The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation has been awarded a $56,913,142 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). This grant will fund operating assistance, vehicle replacements and expansions, mobility management, facility and equipment upgrades, and other capital support for rural transit agencies across Virginia. The funding will enable...
The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) received a $58,682,958 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). This funding supports operating and capital assistance for public transportation providers in rural Virginia, including vehicle replacements and expansions, facility and equipment upgrades, and mobility management initiatives. Through sub-awards, DRPT is distributing these...
The Town of Blacksburg, Virginia was awarded a $8,209,952 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration on April 9, 2025. The purpose of this award is to provide operating assistance to support Blacksburg Transit's FY 2025 operations, including expenses such as wages, fringe benefits, fuel, tires, maintenance, and other associated operating costs. The expected outcome is to continue providing clean, safe, and reliable...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $5,862,511 Project Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT). The grant will fund the replacement of 34 less than 30-foot body on chassis buses and 4 vans for 11 rural transit agencies across 45 localities in rural southwest, central, and eastern Virginia. The new, clean and modern vehicles are expected to...
The Town of Blacksburg, Virginia received a $105,935 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on May 18, 2021. The grant funding supported operating assistance for Blacksburg Transit through August 10, 2021. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal resources available to local and regional authorities for transit operating assistance and transportation...
This federal Formula Grant award, valued at $8,135,468.00, was provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant funds will be used by the Town of Blacksburg, Virginia to purchase new buses, design and construct a bus pull-off, replace passenger shelter parts, and furnish a new multimodal transit facility. These capital improvements are expected to enable Blacksburg Transit...
The Town of Blacksburg, Virginia received a $12.3 million Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on April 28, 2023. The funding will support capital purchases critical to Blacksburg Transit's continued provision of safe, clean, and reliable public transportation services through June 2025. Specifically, the Town will use the funds to purchase buses, support vehicles, shop equipment,...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $175,000 Formula Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to the District Three Governmental Cooperative, doing business as Waghington County Public Trans, to fund the replacement of a bus in their public transportation fleet. The grant award, dated December 12, 2024, will support the organization's efforts to maintain its fleet in a state of good repair and continue providing public transit services to...
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...
This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) through the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), will provide $4,793,057 in capital funding to Old Dominion Transit Management Co, doing business as Grtc Transit Systems, to purchase replacement paratransit vehicles. The intended outcomes are to continue providing clean, safe, and reliable transportation and to...