The Mid America Regional Council (MARC) received a $1.17 million Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support planning activities that advance integrated transportation and land use in the Kansas City region from April 2023 through December 2025. As the metropolitan planning organization for the region, MARC will use the funding to develop plans and studies focused on...
The Department of Transportation's Immediate Office of the Secretary has awarded a $1,031,730 Project Grant (CFDA 20.941 - Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program) to the North Central Regional Planning Commission to prototype a GIS-based platform that integrates local infrastructure assets in Kansas. This 18-month project will involve drone-based data collection, conditional evaluation, and development of a pilot GIS system for counties' asset...
The $400,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Safe Streets and Roads for All (CFDA 20.939) program supports the "Destination Safe Comprehensive Safety Action Plan" implemented by the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) in Kansas City, Missouri. The grant funds will be used to develop a data-driven safety action plan and conduct supplemental planning and demonstration activities to enhance transportation...
The Mid America Regional Council (MARC) received a $482,500 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507) on August 16, 2021. The grant will support regional transportation planning efforts through December 31, 2025. Specifically, $125,000 will fund the Regional Rideshare Program to promote alternative commuting modes like teleworking, flexible schedules, and education on transportation...
The Mid America Regional Council (MARC) was awarded $541,860 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration. The funding supports regional public outreach and education programs from June 2023 to December 2027 aimed at reducing vehicle emissions and congestion. Specific initiatives include MARC's Regional Rideshare Program promoting alternative commuting options, the Active Transportation...
This $1,470,000 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction Program (CFDA 20.205) is intended to provide operating assistance for the MARC, Regional Project for Operation Greenlight. The project aims to support regional transportation planning and operations through the Mid America Regional Council (MARC), a council of governments serving the Kansas City metropolitan area across Missouri and Kansas. The grant will fund activities...
This $312,500 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction Program) supports the "Operation Green Light (MARC)" project in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The project scope involves an arterial traffic management system that will optimize traffic operations and flows across the regional transportation network. The Kansas Department of Transportation (KS DOT) is the primary grantee responsible for executing the...
The Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), administered by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), has awarded a $1,158,500 grant to the Mid America Regional Council (MARC) to support integrated transportation, land use, and environmental planning in the Kansas City region. The grant, awarded on March 27, 2025, will fund activities that advance vibrant, connected, and healthy places through 2028. The project aims to reinforce and improve existing activity centers, support public...
This $965,000 project grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) funds transportation-related public outreach and education activities administered by the Mid America Regional Council through December 2026. The grant supports three programs: the Regional Rideshare Program ($125,000 fully federally funded); Active Transportation Program ($36,000); and the MARC Regional Air Quality Public Education Program ($250,000). These programs aim...
This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) provides $541,860 to the Mid America Regional Council (MARC) to support public outreach and education on transportation options that reduce emissions and congestion in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The key products and services to be delivered through this grant include: Promotion of the "Way to Go" regional rideshare program...