The Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration provides $6,328,760.00 in funding for transportation demand management activities in the Portland, Oregon transportation planning area. The award, dated September 19, 2024, supports a variety of public engagement and outreach programs aimed at educating and encouraging the use of transit, bicycling, walking, ridesharing, and telework to reduce single-occupancy vehicle...
This $608,898 Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) supports transportation demand management activities in the Portland, Oregon transportation planning area. The grant funds a variety of public engagement and outreach programs aimed at educating and encouraging students and families to utilize non-single occupancy vehicle transportation modes, such as walking, biking, and taking the school bus or transit, to travel to and from...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $6,686,727 Formula Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to Metro, the regional government agency serving the Portland metropolitan area in Oregon. The purpose of this award is to support the preliminary design, NEPA compliance, and development of funding application materials for the 82nd Avenue Transit Project. Key project activities include preliminary engineering, environmental assessment, public engagement,...
This $5,868,778 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) supports a range of public transit capital projects across the state of Oregon. The primary intended outcomes are to replace and expand the vehicle fleets of transit agencies, construct and renovate bus-related facilities, and install bus passenger amenities like...
This $66,226,496 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) will fund bus preventive maintenance activities for the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet). TriMet, the public transportation provider for the Portland metropolitan area, will use the funds to pay for costs related to managing and maintaining its bus fleet and facilities to ensure continued reliable...
This $3,006,191 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Formula Grant under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) will fund transportation services for the elderly and persons with disabilities in the Portland urbanized area. The funds will be used by the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) for its LIFT paratransit program as well as passed through to the subrecipient Ride Connection to provide operating costs,...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) $1,028,090 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program on September 7, 2022 to develop transportation plans through July 30, 2025. TriMet will use the funding to engage communities and jurisdictional partners to create revised long-range comprehensive plans that improve quality, travel time, and service levels for the Portland region. Plans...
This Project Grant award of $648,132 from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration's Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) provides funding to the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and its subrecipients to undertake short-range transit planning activities across the state of Oregon. The key intended outcomes are to identify transportation needs, set service priorities, adopt...
This is a Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The $27,086,715 award to the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) Public Transit Section will fund a variety of rural transit activities across the state, including: Operating assistance for community/intercity connector routes, commuter/demand response services, and fixed route operations Preventive maintenance and transit...
The Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), administered by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), awarded $3,049,460 to the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (COIC) on September 14, 2024. The purpose of this Formula Grant is to provide funding for public transit operations, including fixed-route and ADA complementary paratransit services, preventive maintenance, administrative costs, and security services within the Bend, Oregon urbanized area. The grant will enable COIC...