Formula Grant UT2026011
- Federal Formula Grant Award Summary The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) received a Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) award of $6.84 million from the Federal Transit Administration, obligated on June 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 2, 2025. This award supports UTA's marketing and outreach initiatives to increase ridership and awareness for rideshare and vanpool services, as well as operating assistance for the early years of UTA's UVX Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Utah Transit Authority (UTA) a Formula Grant totaling $123.3 million under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on February 11, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of March 3, 2026. This award provides funding to support preventive maintenance activities for UTA's transit vehicles and facilities, along with operating assistance for non-fixed-route Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)...
- The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Utah Transit Authority (UTA) $4.29 million through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support the environmental planning, design, engineering, construction, and project management of a new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) station. The grant was obligated on July 8, 2025, with a completion deadline of November 30, 2026. This project directly addresses transportation infrastructure improvements within UTA's service area and aligns...
- 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...
- Federal Formula Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Utah Transit Authority (UTA) $510,422 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on June 30, 2025, to support transportation demand management (TDM) activities promoting rideshare and vanpool services in the Ogden/Layton and Salt Lake/West Valley regions. The grant funds marketing and outreach efforts designed to increase ridership awareness and utilization of UTA's rideshare and vanpool...
- The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Utah Transit Authority (UTA) $88.96 million under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 28, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2028. This formula grant supports UTA's critical transportation infrastructure and service delivery across the Wasatch Front region, encompassing Salt Lake City, Provo-Orem, and Ogden-Layton urbanized areas. The funded activities include preventive maintenance for bus and rail...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Utah Department of Transportation $9.62 million under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) on March 23, 2026, with a completion date of April 30, 2027. The award provides operating assistance and project administration funding to support continued safe and effective transit operations in rural and non-urbanized areas of Utah. The funding enables eligible operating expenses,...
- The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) received a $33.5 million project grant award from the Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to fund operating expenses from May 2021 through June 2021. The grant aims to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19 by supporting UTA's continued and expanded transit services as the region recovers from the pandemic. Funding will cover expenses like fuel, staffing, vehicle and facility maintenance normally...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) received a $340,001 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 25, 2025, with a completion date of September 18, 2025. The grant funds the purchase and installation of 56 onboard Transit Signal Priority (TSP) units on UTA buses. These TSP systems are designed to enhance transit reliability by enabling buses to communicate with traffic signal...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Utah Transit Authority $45.4 million on September 3, 2025, under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) to maintain its transit capital assets in a state of good repair. The funding supports the acquisition and installation of rail and bus fixed guideway equipment, as well as preventive maintenance activities for rail vehicles and rail facilities across UTA's multimodal transit system serving the...
Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Utah Transit Authority (UTA) $4.61 million in Formula Grant funding (CFDA 20.507—Federal Transit Formula Grants) on July 24, 2026, to provide operating assistance for the Midvalley Express Bus Rapid Transit (MVX) service during its initial three years of operation through July 31, 2029. This Formula Grant supports the ongoing operational costs necessary to launch and sustain the MVX BRT line, a new fixed-route transit service designed to serve the Wasatch Front region of Utah. The grant directly funds transit operations with the intended outcome of increasing ridership, improving regional air quality, and expanding commuter access to employment and transit connections while reducing single-occupancy vehicle trips. As the sole authorized transit provider for the Salt Lake City, Ogden-Layton, and Provo-Orem urbanized areas, UTA will deliver MVX service to transit riders and regional residents and employees. No subrecipient activities are associated with this award. This funding aligns with the FTA's Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program objective to support the development and operation of public transportation systems in designated urbanized areas.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $4.3m | 7/24/26 |