The Municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico was awarded a $233,150 Formula Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration. The grant will cover one year of fixed-route operating assistance and general administration costs for the Sistema Integrado de Transportación del Sur (SITRAS) multimodal transportation system in Ponce from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. The expected outcomes include continuing...
The Municipio De Ponce received a $6.8 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support operating assistance and preventive maintenance activities for its Sistema Integrado de Transportación del Sur (SITRAS) public transportation system from July 1, 2022 through March 30, 2031. Specifically, the funding will provide one year of operating assistance through June 30,...
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 $1,450,200 to the Municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico (Municipio De Ponce) to acquire and develop capital projects to reinforce and expand the SITRAS multimodal transportation system. The key activities funded under this award include acquiring four 30-foot buses, two...
The Municipio De TOA Baja in Puerto Rico was awarded a $2,555,871 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) on September 13, 2023. The purpose of this 7-year award is to renew the municipality's transit fleet, improve pedestrian access to the transit system, provide better amenities for transit users, and reduce the economic burden of operating and maintaining the transit system. Key activities to be...
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 Municipality of Cayey, Puerto Rico received a $2.136 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to fund public transportation services from June 2023 through March 2034. Specifically, the grant will provide five years of operating assistance for fixed route services and four years of funding for ADA paratransit operations. An additional four years of funding will support preventative maintenance activities and...
The Municipality of Hatillo, Puerto Rico received a $952,668 project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant will fund operational and preventative maintenance activities for the municipality's public transit system from August 2022 through March 2028. Specifically, $462,880 will support salaries and benefits for transit drivers and related staff, as well as purchases of...
This is a $2,618,596 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants) to the Municipality of Fajardo, Puerto Rico. The purpose of the award is to provide 2 years of program assistance to the municipality to comply with FTA regulations and cover all operating expenses, including third-party contracts, driver salaries, fuel, vehicle rentals, and other eligible costs to continue transit operations. The funding will allow the municipality to...
This $760,947 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will fund capital projects and operational costs to improve and optimize public transportation services in the Puerto Rico municipalities of Canovanas, Catano, Corozal, and Trujillo Alto. The grant will support activities such as acquiring equipment like bus stop signage, communication systems, GPS, passenger counters, and office equipment; providing...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $4,063,683 Project Grant to the Caguas Municipality under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on May 20, 2022 to support public transportation services through March 30, 2029. The funding will support preventative maintenance for transit vehicles and facilities, acquisition of 12 replacement buses including eight mini-buses and four low-rider buses, purchase of GPS and automatic passenger counting...