This $12.5 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will fund the purchase of battery electric buses and associated charging infrastructure for the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska. The grant award made on September 9, 2022 provides $5.01 million to the Alaska State Department of Public Transportation for the acquisition of electric buses and...
This $4,374,998 Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), will allow the Alaska State Department of Public Transportation to fund the replacement of rolling stock (vehicles) and the rehabilitation of a transit facility across the state. The award aims to sustain essential public transportation services in rural communities...
This $1,462,008 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.509 - Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program) provides funding to the Alaska State Department of Public Transportation to support public transportation services across rural Alaska. Key activities include acquiring capital equipment such as rolling stock support equipment, as well as providing state training funds and administrative expenses. Sub-awardees...
This $4,375,000 federal Formula Grant award, provided through the Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), is for the acquisition of rolling stock (transit vehicles) by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (AKDOT). The grant activities include the purchase of new transit vehicles that will replace older, less safe, and higher maintenance vehicles across the state. The intended...
This $13.7 million project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will fund state administration, capital assistance, and rural training and technical assistance projects across Alaska through August 2025. The Alaska State Department of Public Transportation will administer the award and provide sub-awards to 16 organizations to support public transportation services in rural...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $3,697,121 Project Grant under the Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot Program (CFDA 20.532) to the Alaska State Department of Public Transportation (AKDOT) on September 23, 2024. The purpose of this award is to design a low-emission shuttle ferry and associated charging infrastructure for the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS). The activities to be performed include designing a low-emission shuttle ferry that will utilize an innovative...
The Alaska State Department of Public Transportation received a $15.8 million project grant award from the Federal Transit Administration under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to provide operating assistance to rural public transportation providers in Alaska from June 2022 through June 2025. The grant funding will support continued public transportation operations in non-urbanized areas of Alaska, including in Bethel, Sitka, Kenai, Juneau, Girdwood,...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $33.2 million Project Grant to the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to replace fixed-route motor bus revenue vehicles that have met or exceeded their useful life. The grant will fund the replacement of vehicles to support the People Mover fixed-route service, with expected outcomes including improved fixed-route service through reduced vehicle breakdowns and...
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities was awarded $1,927,772.90 on July 14, 2022 by the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction federal grant program (CFDA 20.205). The Formula Grant funding will support the installation of electrical vehicle plug-ins at three locations in the Fairbanks PM 2.5 nonattainment area: Birch Hill, Chena Lakes, and the University of Alaska Fairbanks U-Park building. The project...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), supports the conversion of the Fairbanks North Star Borough's (FNSB) fixed-route transit fleet and paratransit fleet to compressed natural gas (CNG). The $3,118,411 grant will fund the purchase of approximately three 35-foot CNG transit buses and six CNG paratransit...