This $598,637 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Rail Fixed Guideway Public Transportation System State Safety Oversight Formula Grant Program (CFDA 20.528) supports the operations of the Puerto Rico Emergency Management and Disaster Administration Bureau, also known as Prema, the designated State Safety Oversight (SSO) agency for Puerto Rico's Tren Urbano rail system. The funding will cover eligible expenses such as administrative costs, staff training, consultant...
The Puerto Rico Emergency Management and Disaster Administration Bureau (Prema) received a $375,807 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Rail Fixed Guideway Public Transportation System State Safety Oversight Formula Grant Program (CFDA 20.528). $300,645 in federal funds and a required 20% local match of $75,162 will support Prema's operational and administrative activities as Puerto Rico's State Safety Oversight agency through March...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $765,232 Project Grant under the Rail Fixed Guideway Public Transportation System State Safety Oversight Formula Grant Program (CFDA 20.528) to the Emergency Management and Disaster Administration Bureau, doing business as Prema, on September 8, 2022. The grant will fund Prema's state safety oversight activities for Puerto Rico's Tren Urbano rail system through March 30, 2029. Specifically, the funds will cover eligible...
The Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority received a $3,219,749 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The funding will be used to support public transit operations and capital projects for four municipalities in Puerto Rico with urbanized areas under 200,000 in population: Arroyo, Florida, Juana Diaz, and Lajas. Allowable activities include covering operating expenses such...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $11,352,178 Formula Grant to the Autoridad Metropolitana De Autobuses (Metropolitan Bus Authority), a U.S. state government entity and transit authority in Puerto Rico. The award, under the FTA's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), will reimburse 50% of the Authority's operating expenses such as salaries and fuel costs necessary to maintain its public bus system serving the San Juan metropolitan area. This funding will allow...
This $17,607,429 project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program will fund operating assistance and protective measures for the Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority (PRHTA) and Tren Urbano rail system through March 2024. The grant to PRHTA on November 9, 2021 utilizes CARES Act funding to address COVID-19 impacts by securing supplies and implementing controls to protect transit...
This $150,971 Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration provides funding to the Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority for public transportation maintenance and operations in the municipalities of Aguada and San Sebastian. The grant supports preventive maintenance, overhaul of transit buses, and drug and alcohol testing for the municipal transit systems. This funding ensures the vehicles remain in...
This $1,890,439 Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) will support the Gurabo Municipality of Puerto Rico in rehabilitating their FTA maintenance facility, renovating sidewalks within 0.5 miles of the transit system, acquiring and installing bus stops and shelters with solar systems, and continuing fixed-route transit operations. The grant will fund eligible construction and maintenance expenses to ensure reliable public...
This $2,618,596 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to the Municipality of Fajardo in Puerto Rico will provide two years of program assistance and support to ensure the municipality complies with FTA regulations and can continue transit operations. The funding will cover all eligible operating expenses, including third-party contracts, driver salaries, fuel, vehicle rentals, and other costs, in order to maintain reliable public...
This $1,352,154 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will fund preventive maintenance, reconstruction of sidewalks and ramps, transit operating assistance, and paratransit operating assistance for the Municipality of Cayey in Puerto Rico from September 10, 2021 through March 30, 2024. Specifically, the grant will provide $400,000 over two years for preventive maintenance of transit vehicles...