The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $3.7 million Project Grant under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to the Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority on September 16, 2022. The grant will fund an intercity bus program providing transportation services between Ceiba and San Juan, Puerto Rico through March 31, 2028. Specifically, the Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority will use the funding...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $9,047,000 Formula Grant under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to the Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority on September 20, 2024. The purpose of this grant is to provide additional funding for the acquisition of one new cargo/passenger vessel to be used in the Puerto Rico Island Ferry Service. The expected outcome is that the new vessel will continue to provide the only public...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $35,042,442 Formula Grant under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to the Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority. The purpose of this grant is to provide funding for the acquisition of two new cargo/passenger vessels that will be used in the Puerto Rico Island Ferry Service. The funding will allow the Authority to provide adequate and reliable maritime transportation service between Puerto...
This $1,126,742 Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) provides support to Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority (PRHTA) and its municipal sub-recipients to carry out day-to-day public transportation operations and improvements in rural areas of Puerto Rico. The grant funds a range of activities including operating assistance, preventive maintenance, drug/alcohol testing,...
This $992,666 project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will fund public transportation services in Puerto Rico through September 2030. The Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority will use the funding to provide $496,333 each to the municipalities of Jayuya and Vieques for operational assistance and preventive maintenance of their rural public transportation systems. The...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $4.3 million project grant under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to the Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority on September 21, 2021. The grant will fund operating assistance through March 30, 2029 to improve public transportation services in rural areas of Puerto Rico. Specifically, the grant provides $2.2 million to the Puerto Rico Maritime Transport Authority for...
This $1.4 million project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) supports public transportation services in rural areas of Puerto Rico through September 2026. The Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority will oversee operating assistance, preventative maintenance, drug and alcohol testing, project administration, and state administration activities for five municipalities....
The Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority received a $14.7 million project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on May 30, 2023. The grant funding will support operational expenses from September 1, 2023 through June 30, 2028 for the Puerto Rico Integrated Transportation Authority to help respond to and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the grant funds will...
This $11,896,292 Formula Grant award, provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509), will fund the acquisition of a new passenger vessel to be used in the Puerto Rico island ferry service. The award aims to enable the Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority (PRHTA) to provide adequate and reliable maritime transportation between the Puerto Rico main island and the municipal islands of Vieques and...
The Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority received a $3,296,156 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration on May 28, 2024. The grant funds will be used for capital investments and operational assistance to support public transportation services in the municipalities of Luquillo, Patillas, and Salinas. Key activities include: Rehabilitation of transit terminals to improve infrastructure and provide better...