The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the City of Johnson City, Tennessee a $13,510,788 Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant will fund operating and capital expenses for Johnson City Transit fixed route and demand response transit services from August 2022 through March 2030. Specifically, $2.93 million will support operating assistance, $301,685 will fund capitalized preventive maintenance, $357,282 will...
This $232,972 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 enable the City of Johnson City, Tennessee (Johnson City Transit) to purchase two replacement buses and overhaul five transmissions in their aging bus fleet. The grant, awarded on January 30, 2025, will support the city's efforts to keep their public transportation infrastructure in good condition and ensure...
This $526,902 federal 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 demand response transportation services in the urbanized areas outside of Kingsport, Johnson City, and Bristol, Tennessee. The award period runs from August 7, 2024 to March 30, 2030. Eligible activities include employee wages, fuel, insurance, radio communications, operating supplies, and utilities...
The Tennessee Department of Transportation was awarded a $153,049 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research federal grant program (CFDA 20.505) on March 10, 2022. The grant funding will support Johnson City SPR Planning activities for fiscal years 2022-2023. The purpose of the grant program is to assist in the development of metropolitan and state...
The Federal Transit Administration awarded a $225,553 project grant to the First Tennessee Human Resource Agency on August 27, 2021 through the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant will be used to purchase vehicles for the urbanized areas of Johnson City, Kingsport, and Bristol in Tennessee. This includes $47,443 in Section 5339 FFY2018 redistribution funds, which includes a state and local match of $11,861. These funds will...
This $496,995 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 public transportation services in Kingsport, Tennessee. The funds will be used to operate the city's fixed-route and paratransit services, cover payroll for transit providers, purchase personal protective equipment, and provide administrative leave for operations or contractor personnel due to service...
The City of Bristol, Tennessee received a $229,615 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 operating assistance for Bristol Tennessee Transit, including salaries and wages, utilities, and vehicle operating costs from July 28, 2021 through November 2, 2022. The funding is provided through the American Rescue Plan Act and will help the transit system respond...
This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) provides $740,758 to the City of Kingsport, Tennessee to replace 3 ADA-equipped transit buses and 2 staff vehicles. The award includes $598,708 in federal funds, along with $71,025 in state matching funds and $71,025 in local matching funds. The project period runs from April 1, 2024 to April 1, 2027. This grant supports the City's efforts to...
The federal Formula Grant award, identified as 693JJ22530000Y450TN006M420, was provided by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction Program (CFDA 20.205). This grant, totaling $394,304.00, was awarded to the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) on November 7, 2024 to support the "JOHNSON CITY SPR PLANNING FY 2022 2025-SPR" project. The grant funds transportation infrastructure planning and development activities in the Johnson City,...
The City of Knoxville, Tennessee received a $15,090,625 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 funding will support operating assistance for Knoxville Area Transit through February 2023 to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic by continuing low-capacity public transit services that meet CDC and federal guidelines. Key outcomes include...