This $1,915,990 federal Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.526 - Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs) will fund the purchase of two (2) 40-foot battery electric buses by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) to replace an equal number of life and mileage expired buses currently in revenue service as part of the NFTA-Metro bus fleet. This project aims to reduce NFTA's...
This $23,305,123 federal Formula Grant, awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), will provide funding to the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) to support transit service in the Buffalo, NY region. The grant will fund $16,830,102 for bus preventive maintenance, $4,941,421 for rail preventive maintenance, and $5,980,600 to purchase 8 new clean diesel 40-foot buses to replace life-expired rolling stock....
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....
The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) was awarded a $102,692,562 federal Formula Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The purpose of this award is to support the development of the Bailey Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Battery Electric Bus System in Buffalo, New York. The project will include detailed design activities, the purchase of approximately 10 low or no-emission vehicles and related...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded $238.2 million under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program to the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority on September 13, 2022. The funding will support operational expenses and costs incurred by NFTA-Metro in providing public transit services from January 2020 through September 2024 to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Specifically, the grant funds will offset negative...
The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) received a $43,182,780 project grant award from the United States Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on May 12, 2021. The award was provided through the FTA's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to fund operating assistance through August 3, 2021. The Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (49 U.S.C. 5307) makes federal resources available to local and regional government authorities for...
This federal Formula Grant award, with ID NY2024028, was provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525). The $4,546,458 in FFY24 Section 5337 funding will support the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) in its Metro Rail preventive maintenance activities, including supplies, materials, labor, and services required to preserve and extend the functionality of rail equipment and facilities. Additionally, the funding will...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $402,320 Project Grant to the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) under the FTA's Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program (CFDA 20.527). The purpose of this award is to provide operating assistance to NFTA to offset the negative impacts of the December 2022 blizzard that affected Erie and Niagara County, New York. The funding will support NFTA's operating expenses incurred from December 23, 2022 to December 28, 2022 to...
This Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration totaling $27.2 million will fund preventive maintenance for bus and rail transit systems in New York. Under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525), $16 million will support preventive maintenance for Metro Bus through Section 5307 apportionments. An additional $2.8 million and $2.9 million from Sections 5307 and 5337 respectively will fund preventive maintenance for Metro Rail. The Niagara...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.534 - Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending) provides $625,000 to the County of Westchester, NY for the procurement of up to 95 forty-foot replacement hybrid diesel-electric buses. The purpose is to replace 2009 NABI forty-foot hybrid diesel-electric buses that have reached the end of their useful life. The expected outcomes include increased reliability, reduced...