh. CDTA subawarded operation of the specified routes to Adirondack Trailways Inc. under a...
This $2,858,606 federal Formula 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) will support the Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) in the Albany, New York region. The funding will be used to replace four (4) 40-foot fixed route buses and purchase three (3) new trolleys to expand CDTA's public transportation services and maintain a...
The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) received a $29,398,092 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). The grant will fund the purchase of 12 electric buses and related charging infrastructure to support CDTA's goal of transitioning 25% of its fleet to electric vehicles in alignment with New York's clean energy...
This federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) provides $7,262,500.00 to the Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) to deliver commuter bus services in the New York Capital Region and Mid-Hudson Region from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022. The key activities funded under this award include oversight of operations, grants maintenance, and required reporting by CDTA to ensure the successful provision of...