Formula Grant VA2024004

This $1,701,884 Federal Transit Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507) provides funding for the operating expenses required to deliver fixed route and paratransit transit service in the Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro region of Virginia. The grant supports the Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission, a regional government entity, in operating clean, safe, and reliable public transportation for transit riders in the service area. The grant award has an...

This Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration totaling $12.3 million will fund capital and operating assistance for Augusta-Richmond County Government through March 2028. Under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), the funding will support operating expenses up to $4.1 million with a 50% local match of $2 million. The remaining balance will finance capital purchases including preventive maintenance, leased tires, and...

This federal Formula Grant award, provided by 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), will support the Augusta-Richmond County Government's efforts to improve the transit ridership experience. The $488,320 grant will be used to purchase new vehicles to replace older buses that have reached the end of their useful life, as well as to perform engine rebuilds...

The City of Harrisonburg Department of Public Transportation (HDPT) was awarded a $1.54 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant funds will support the purchase of eight replacement 35-foot low floor clean diesel buses and the acquisition and installation of Harrisonburg's ITS on-board communications system. The buses and communications system will allow HDPT to continue...

This $149,508 Formula 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) will support the operation and maintenance of St. Johns County's public transportation system. Specifically, the funds will be used to cover one year of operating costs, preventive maintenance, project administration, and bus replacements for the county's deviated fixed route and paratransit services. This will...

The City of Charlottesville, Virginia received a $5.074 million Section 5307 Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration on May 13, 2021 to support operating assistance through September 30, 2021. The grant was awarded under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (Section 5307), which provides federal resources to local and regional authorities for transit capital, operating assistance, and transportation planning in urbanized areas. A portion of the funding, described as operating...

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $2,695,914 Formula Grant (CFDA 20.509) to the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) to provide operating assistance for the Appalachian Area Agency on Aging's Rural Transit (ADTAP) program. The grant, awarded on April 26, 2024, will enable DRPT to support continued safe and effective operation of transit services for rural areas throughout Virginia. As the designated FTA funding recipient, DRPT acts as a pass-through...

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded a $626,983 Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) to District Three Governmental Cooperative, doing business as Waghington County Public Trans, to support a bus replacement purchase and operating assistance. The grant funding will be used to purchase a replacement bus and operate four fixed routes in Abingdon, VA Monday through Friday, as well as a daily route to the city of Bristol serving the I-81 corridor in Washington County and Bristol, VA. The...

The Tri-State Transit Authority (TTA) received a $899,999 Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG) project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration on April 15, 2021. The grant funded the purchase of buses to support TTA's public transportation services in West Virginia through the grant's March 8, 2022 completion date. The STBG project grant award to TTA aligned with the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program goal of...

This $224,182 Formula 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) will support the Augusta-Richmond County Government's efforts to improve the transit ridership experience. The funding will be used to purchase new bus support equipment, including security equipment, and replace outdated equipment. These improvements are expected to enhance...