Formula Grant PR2026028
- 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...
- Federal Formula Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority (PRHTA) $2,944,921 under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) on September 25, 2025, with a completion date of March 30, 2033. This formula grant supports public transportation operations and infrastructure improvements across five Puerto Rico municipalities—Coamo, Utuado, Loíza, Salinas, and Adjuntas—through PRHTA as...
- This $1,126,742 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) provides funding to the Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority to support public transportation infrastructure and services in rural areas across Puerto Rico. The grant aims to improve, initiate, and continue transit services in municipalities with populations under 50,000, including Adjuntas, Coamo, Jayuya, Salinas, and Utuado. The...
- This is a Federal Transit Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.509 - Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program) to the Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority. The total award amount is $689,219 and the period of performance runs from September 21, 2023 to March 31, 2031. The grant funds are used by the Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority to provide operating assistance, preventive...
- 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 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...
- 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...
- The Federal Transit Administration awarded the Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority $560,000 on August 4, 2026, under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The award funds acquisition of vehicles for fixed-route public transit service in the Municipality of Toa Alta, Puerto Rico. The project aims to establish a fixed-route transit system that reduces mobility barriers, enhances quality of life, strengthens local...
- This $11,896,292 Formula Grant awarded on September 19, 2024 by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will provide funding for the Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority to acquire a new passenger vessel. The vessel will be used to improve maritime transportation service between Puerto Rico's main island and the municipal islands of Vieques and Culebra. This grant is expected to allow the Authority...
- This Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Formula Grant award under the CFDA 20.509 Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program provides $353,071 to the Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority (PRHTA) to develop and operate the Ceiba Intercity Bus Service. The grant aims to connect public transportation services throughout Puerto Rico by establishing a network of intercity and long-distance routes, specifically targeting the transportation needs of residents in the...
The Federal Transit Administration awarded the Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority $3.875 million on August 28, 2026, under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to support public transportation operations, maintenance, administration, and improvement in rural and non-urbanized areas across Puerto Rico. The funded activities include operating assistance, preventive maintenance, drug and alcohol testing programs, acquisition and installation of bus shelters, acquisition of transit vehicles, architecture and engineering services for bus shelters and stops, acquisition of computer equipment, acquisition of radio communication equipment, and Rural Transportation Assistance Program training and technical assistance. The Puerto Rico Integrated Transit Authority and the municipalities of Adjuntas, Aibonito, Coamo, Utuado, Maricao, Loza, Salinas, Vieques, and Santa Isabel serve as sub-recipients under PRHTA's financial, procurement, programmatic, and compliance oversight. These sub-recipients are responsible for operating, maintaining, and administering their respective Section 5311 public transportation programs. The award obligates $3.875 million with a period of performance extending from August 28, 2026, through March 30, 2034. Performance occurs throughout Puerto Rico. The funded activities are expected to improve safety, reliability, accessibility, and operational efficiency of public transportation services in rural communities, increase service reliability and operational efficiency, and improve vehicle condition through preventive maintenance.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $3.9m | 8/28/26 |