Formula Grant SC2025013

Award Date 7/16/25
Completion Date 3/30/33
Dollars Obligated $2.8M
Federal Grant Program
20.526
Assistance Type
Formula Grant
Place of Performance
South Carolina, USA
Similar Awards
This is a $785,447 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant will fund the Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA) to purchase four replacement transit buses, including associated on-board capital items, as well as two support vehicles. Three of the buses will be under 30 feet with a 5-year useful life, and one will be a 30-foot gasoline...
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...
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 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...
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...
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 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...
This is a $1,387,781 federal 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). The award will fund a variety of capital projects for the Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA) in Tennessee, including: Purchasing security equipment, shop equipment and tools, ADP hardware and software, mobile fare collection equipment,...
This $1,075,160 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) will fund a range of transportation services and capital projects in the Charleston, South Carolina region. The primary activities include: Vehicle replacement and expansion of demand-response services by the Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA), totaling $596,542 in federal funding. Mobility management and...

This $2,755,695 federal 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 enable the Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority (Carta) to purchase four replacement 35-foot transit buses and associated on-board capital equipment. The grant, awarded on July 16, 2025, will cover 80% of the total project costs, with the remaining 20% provided through local matching funds. The new vehicles and equipment, which have a useful life of 7-12 years, will help Carta maintain its transit fleet in a state of good repair, improve service reliability, and reduce maintenance costs. This investment supports Carta's efforts to deliver transportation services that connect workers to employment and contribute to economic productivity in the Charleston metropolitan area.

Generated 8/5/25, 4:22 AM