Formula Grant VT2024007

Award Date 8/16/24
Completion Date 9/30/25
Dollars Obligated $21M
Federal Grant Program
20.509
Assistance Type
Formula Grant
Place of Performance
Vermont, USA
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  • $3.7M for special transportation services administration for elderly and disabled residents
  • $3.1M for preventive maintenance of the state's 335 transit vehicles to keep them in a state of good repair
  • $2.3M for non-vehicle capital improvements like bus shelters, signs, and transit facility upgrades
  • $1.6M for the replacement and expansion of 11 transit vehicles
  • $2.2M for Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) program operating assistance
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