The Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA), has awarded $8,018,932 to the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) of Middle Tennessee. This 3-year Formula Grant, awarded on March 26, 2025, will provide operating assistance to enable RTA to continue delivering regional bus service between Nashville, TN, and outlying counties. The funding will cover eligible operating expenses such as driver...
The Regional Transportation Authority of Middle Tennessee (RTA) received a $4.4 million project grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant funds will support $1.4 million in commuter bus replacement and $2.1 million in commuter rail preventative maintenance activities in fiscal years 2017 and 2018. The projects are included in the region's current Transportation Improvement Program for...
This $2,044,741 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration provides operating assistance and capital funding to improve access to employment-related services for welfare recipients and eligible low-income individuals in the Nashville urbanized area. The grant will fund the purchase of 7 vehicles and computer hardware/software, as well as cover eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, insurance, vehicle...
The Regional Transportation Authority of Middle Tennessee (RTA) was awarded a $5,466,378 project grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration's State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) to complete track rehabilitation work on its WeGo Star commuter rail line. Funds will be used to repair or replace portions of the WeGo commuter rail corridor to improve the state of good repair of the line, benefiting local commuters. The grant provides funding...
This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) provides $14,950,000 to the Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority (WeGo Public Transit) to replace 15 passenger vehicles, develop zero-emission bus and agency security plans, replace operational support vehicles and equipment, and acquire miscellaneous equipment to support transit services. The award aims to keep the agency's rolling stock in a...
The Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority (Nashville MTA) received a $3.75 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support preventive maintenance activities over five years. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal funding available to local and regional authorities for transit capital, operating assistance, and transportation planning in...
This $4,032,770 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) supports public transportation services and infrastructure in Franklin, Tennessee. The grant funding will be used by the Franklin Transit Authority for operating assistance, preventive maintenance, rolling stock replacement, security/safety enhancements, and support vehicle purchases for the period of October 1, 2023 to September...
The Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority (WeGo Public Transit) received a $26,761,163 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration on May 29, 2024. The grant funding will be used to cover costs associated with maintaining and improving the agency's transit infrastructure and operations, including: Reconstructing the North Nashville Transit Center and the Nestor Operations and Maintenance Facility Upgrading the Myatt...
The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) received a $1 million 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 funds will support operating expenses to help respond to and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The RTA was allocated $1 million in American Rescue Plan Act Section 5307 funds by the Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority as the designated recipient for the...
The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $5.4 million Project Grant to the Franklin Transit Authority under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507). The September 2022 award will fund public transportation operations and services through March 2031 in Franklin, Tennessee. Specifically, $1.4 million will support operating assistance for Franklin Transit Authority's fixed route and demand response transit services. An additional $215,000...