The City of Beaumont, Texas received a $657,976 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 3, 2021. The grant funds will support operating assistance for Beaumont Transit to provide fixed route and paratransit transit services through March 4, 2022. Specifically, the funds will be used for preventive maintenance, operator salaries, fuel, small purchases under $1,000, and...
This $5,655,088 Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507) provides funding to Fort Bend County, Texas for a range of public transportation services and capital improvements. The grant supports operating expenses such as payroll, purchased transportation services, vehicle inspections, and software and equipment maintenance. Funds will also be used for capital planning, mobility management, and other costs necessary to operate and manage the county's public...
The City of Beaumont received a $2,819,460 Project 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). The purpose of the grant is to provide cleaner emissions in the Beaumont community by replacing older compressed natural gas (CNG) buses with new Gillig CNG buses featuring the Cummins L9N engine, which reduces NOx and particulate matter emissions by 90% compared to earlier CNG bus...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded an $11.27 million Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to Fort Bend County, Texas on August 16, 2022. The grant will fund operating assistance, purchased transportation services, fuel, and other eligible operating costs necessary to operate, maintain, and manage the county's public transportation system through June 1, 2028. Specifically, the funding will be used for payroll,...
This $7,185,549 federal Formula Grant award to Fort Bend County, Texas from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507) will fund a range of public transportation operating and capital expenses. The award, dated January 29, 2024, will support capital planning, software, equipment, payroll, purchased transportation services, vehicle inspections, and other costs necessary to operate, maintain, and manage Fort Bend County's public transportation system. The grant aims to improve safety and...
The City of Port Arthur, Texas was awarded $552,171 under the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on March 17, 2022 to maintain existing transit service operations through June 30, 2023. Funding will support salaries, benefits, fuel, parts and other operating expenses to retain employees and continue providing existing transit routes and services. Enhanced cleaning of vehicles and facilities is also included to increase passenger safety. No...
The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded a $7,887,947 Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program to Fort Bend County, Texas. Funding will support operating assistance for public transportation services through June 2028. Specifically, funds will be used for payroll, purchased transportation, fuel and other eligible operating costs to operate, maintain and manage the public transportation system. Additional eligible operating...
This $3,982,799 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) will provide operating assistance and preventive maintenance funding to the Gulf Coast Transit District (GCTD) in Texas. The grant will cover eligible expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, and preventive maintenance to enable GCTD to continue providing fixed-route transit services and keep its fleet in a state of good repair. This...
This $108,114 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) will fund preventive maintenance and operating activities for the Gulf Coast Transit District (GCTD) in Texas. The grant will allow GCTD to continue providing critical public transportation services, including fixed-route, demand response, and ADA-compliant transit options, to residents in the Galveston and Brazoria County regions....
This $4,572,870 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) provides operating assistance to the Gulf Coast Transit District in Lake Jackson, Texas. The funding will cover eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, and other items with a useful life of less than one year. This allows the transit district to continue providing safe and efficient transit operations, maintain its rolling stock vehicles in a state...