The Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) was awarded a $1,107,504 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant will support DCTA's efforts to purchase new fleet vehicles and make repairs to transit facilities within the Denton-Lewisville urbanized area. The expected outcomes include improved public transportation service provision for DCTA's customers. This federal...
The Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) received a $538,298 federal Formula Grant from the 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). This funding will be used to implement new transit technology, including real-time bus arrival information displays at bus stops and automated travel information at DCTA's joint bus/rail facilities. The total project cost is...
The Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) received a $160,783 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant funds will be used to cover preventative maintenance costs for DCTA's bus service, including vehicle equipment and bus facilities. This will allow DCTA to provide customers with a safe and effective transportation alternative through the existing fixed-route bus system. The grant award...
The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $11,024,037 Formula Grant under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507) to the Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) in Texas. The grant funding will cover capital and operating expenses for DCTA's existing fixed-route bus transportation system, ADA/paratransit service, as well as new safety and security enhancements for bus and rail operations. The grant aims to improve efficiencies and...
This $14,583,342 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) will fund capital and operating expenses for the Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) in Texas. The grant aims to improve efficiencies and service levels for DCTA's existing fixed-route bus system, commuter rail service, and paratransit service. Specifically, the funds will cover capital and operating costs for the bus transportation system, paratransit service,...
This $14,073,192 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) provides operating and payroll assistance to the Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) for its bus and rail transit services. The funding will support $14,073,192 in operating expenses and payroll for DCTA employees supporting public transportation through February 2023. As the designated recipient for the Denton-Lewisville...
This $19,506,674 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on May 5, 2025 supports capital and operating expenses for the Denton County Transportation Authority's (DCTA) existing bus transportation system, commuter rail service, and non fixed-route ADA/paratransit service. The grant funds will be used for capital improvements, operating costs, preventive maintenance, new safety and security enhancements, and service level improvements for...
This $6,696,894 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) will provide assistance to the Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) for rail preventative maintenance activities. The expected outcomes include maintaining the rail system and improving safe and reliable operations for users of DCTA's commuter rail system. The award date is September 9, 2024, with an ultimate completion date of November 4, 2024. DCTA is a...
This federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) provides $1,562,500.00 to the Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) to continue operating a vanpool service for commuters traveling long distances and in areas with limited fixed-route transit. The funding will subsidize DCTA's vanpool program, which offers an economical and flexible transportation option for commuters while also helping to reduce road congestion and...
The Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) received a $121,176,471 Project 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). The funding will be used to purchase 186 new compressed natural gas (CNG) fueled buses to replace older buses in DART's fleet. This represents the first lot of a total of 522 buses to be purchased over four years, replacing 476...