The Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority (PRHTA) received a $10.2 million project grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) on September 8, 2022 to fund preventive maintenance and vessel repairs for Puerto Rico's maritime transportation services through March 30, 2029. $5.1 million in federal funds and $1 million in transportation development credits will support preventive maintenance activities and vessel repairs carried...
This $441,596 Formula Grant was awarded by the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 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 (Prema) in Puerto Rico. The purpose of this 2-year award is to provide operational funding to Prema, the designated State Safety Oversight (SSO) agency, to support effective oversight of Puerto Rico's...
The Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), administered by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), has awarded a $513,899 grant to the Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority. The grant funds will be used to support public transit operations and maintenance in the municipalities of Aguada and San Sebastian. Key activities include: Preventive maintenance for transit vehicles and terminals Drug and alcohol testing of transit employees Installation of global...
The Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority (PRHTA) received a $40,775,614 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (Section 5307) to provide operating assistance and preventive maintenance for the Tren Urbano heavy rail system in Puerto Rico. The grant funds will cover eligible preventive maintenance expenses and payroll costs from January 2022 through September 2025. As the prime...
This $598,637 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Rail Fixed Guideway Public Transportation System State Safety Oversight Formula Grant Program (CFDA 20.528) provides funding to the Emergency Management And Disaster Administration Bureau (Prema) in Puerto Rico to cover operating expenses for the Puerto Rico State Safety Oversight (SSO) program. The grant supports a range of eligible activities over the period of October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2027,...
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...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $2,500,000 Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to the Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority on July 26, 2023. The purpose of this grant is to provide funding for the acquisition of four (4) 40-foot low floor diesel powered transit buses for the intermodal transportation services operated by the Authority. The funding will enable the Authority to replace transit vehicles...
The Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority received a $7,600,000 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The purpose of this grant is to provide funding for preventive maintenance (dry docking) and vessel repairs to the ferries used to operate the Puerto Rico Island Ferry Service. The grant will allow the Authority to meet preventive maintenance...
This $3,622,660 federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will support the Municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico in several key public transportation initiatives. The funding will cover preventive maintenance for the municipality's fixed-route transit vehicles and facilities, enable the purchase of 4 replacement vehicles and 3 expansion vehicles for fixed-route service, and finance the design of a new sidewalk...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $20,000,000 Formula Grant to the Autoridad Metropolitana De Autobuses, a U.S. State Government entity and Transit Authority located in Puerto Rico. The purpose of this Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) award is to fund the replacement of the agency's fixed route bus fleet. The grant activities include the acquisition of new buses to replace the 2007 and part of the 2010 fleet that have reached the end of their...