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...
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 $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....
This $1,952,884 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 fund the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority's (NFTA) purchase of two 40-foot clean diesel buses to replace aging buses in their fleet. The grant will also support the purchase and installation of 42 bus shelters across NFTA's service area. The purpose of...
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 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 Transit Formula Grant award, made by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants), provides $34,560,000 in funding to the County of Westchester, New York to procure up to 95 forty-foot hybrid diesel-electric and all-electric buses. The purpose is to replace the county's existing fleet of 2009 NABI forty-foot hybrid diesel-electric buses. The expected outcomes include deploying more reliable buses that reduce...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $2,267,908 Formula Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to Broome County, New York. The grant funds will be used to purchase six (6) electric replacement buses and install the necessary charging infrastructure for Broome County Transit. This project will improve the state of good repair for Broome County's revenue vehicles and begin the transition to a fully electric bus...
This $18,560,777 federal Formula Grant award was provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to the Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) in Albany, New York. The grant will fund upgrades to CDTA's BusPlus Red Line, including the purchase of six 60-foot articulated buses, shelter rehabilitations, a new mobility hub, roadway and lane configuration improvements, traffic calming, and enhanced pedestrian...