The City of Arlington, Texas was awarded a $3,040,002 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) on September 16, 2024. The purpose of this grant is to deploy a fleet of autonomous vehicles as part of the city's existing public on-demand rideshare service and test technology to advance rider-out operations. Key activities include project scoping, deployment preparations, community outreach, operational testing, service operations,...
The City of Arlington, Texas was awarded a $1,408,592 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants) on April 28, 2025. The funding will be used to pilot the implementation of a dynamic, on-demand microtransit service in the Arlington area. Key activities include initial software design and programming, transit market analysis, stakeholder engagement, and development of key performance indicators and service design. If the pilot is...
This $8,554,487 federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) will provide safe and convenient transportation options to the general public and elderly/disabled residents in the City of Arlington, Texas. The funding will support on-demand rideshare services using a fleet of accessible and ambulatory vans, as well as a combination of buses and contracted taxi service for passengers to book trips up to two weeks in advance. These...
This $9,590,502 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration to the City of Arlington, Texas on September 19, 2024 will fund demand-response rideshare and paratransit services for the general public, elderly, and disabled residents. The grant will provide a fleet of accessible and ambulatory vans for on-demand transportation services within Arlington's city limits, as well as a combination of buses and contracted...
This $8,910,870 Formula Grant awarded by the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) will support public transportation services in the city of Arlington, Texas. The funding will enable the City of Arlington to provide safe and convenient demand response transportation options for the general public within the city limits, as well as flexible transportation services for elderly and disabled persons up to 1.5 miles outside the...
The City of Arlington, Texas received a $4.66 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) on May 14, 2021. The award will fund vehicle procurement, maintenance, and contracting services through September 30, 2027 to support the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program. This program makes federal resources available to local and regional authorities for transit capital,...
This $2,501,000 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) supports the Dallas Fort Worth Automated Vehicle Work Zone Project. The project aims to advance high-speed automated vehicle capabilities through shared-use mobility collaborations and other AV-related technologies and partnerships in the region. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is the primary awardee responsible for executing this...
This $345,318.38 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) supports the Dallas College Autonomous Vehicle Initiative in Texas. The project will provide transportation services for 3 years to the campuses and neighboring communities in Lancaster, Dallas, and Hutchins using automated vehicles. The grant will also fund training in transportation technology, over-the-road trucking, and delivery of goods. The awardee for this grant...
This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205), will fund the Dallas College Autonomous Vehicle Initiative. Over a 3-year period, the $1,155,681.62 grant will support the provision of transportation services using automated vehicles to serve the campuses and neighboring communities in Lancaster, Dallas, and Hutchins, Texas. The project will also include training in transportation...
This $1,197,000 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will fund the North Central Texas Regional Vanpool Program operated by the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG). The award will reimburse NCTCOG for activities including coordination with transit partners, education and outreach initiatives, staff time, and consultant assistance to improve the overall effectiveness of the regional vanpool...