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 Central Oklahoma Transportation & Parking Authority (COTPA), doing business as Embark, was awarded a $889,069 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant funds will support COTPA's purchase of one electric bus to replace an existing diesel bus. The low or no emission vehicle program aims to support capital projects that deploy buses and...
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 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. Funding...
This $17,818,888 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to the Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority (COTPA), doing business as Embark, will fund one year of preventive maintenance, nine months of paratransit service, one year of UPWP salaries, and facility improvements for the period of September 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. Specifically, the grant will cover eligible expenses for vehicle parts, repairs, supplies, and...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), will fund the City of Norman, Oklahoma to procure six CNG (compressed natural gas) cutaway vehicles to replace existing paratransit vehicles that have reached the end of their useful life. The $2,171,156 grant award, dated May 13, 2025, will maintain and enhance reliable public...
This $4,117,650 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will fund the replacement and expansion of 37 public transit vehicles in Oklahoma. The funding will cover the purchase of 24 replacement vehicles and 13 expansion vehicles for transit agencies serving rural populations and local commuters. The grant aims to improve the state of good repair for transit assets and enhance public...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $9,411,766 Formula Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Program (CFDA 20.526) to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) on March 25, 2025. The purpose of this grant is to provide funding for the purchase of 87 replacement and expansion vehicles, including 61 replacement 35-ft buses, 26 expansion 30-ft buses, and some vans. These vehicles will improve the state of good repair for transit...
This $4,117,648 Formula Grant award, provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), will fund the purchase of 45 transit vehicles. Of these, 23 vehicles will replace aging assets, while 22 will expand the existing fleet to assist transit agencies with scheduling and operations. The award aims to improve the state of good repair for transit assets serving the rural populace and local...