This federal Formula Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration's State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) provides $1,511,401.00 in funding to West Virginia University (WVU) to support capital purchases and maintenance activities critical to the success of their public transit service. Specifically, the grant funding will enable WVU to perform preventative maintenance and rehabilitation/renovation of their Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) stations...
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...
The West Virginia Department of Transportation Division of Multimodal Transportation Facilities - Public Transit (WVDOT 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 will fund administrative expenses, training, consultant services, and miscellaneous equipment to support the state's safety oversight activities for the West...
The Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA), awarded a $100,000 formula grant to the New River Transit Authority in West Virginia. This grant funding will be used to provide preventive maintenance activities to sustain public transportation services and maintain the current level of service provided to the general public throughout the authority's service area. The grant award has an...
This $402,703 Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) will provide planning assistance for various statewide transportation initiatives in West Virginia. Key activities include refreshing human service transportation coordinated plans, conducting transit studies to initiate service in counties without public transit, and developing a statewide GIS...
This $7,063,812 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants) provides operating assistance and preventive maintenance funding to the Eastern Panhandle Transit Authority (Pantran) in West Virginia. The award period is from October 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025.
The funding will allow Pantran to continue providing fixed-route public transportation services, including covering driver salaries, fuel,...
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 transit services in rural and non-urbanized areas of West Virginia. The grant supports the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) and 12 sub-recipient transit providers across the state, including regional transit authorities, senior centers, and intercity bus...
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...
The Monongalia County Urban Mass Transit Authority (Mountain Line Transit Authority) received a $191,921 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Formula Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to procure one 29-foot heavy duty replacement bus. This award is intended to provide uninterrupted and dependable public transportation services for visitors and residents of Monongalia County, West Virginia and the surrounding area by...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $10,322,107 Project Grant to the Eastern Panhandle Transit Authority Inc. (Pantran) under the National Infrastructure Investments (CFDA 20.933) program. The grant will fund the construction of a new administration and maintenance facility for Pantran's transit center in West Virginia. This project is critical to Pantran's ability to continue providing public transportation services and improving the ease of use for riders. The grant has an...