Formula Grant SC2025026
- This $1,791,654 Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will support transit operations and capital improvements for the Lowcountry Regional Transportation Authority, doing business as Palmetto Breeze, in South Carolina. The grant funds will be used to cover eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, and maintenance to continue transit services that would otherwise have to be reduced due to lack of funding. This will...
- The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Lowcountry Regional Transportation Authority a $4.59 million Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant will support existing transit services in South Carolina's urban areas through June 2029 by funding preventative maintenance for vehicles and facilities, as well as planning, capital, and operating assistance. Funds will cover all eligible operating expenses to continue...
- The Lowcountry Regional Transportation Authority (Palmetto Breeze) was awarded a $1.4 million project grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). Funds will be used to perform necessary repairs to the maintenance and administrative facility to maintain a state of good repair, allowing the Authority to continue providing transit services. The grant period runs...
- 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 $822,776 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) will fund operating expenses for the BCD Regional Transit Management Authority (BCD RTMA) d/b/a Tricounty Link transit system in South Carolina. The award will cover driver salaries, fuel, and other items with a useful life of less than one year to maintain transit operations from October 1, 2024 through July 31, 2025. This funding will...
- 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 $2,755,695 federal 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) will provide funding for the Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority Inc. (Carta), a local government transit agency in South Carolina. The grant will support the replacement, rehabilitation, purchase, or lease of buses, bus-related equipment, and facilities over a multi-year period from 2023 to...
- The Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), administered by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), has awarded Lymo Waccamaw Regional Transit Authority (dba The Coast RTA) a $5,018,830 grant to continue operating and maintaining its public transportation system. The grant funding will be used for preventative maintenance, operating assistance, IT and safety/security functions, and other activities necessary to operate the transit system's fixed-route, vanpool, and ADA...
- 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,...
- This federal Formula Grant award, provided by 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 provide $628,357 in federal funding (80% of total project costs) to the Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA) for a $785,447 project. The funding will be used to support the purchase of replacement transit vehicles and related equipment and...
This $2,189,554 federal 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 support continued transit operations for the Lowcountry Regional Transportation Authority (Palmetto Breeze) in South Carolina. The funding will cover eligible operating expenses, including driver salaries, fuel, and maintenance, to allow the transit agency to continue providing essential transportation services to residents in the urban area. Additionally, the grant will fund the purchase of security and surveillance equipment. This federal assistance is crucial in enabling the Lowcountry RTA to maintain its public transit services, which otherwise would have had to be reduced due to lack of funding. The grant has an award date of August 18, 2025, and a projected ultimate completion date of March 30, 2032.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $1.2m | 8/18/25 |