This $3,022,247 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.513 - Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities) aims to continue transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities in Texas. Key activities funded include: Purchased transportation, general operating, mobility management, preventive maintenance, and vehicle replacement/expansion for local transit service providers in the San...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $61.8 million Project Grant under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507) to Via Metropolitan Transit on September 17, 2021. The grant will fund operating assistance, preventive maintenance, and transportation services for Via and subrecipient Alamo Area Council of Governments through June 30, 2022. Via will use the funds to maintain normal transit operations and paratransit services for the San Antonio...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $117.9 million Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program to San Antonio Metropolitan Transit (Via Metropolitan Transit) on May 6, 2022. The grant will fund operating activities for Via Metropolitan Transit and its subrecipient Alamo Area Council of Governments through May 6, 2022 to maintain public transportation services and prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic...
The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded a $16,712,861 Formula Grant to the San Antonio Metropolitan Transit, doing business as Via Metropolitan Transit, on August 28, 2023. The grant, funded under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507), will support Via Metropolitan Transit's efforts to replace revenue vehicles that have exceeded their useful life and increase the frequency of service on key routes within their service area. The grant...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $54,388,221 Formula Grant to Via Metropolitan Transit, a local government transit authority in Texas. The grant provides approximately 12 months of funding from January 2022 through June 2023 to support preventative maintenance, 18 months of capital cost of contracting, and 5 months of ADA complementary paratransit service expenses. It also includes one year of funding from May 2022 through April 2023 to...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $780,100 Project Grant to San Antonio's Via Metropolitan Transit on August 24, 2023. The grant supports a study to analyze pre- and post-COVID ridership patterns, rider demographics, and service allocation on Via's route network. The goal is to identify opportunities to maximize ridership and improve service quality for minority and low-income riders and communities. The study will incorporate an equity-focused community...
This $1,773,347 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Formula Grant, awarded under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513), will fund various transportation initiatives in the McAllen, Texas urbanized area. The grant provides $401,012 to the Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council (LRGVDC) for hardware acquisition to enable mobility management solutions, $120,002 to the City of McAllen for a mobility management program, and $1,075,000 to the...
This $297,446 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) will be used by the City of Laredo, Texas to purchase two paratransit vans. The vans will provide improved transportation services to the city's senior citizens and individuals with disabilities. The grant aims to enhance mobility options and facilitate smoother transportation for these beneficiary populations. The award...
Via Metropolitan Transit was awarded a $42,668,265 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant will fund preventative maintenance, capital costs for contracted services, complementary ADA paratransit operations, and Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) services provided by sub-awardee Alamo Area Regional Council of Governments to the cities of New Braunfels, Schertz, Cibolo,...
This federal Project Grant award of $8,733,721 from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) provides funding for transportation services and capital purchases serving seniors and individuals with disabilities in Texas. The Texas Department of Transportation received the award on August 31, 2021 to distribute funding through September 30, 2025 across 39 sub-awards to transit districts,...