The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $7,428,134 Project Grant to the Salem Area Mass Transit District (Cherriots) on September 25, 2023 under the Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 20.534). The purpose of this grant is to provide funding to replace five diesel buses that have exceeded their useful life with energy-efficient electric buses, and to implement the charging infrastructure needed to support the new...
This $3,600,000 Formula Grant award, provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program, will fund the purchase of two battery electric buses for the Salem Area Mass Transit District (Cherriots) in Oregon. The award will support the replacement of older diesel buses that have reached the end of their useful life, promoting sustainable transit services and benefiting transit riders in the Salem-Marion County area. The award has an...
This $649,292 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will enable the Salem Area Mass Transit District (dba Cherriots) to replace aging equipment, procure new maintenance equipment, and complete scheduled facility improvements. Specifically, the funds will be used to replace a steam bay vehicle hoist, acquire a heavy-duty air conditioning servicing machine and a portable battery charger for electric buses, and...
This Project Grant award, provided by the Federal Transit Administration under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), will fund the replacement of five diesel buses with five energy-efficient electric buses and the implementation of the necessary charging infrastructure and workforce training for the Salem Area Mass Transit District (Cherriots) in Salem, Oregon. The total award amount is $7,748,358.00, with a project period from July...
This $801,382 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) award to the Salem Area Mass Transit District (Cherriots) in Oregon is intended to fund the procurement of a new contactless fare payment system, on-route chargers for five electric buses, and the replacement of supervisor vehicles that have exceeded their useful life. The grant, with an award date of August 15, 2024 and an ultimate completion date of September 16, 2024, will enable Cherriots to provide a contactless fare payment option...
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...
This 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), provides $1,836,734.00 to the Salem Area Mass Transit District (Cherriots) in Oregon. The funding will be used to procure and replace two (2) fare receiver vaults and related hardware, as well as 79 fareboxes on the Cherriots fleet that are past their useful life. This...
This $1,289,406 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) award, provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), will enable the Salem Area Mass Transit District (Cherriots) to replace aging equipment and procure new equipment and software to continue providing safe and reliable transportation services in the Salem and Keizer, Oregon area. The grant funding will be used to acquire vehicle driver cameras, shop equipment and improvements, an incident management software system, bus...
The Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), administered by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), has awarded a $11,667,636 formula grant to the Salem Area Mass Transit District (dba Cherriots) in Oregon. The grant funding will be used to cover eligible operating assistance and preventive maintenance costs for Cherriots' local fixed-route services, as well as to provide ADA paratransit transportation services, during the period of July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. This funding...
This $453,823 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to the Salem Area Mass Transit District (Cherriots) will fund the replacement of security cameras and a server, as well as the procurement of new software for scheduled run data information at Cherriots' facilities in the Salem and Keizer area of Marion County, Oregon. The grant will enable Cherriots to secure its federally-funded transit centers and buses, while maintaining efficient...