This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525), is funding capital projects critical to maintaining and improving transit services in West Virginia. The $1,595,415 award, made on June 18, 2025, will support preventative maintenance and refurbishment of the Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) stations and guideways operated by West Virginia University in Morgantown, West...
This federal Formula Grant award of $1,502,807.00 was provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525). The funding will support preventative maintenance of the Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) rolling stock and associated components operated by West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia. The expected outcomes are to continue providing clean, safe, and reliable transportation, as well as improve mobility and access throughout...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded West Virginia University $5,860,141 under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) on July 6, 2022 to complete activities by March 2, 2026. The funding will support capital projects that are critical to continuing transit service, including the rehabilitation of rail cars, guideway heating plants, an administration/maintenance facility, and passenger stations for the university's Personal Rapid Transit system....
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 20.534), provides $8,000,000 in funding to West Virginia University to rehabilitate the Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system stations and guideway components in Morgantown, West Virginia. The project aims to continue providing clean, safe, and reliable transportation as well as improve mobility...
The West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) Division of Multimodal Transportation Facilities - Public Transit (DMTF-PT) was awarded a $490,375 Formula Grant under the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Rail Fixed Guideway Public Transportation System State Safety Oversight Formula Grant Program (CFDA 20.528). The grant funding will support the DMTF-PT's activities to exercise safety oversight over the West Virginia University (WVU) Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) facilities. Key...
This $42,868,364 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) provides operating assistance and capital funding for eligible projects to the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) and 12 sub-recipient transit providers across rural and non-urbanized areas of West Virginia. The grant supports the continued safe and effective operation of transit services, including activities such as...
The West Virginia Division of Public Transit (WVDOT) received a $19,952,459 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.509 - Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program). The grant funding will provide operating assistance, capital projects, training, and technical support to WVDOT and 12 programmatic sub-recipients that deliver public transportation services in rural and small urban areas across West Virginia. The...
The West Virginia Division of Public Transit received a $402,703 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). The grant will fund transportation planning activities in West Virginia, including refreshing human service transportation coordinated plans, conducting transit studies to initiate service in counties without public transit, developing a statewide...
This $7,181,490.00 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) provides funding for operating and preventative maintenance expenses for fixed-route public transportation services in the greater Morgantown, West Virginia area and Monongalia County. Specifically, the grant covers payroll, payroll taxes, fringe benefits, insurance, and fuel costs to enable the Monongalia County Urban Mass Transit Authority (dba Mountain Line Transit Authority)...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $2.53 million Project Grant to Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to support ongoing operations and capital projects from March 2023 through September 2025. Funding will support operating expenses, security and shop equipment, vehicle replacement, and the design and construction of a new administrative...