Formula Grant TN2025033
- The City of Knoxville was awarded a $1,306,155 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) on August 7, 2024. The grant funding will be used to mitigate carbon emissions by replacing diesel engine buses with electric buses, including the purchase of replacement electric buses and charging infrastructure, as well as providing employee training and workforce development. The expected outcomes of the project are to maintain a state of good...
- The City of Knoxville, Tennessee received a $5.2 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on June 5, 2023 to replace diesel buses with electric buses and install associated charging infrastructure. Through this funding, the City will purchase replacement electric buses and charging stations to maintain its public transit fleet in a state of good repair while reducing pollutants and improving local air quality....
- The City of Knoxville, Tennessee was awarded a $6 million project grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant will support the city's efforts to mitigate carbon emissions by replacing diesel engine buses with electric buses and related charging infrastructure. Funds will also go towards employee training and workforce development initiatives....
- The City of Knoxville, Tennessee will receive a $7.5 million Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to purchase electric bus charging infrastructure. The grant combines $3 million in FY2021 funds with $1.4 million in FY2022 funds to support the acquisition of overhead charging equipment that will extend battery life for in-route electric buses operated by Knoxville Area Transit....
- This $28,888,496 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) is provided to the City of Knoxville, Tennessee to subsidize fixed-route and complementary paratransit services. The key activities to be performed include preventive maintenance, capital expenses, paratransit service subsidies, and safety/security expenses. The expected outcomes are to maintain the transit fleet in good...
- The City of Knoxville, Tennessee was awarded a $857,170 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs on May 15, 2023. The grant is intended to fund capital investments to maintain and improve transit services in Knoxville through March 30, 2030. Specifically, the City will use the funds to conduct capital projects such as bus station facility maintenance, vehicle procurement...
- The City of Knoxville received a $895,630 Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) on September 20, 2021. The grant will fund Knoxville Area Transit's program of projects to purchase replacement capital vans, acquire shop equipment and computer hardware, purchase support vehicles, and rehabilitate administrative and maintenance facilities through March 30, 2026. The Buses and Bus...
- The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded the City of Knoxville, Tennessee a $24.6 million Project Grant under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507) on January 6, 2022 to support public transportation services through February 23, 2023. The grant subsidizes fixed-route and complementary paratransit services provided by Knoxville Area Transit, funding preventative maintenance, operations, safety and security expenses, and paratransit service...
- The City of Knoxville, Tennessee was awarded a $1.755 million Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 22, 2022 to perform mid-life preventative maintenance on its fixed-route transit vehicles. The grant will fund engine and transmission overhauls and repairs on vehicles that have met at least 40% of their service life to keep the Knoxville Area Transit fleet in a state of good repair through March 20, 2027. This...
- The City of Knoxville, Tennessee was awarded a $3,992,411 project grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program on June 14, 2022. The grant will fund the purchase of replacement transit buses to maintain a safe and reliable public transportation fleet through March 31, 2027. As part of the Urbanized Area Formula Funding program, the grant provides capital assistance for transit vehicles to ensure...
This federal Formula Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) provides $2,913,847 to the City of Knoxville to mitigate carbon emissions by replacing diesel buses with electric buses and keeping the Knoxville Area Transit (KATS) fixed-route transit vehicle fleet in a state of good repair. The key activities include purchasing replacement electric buses and charging infrastructure, providing employee training and workforce development, and performing mid-life preventative maintenance on the bus fleet. The expected outcomes are to maintain a state of good repair, reduce pollutants and improve air quality, and continue public transit services in the Knoxville area. There are no subrecipient activities noted. The award period runs from September 24, 2025 to March 30, 2032.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $2.3m | 9/24/25 |