This $690,268 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), will fund the replacement of five (5) 2016 Starcraft cutaway paratransit vehicles operated by the Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (CMRTA), also known as The COMET, in Columbia, South Carolina. The purpose of this grant is to purchase up to five (5) new cutaway...
This Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration totaling $6,063,772 provides funding under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support the purchase of transit vehicles. Specifically, the Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority will use $5,154,206 in federal funding to procure four 35-foot buses and eight 40-foot buses, with six of the 40-foot buses replacing existing vehicles and four buses expanding the fleet. An...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to the Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (CMRTA) under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507). The grant funding will support CMRTA's eligible expenses for ADP software, including annual software maintenance and upgrades for its route and trip scheduling systems. This will allow CMRTA to maintain its current electronic capabilities and upgrade software as...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $6,426,670 project grant to Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority located in Columbia, South Carolina. The grant was awarded on June 3, 2021 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support capital and operating assistance for transit services and transportation planning in the urbanized area through March 30, 2030. As the direct recipient, Central Midlands Regional Transit will utilize the...
This $500,000 Formula Grant award to the Central Midlands Council of Governments (CMCOG) from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will fund the development of a Regional Long Range Transportation Plan, Regional Travel Demand Model, and Regional Congestion Management Plan for the Central Midlands region in South Carolina. The planning efforts will take a comprehensive approach to addressing transportation needs and increasing...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $29,049,827 Formula Grant under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT). The purpose of this grant is to provide support to 20 SCDOT Section 5311 subrecipients, including county councils on aging, regional transit authorities, and municipal transit providers, to carry out day-to-day activities of providing public transportation services to the...
This $3,086,409 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) provides two years of preventive maintenance, operational assistance, and a security upgrade to the City of Anderson's Electric City Transit system in South Carolina. The grant funds will cover daily eligible operating expenses and preventive maintenance costs, such as wages, benefits, fuel, and maintenance items. Additionally, the...
This $1,789,063 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will allow the Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority (PDRTA) to maintain and expand public transit services across its six-county service area in South Carolina. The funding will cover eligible preventive maintenance, operating, and capital expenses such as wages, salaries, fuel, insurance, and indirect costs....
This $1,171,544 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) will allow the Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority (PDRTA) to replace aging vehicles in its public transit fleet. The funding will enable PDRTA to operate its fixed-route, demand response, commuter, and ADA complementary paratransit services more efficiently, reducing...
This $4,752,035 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA Buses and Bus Facilities Program, CFDA 20.526) will enable the Lymo Waccamaw Regional Transit Authority (The Coast RTA) to acquire two replacement cutaway vehicles and one replacement Ford Transit van for their fixed-route and paratransit operations. The award will also fund the acquisition of 17.61 acres of right-of-way property on Grissom Parkway in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina,...