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 City of Winchester, Virginia has been awarded a $2,083,872 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to provide operating assistance critical to the continuation of public transportation services in the city. The grant funding will support the operating costs associated with maintaining and improving the local public transit system, with the goal of ensuring continued and enhanced public transportation options for city residents and transit...
This $184,158 federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will fund the purchase and installation of 17 new fareboxes for the Washington County Transportation Authority (WCTA) fixed-route buses. The grant will replace fareboxes that have reached the end of their useful life, improving customer service, simplifying the fare collection process, and reducing preventative maintenance expenses. The grant...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded a $119,513 Formula Grant to the City of Bristol, Tennessee to procure two new transit vans. The funding is provided through the FTA's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), which supports the replacement, rehabilitation, purchase, or lease of buses and bus-related equipment and facilities. The grant will enable Bristol Tennessee Transit to replace two aging...
The City of Bristol, Virginia was awarded an $847,465 project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant will support the continued operation of the City's public transportation system through March 2030. Specifically, grant funds will be used to provide operating assistance to ensure the convenient and reliable delivery of public transportation services to residents, workers, students,...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $42,868,364 Formula Grant for Rural Areas (CFDA 20.509) to the West Virginia Division of Public Transit, a state government entity, on August 23, 2024. The purpose of this grant is to provide operating assistance and funding for eligible capital projects to the Division and its twelve sub-recipients, which are regional public transit providers across rural West Virginia. Grant funds will be used to cover operating expenses, program...
This $140,500 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) provides capital assistance to several rural transit agencies in Virginia to purchase and install bus shelters. The award will enable the Danville Transit System, Greensville County, and the Town of Blackstone/Blackstone Area Bus System to continue delivering safe and effective transit services for the rural areas of the state. The grant is...
This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will provide $4,266,461 to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to replace four 40-foot buses that have reached the end of their useful life. The grant is funded under the FTA's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), which supports public transportation infrastructure, operations, and capital improvements in urbanized areas. This award will...
This $113,490 Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) will provide funding for the operational costs of the Bristol Virginia Transit System. The purpose of this grant is to utilize 100% American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to allow the City of Bristol, Virginia to continue providing convenient, reliable public transportation services to the residents and visitors of the city. The grant will enable the city to maintain...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $1,631,376 Formula Grant to the Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission to provide operating expenses for fixed route and paratransit transit service in the Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro region of Virginia. The grant, awarded on November 30, 2023, will support the delivery of clean, safe, and reliable public transportation to transit riders in the region through November 2025. As the designated recipient of Urbanized Area Formula Funds,...