This $5,833,818 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will provide operating assistance and preventive maintenance funding to the Salem Area Mass Transit District (Cherriots) in Salem, Oregon. The grant will cover eligible costs for Cherriots' local fixed-route bus services and ADA paratransit transportation during the period of 7/1/2024 to 6/30/2025. The funding will help minimize disruptions to Cherriots'...
This $942,396 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA)'s Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) will enable the Salem Area Mass Transit District (Cherriots) to continue providing essential transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities in the Salem, Oregon area. The funding will cover eligible expenses such as the purchase of service, preventive maintenance, and operation of a transportation brokerage...
This $487,736 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) will allow the Salem Area Mass Transit District (Cherriots) to continue providing essential transportation services to seniors and individuals with disabilities in the Salem, Oregon area. The funds will cover eligible expenses such as the purchase of service, preventive maintenance, and...
This $649,292 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) is intended to support the Salem Area Mass Transit District (Cherriots) in replacing aging equipment and completing facility improvements. Specifically, the funding will be used to replace a steam bay vehicle hoist, procure a heavy-duty air conditioning servicing machine and a portable battery charger for electric...
This $801,382 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to the Salem Area Mass Transit District (doing business as Cherriots) will be used to implement a new contactless fare payment system, procure on-route charging equipment for 5 electric buses, and replace supervisor vehicles that have exceeded their useful life. The funding will allow Cherriots to provide a contactless fare payment option for...
The Salem Area Mass Transit District (Cherriots) was awarded a $252,229 project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513). Funds will support transportation services and operations for seniors and individuals with disabilities in the Salem, Oregon area from March 29, 2022 through September 30, 2022. Specifically, the funding will cover eligible expenses including...
This $1,289,406 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded on September 17, 2024 by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will enable the Salem Area Mass Transit District (Cherriots) to procure new equipment and software to support the continued safe and reliable transportation services in the Salem and Keizer, Oregon area. Specifically, the funds will be used to acquire vehicle driver cameras, shop equipment and facility improvements, an incident management software system, bus...
This Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Formula Grant award under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) provides $1,836,734.00 to the Salem Area Mass Transit District (Cherriots) to procure and replace the cash fare collection system at the Cherriots Del Webb Maintenance Facility and approximately 79 fareboxes on the Cherriots fleet that are beyond their useful life. The funding will enable Cherriots to secure and modernize its cash...
This $3,600,000 Formula Grant award, made on April 21, 2025 by the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants program), will fund the purchase of two (2) battery electric buses for the Salem Area Mass Transit District (doing business as Cherriots) in Salem, Oregon. The award supports the replacement of older diesel buses that have exceeded their useful life, promoting sustainable communities and transportation services for transit riders in the Salem-Marion...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Salem Area Mass Transit District (Cherriots) a $7,026,025 Project Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant will fund the procurement of low- or no-emission buses and associated infrastructure through June 2034. CFDA 20.526 aims to replace, rehabilitate, purchase or lease buses and related equipment, and construct or rehabilitate bus...