This $993,342 project grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) provides operating assistance to the Alabama Department of Transportation and 28 subrecipients to support rural and non-urbanized public transportation services through March 2026. Funds will be used for driver salaries, fuel, preventative maintenance, training and technical assistance, administration, and rural transit assistance programs. Six...
This $2.17 million project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration will fund the procurement of buses and vans by the Alabama Department of Transportation and several regional planning commissions through March 2027. The funding is provided through the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to replace aging vehicles and continue daily transit operations for small urbanized areas across Alabama....
This $1,231,135 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507) will support the Lee Russell Council of Governments (LRCOG) in providing public transit services in Alabama. The funding will cover operating and capital costs, including preventative maintenance and procurement of replacement and growth buses, enabling LRCOG to continue delivering transportation for passengers to access jobs, medical services, and other essential...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded $3.1 million under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to the Northwest Alabama Council of Local Government to provide public transit services through August 2029. Funding will support operating expenses and capital replacement/upgrades for NACOLG Transit to continue providing transportation to the general public, including workers, passengers accessing essential services, and vulnerable groups in...
This $2,646,640 Federal Transit Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507) will provide one year of operating assistance and capital equipment purchases for the M Transit public transit system in Montgomery, Alabama. The funding will cover eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, preventive maintenance, and the purchase of 3 vehicles (2 paratransit and 1 utility vehicle), a security gate, bus washer, solar...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $125,366 Project Grant to the Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513). The grant will fund Kid One, the subrecipient, to restore two part-time transit units and drivers furloughed during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide transportation to medical and COVID-19 vaccination sites for elderly and disabled individuals in...
The Alabama Department of Transportation was awarded a $12.5 million Formula Grant by the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration on September 22, 2022. The grant funding will support the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509), which aims to improve, initiate, or continue public transportation services in nonurbanized areas of Alabama and provide technical assistance to rural transportation providers. Specifically, the funds will be used to...
This federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) provides $2,601,225.00 to the Lee Russell Council of Governments (LRCOG), doing business as the Area Agency on Aging, to continue operating the LRPT public transit system in Alabama. The funding will allow LRCOG to cover operating costs, procure replacement buses, and expand the fleet to continue providing public transportation services to passengers in...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $498,481 Project Grant to the Alabama Department of Transportation under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (CFDA 20.513) federal grant program. The grant period runs from March 12, 2021 through March 30, 2027. Funding will support transportation services and vehicles for seniors and individuals with disabilities in Alabama where public transportation options are limited. $498K will fund...
The City of Montgomery, Alabama received a $4.9 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to fund public transit services from March 2022 to March 2027. The grant will support operating and capital expenses for the Montgomery Area Transit System and Autauga County Rural Transit, including $590,657 for preventative maintenance, $4.06 million for special rule operating...