This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) provided $599,322 to the County of Dutchess, doing business as Dutchess County Transportation, to cover operating expenses for the Dutchess County public transit system. The funding was used to pay for eligible costs such as driver salaries, fuel, and other items with a useful life under one year, enabling Dutchess...
This $8,113,863 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to the County of Dutchess, operating as Dutchess County Transportation, will provide operating assistance to support the agency's public transit services in Dutchess County, New York from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026. The grant funds will cover eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, benefits, fuel, and other items with a useful life of less than one year, enabling...
This $988,276 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to the County of Dutchess, operating as Dutchess County Transportation, will be used to cover eligible operating expenses for the Dutchess County public transit system. The grant funding will support critical transportation services, allowing the agency to operate more efficiently and safely by utilizing new technologies to enhance services for passengers and personnel. The award...
This $3,100,000 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration to the County of Dutchess, doing business as Dutchess County Transportation, will fund improvements to the local transit system infrastructure in Dutchess County, New York. The grant will cover the installation of new bus shelters, replacement or repair of bus engines and transmissions, implementation of a new fare collection system, installation of bus...
This $5,250,000 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on September 6, 2024 will provide one year of preventive maintenance for the Dutchess County Public Transit facility, Beacon Intermodal facility, and vehicle fleet, as well as one year of operating assistance for Dutchess County Public Transit. The funding will allow Dutchess County Public Transit to meet preventive maintenance standards, continue operations, and keep vehicles in a...
The County of Dutchess, New York received a $1.1 million project grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on September 15, 2022. The funding will support rehabilitation of the Dutchess County Transit facility located at 14 Commerce Street in Poughkeepsie, New York through September 30, 2025. Specifically, the grant funds will be used to replace the 30-year old HVAC system, regrade sewer...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the County of Dutchess $1,258,265 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program on August 6, 2021 to support preventive maintenance activities through December 6, 2021. The funding will allow Dutchess County Transportation to maintain its federally-funded bus assets in a state of good repair through regular preventive maintenance such as oil changes, brake work, wheelchair lift servicing and greasing. This...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) to the County of Dutchess, operating as Dutchess County Transportation, on September 6, 2024. The grant will fund an infrastructure analysis of the county's public transit facilities and the development of strategies for the phased implementation of battery electric transit buses in the Dutchess...
This $10.6 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will fund preventive maintenance for Dutchess County Public Transit's facilities and fleet, as well as operating assistance for the transit agency. The grant aims to support Dutchess County Public Transit's operations from January 2022 through December 2022 by covering eligible expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, and items...
This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), will fund the procurement of up to 95 forty-foot replacement hybrid diesel-electric buses to replace the County of Westchester's existing 2009 NABI forty-foot hybrid diesel-electric buses. The $6,798,750 award, dated June 10, 2025, aims to increase fleet reliability, reduce maintenance and fuel costs, and improve...