The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority (COTPA), doing business as Embark, a $14,817,763 Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) to cover preventive maintenance, paratransit services, and capital improvements for the period of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. The grant will fund one year of preventive maintenance, nine months of paratransit services, and the purchase of mobile data management software, real-time transit fleet systems, shop...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Central Oklahoma Transportation & Parking Authority (Embark) a $15.2 million Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant will fund preventive maintenance, nine months of paratransit service, one year of salaries under the Unified Planning Work Program, and partial rehabilitation of the Downtown Transit Center and administrative building from April 2023 to June 2025....
The Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority (COTPA) received a $11.7 million project grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The funding will support bus preventive maintenance, ADA paratransit services, replacement of five paratransit vans that have exceeded their useful life, service vehicles, shop equipment, security costs, and operating expenses for COTPA and the City of...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $1,240,962 project grant to the Central Oklahoma Transportation & Parking Authority under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The funding will support replacement of paratransit vans and buses as well as shop equipment through December 2023.
The Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs provide capital funding for...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.933 - National Infrastructure Investments) provides $7,300,000 to the Central Oklahoma Transportation & Parking Authority (Embark) to conduct design services for expanding its maintenance and operating facilities and planning/preliminary design services for improvements to its downtown transit center.
The award aims to enhance the efficiency and experience of Embark's...
The Central Oklahoma Transportation & Parking Authority (COTPA), doing business as Embark, has received a $439,874 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525). The purpose of this grant is to fund dredging activities in the Oklahoma River to remove debris that has been causing mechanical problems and increased maintenance costs for COTPA's ferry boat operations. By improving the river conditions, this grant is...
The Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority (COTPA) received a $8.35 million Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant funding will support operating assistance for COTPA and the City of Edmond from January 2022 through June 2025 to aid recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic by ensuring continued transit operations. Funds will cover eligible operating expenses,...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.526 - Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs) provides $7,936,156.00 to the Central Oklahoma Transportation & Parking Authority (Embark) to purchase 14 replacement compressed natural gas (CNG) buses for its fleet. The new CNG buses will replace old, diesel-powered buses that have reached the end of their useful life. The intended...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $506,475 Formula Grant under the Highway Planning and Construction (CFDA 20.205) federal grant program to the Central Oklahoma Transportation & Parking Authority (Embark) to construct a new landing for the First Americans Museum (FAM) on the Oklahoma River. The grant funding will cover all eligible expenses to construct the new landing, which is expected to create greater passenger service on the Oklahoma River and improved access to the...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) a $5,052,926 Formula Grant under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). The purpose of the award is to provide FY2021 funding for planning initiatives for Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) across the state of Oklahoma. Specifically, the funds will be used to support transit planning activities, including the...