This $4.4 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507) will fund three projects to support public transportation services in St. George, Utah through September 2025. $2.9 million will fund operating assistance for the grantee City of St. George's fixed route and paratransit services branded as Suntran. An additional $685,060 will fund preventative maintenance for Suntran's vehicle...
The City of St. George, Utah received a $3.5 million Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to purchase five hydrogen fuel cell buses. The award utilizes unexpended fiscal year 2019 funds and will be matched by local sales tax revenues. St. George will use the buses to establish a new zero-emission route running between St. George and Zion...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $500,000 Formula Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) on April 28, 2025. The purpose of this award is to provide funding for the purchase of five buses for the Uintah Basin Association of Governments. The expected outcome is that this project will help meet the transportation needs of the Uintah Basin's increasing...
This $81,133,185 Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will assist the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) in meeting the transportation needs of riders in the UTA service area. The grant funding will support various activities including bus vehicle and facilities preventive maintenance, light rail car rehabilitation, electrical/power distribution equipment rehabilitation, non-fixed route ADA paratransit service, and the acquisition of mobile...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $8,036,240 Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) to the City of Santa Fe, New Mexico on June 12, 2025. The grant funds will be used to provide operating assistance for the city's fixed-route transit service and paratransit operations, covering salaries and benefits for transit agency personnel including operators, mechanics, and support staff. The grant aims to support safe, reliable, and expanded public transportation...
The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) received a $2,968,776 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration on January 13, 2021 to support capital replacement buses through August 30, 2021. The grant was awarded under the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), which provides federal funding to local and regional authorities for transit capital assistance and transportation planning in urbanized...
The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) received a $167,777,447 Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant will fund operating expenses from June 2021 through November 2022 to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19. Expenses include fuel, staffing, and contracted paratransit providers. No subrecipients are involved. The funding will support continued and expanded transit services as the region recovers...
This $804,464 Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will fund the design and installation of two on-route charging stations for electric buses operated by the Utah Transit Authority (UTA). The charging stations will allow UTA to deploy electric buses in more locations without concerns about charge range, benefiting transit riders in Salt Lake County, Utah. The grant has a period of performance from March...
This $1,657,420 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Formula Grant under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) aims to support specialized transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities in Utah. The grant funds a variety of activities, including the purchase of accessible vehicles, preventive maintenance, mobility management initiatives, and operating assistance for nonprofit transportation providers. Key sub-awardees...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $1,512,513 Formula Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT). The grant will fund the purchase of one full and one partial battery-electric transit bus for the Park City Transit (PCT) service area. This project aims to enable the appropriate use of new battery-electric bus technology and benefit the general population of the PCT...