The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA), doing business as Carta, received a $7,560,372 federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507). The grant will provide a total project amount of $11,087,742 to cover Carta's operating expenses, preventive maintenance activities, and acquisition of security and safety items. This funding will allow Carta to continue transit...
The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority Inc. (CARTA) received a $7.7 million Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant will fund operating expenses, preventive maintenance activities, and security equipment acquisitions for CARTA's transit system from the award date of December 21, 2021 through January 31, 2023. Specifically, the funding will cover eligible...
This is a $13,970,897 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to the Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA), also known as Carta, on August 28, 2024. The grant funds will be used by Carta to cover operating expenses, preventive maintenance activities, and the acquisition of security and safety items for its transit system in the Charleston, South Carolina urbanized area. The grant will enable Carta to continue transit...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $21.8 million Project Grant to the Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority Inc. (Carta) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant will fund Carta's operating expenses, preventive maintenance activities, and acquisition of security and safety items from August 2022 through March 2030. Funding will allow Carta to continue transit system operations and maintain federally-funded...
The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority Inc. (CARTA) received a $1,127,600 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant will fund the development of a strategic plan to improve downtown transit routing in the Charleston-North Charleston urbanized area of South Carolina through revisions to existing CARTA fixed routes, including changes to service patterns and...
The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority (Carta) received a $13,750,000 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration. The grant funding will be used for two primary purposes: 1) Acquiring real estate to construct a new 300-space park-and-ride facility along U.S. Highway 78 that will serve as a transit hub for Carta's local routes and the planned Lowcountry Rapid Transit project, and 2) Improving Carta's...
This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.526 - Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs), will provide $785,447 in total funding to the Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority (Carta) for the procurement of replacement transit vehicles and associated capital equipment. Specifically, the grant will fund the purchase of four replacement buses, including three 30-foot transit buses with a 5-year useful...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA) a $3,048,364 Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant funds will support CARTA's operating expenses for fiscal year 2022 necessary to operate, maintain and manage its public transportation system, including administrative leave for transit workers. Funding will also replace security cameras at CARTA facilities. As...
This $1,075,160 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration's Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) will provide capital and operating funding to support public transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities in the Charleston, South Carolina region. Key products and services to be delivered under this award include: Replacement of 3 paratransit vehicles for the...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $779,302 Formula Grant under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) to the Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments (BCDCOG) for a $1,039,854 total project. The funding will support the following activities: $375,000 for Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority (Carta) to replace 4 transit vehicles and associated equipment $69,327 for Carta to expand demand response...