Support rgrtas mission to partner with the communities IT serves to provide safe and sustainable mobility offering better access frequency and reliability

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA) $6.25 million on July 23, 2026, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to purchase four hydrogen fuel cell electric buses. The award obligates the full $6.25 million and runs through December 31, 2029, with performance in New York. The grant supports RGRTA's mission to partner with communities to provide safe and sustainable mobility with better access, frequency, and reliability. The expected outcome is to keep facilities, equipment, and vehicles in a state of good repair, benefiting the authority and its public transit riders across the Genesee-Finger Lakes region. No sub-recipients are involved in this award.

Purpose

The purpose of this award is to support rgrtas mission to partner with the communities IT serves to provide safe and sustainable mobility offering better access frequency and reliability.

Activities

Purchase of 4 hydrogen fuel cell electric buses

Expected outcomes

To keep facilities equipment and vehicles in a state of good repair.

Intended beneficiaries

The projects included as part of this grant will benefit the authority and its public transit riders.