The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded $1.06 million under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program to the Alabama Department of Transportation on July 14, 2022. The 10-year project grant will support the continued operation of transit services in small urban areas across Alabama through March 2032. Specifically, $424,903 in federal funds will purchase support equipment, buses, vans, and software for day-to-day transit operations delivered by...
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) received a $46,711,150 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Section 5311 Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). This grant will fund operating assistance, project administration, intercity bus transportation, and the Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP) for transit services in rural Alabama. Specific activities include covering operating costs like driver salaries and fuel, providing...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration provides $2.465 million to the Alabama Department of Transportation to support intercity transit operations and administration through March 2026. The purpose of the award is to assist the state and subrecipients in recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic during fiscal year 2022 using funds from the American Rescue Plan Act. Two subrecipients, Greyhound Lines and West Alabama Health Services,...
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 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 $394,272 Formula Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration's Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507) provides operating assistance to the Southeast Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission (SEARPDC) to continue delivering public transit services in the Dothan, Alabama urbanized area. The funding will cover eligible operating expenses such as staff, driver salaries, fuel, oil, tires, and other items to sustain transit...
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 $380,341 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will provide additional operating and capital funding to the Lee Russell Council of Governments (LRCOG), doing business as the Area Agency on Aging, located in Opelika, Alabama. The grant funds will be used to cover operating and capital costs for fiscal year 2024, including operating shortages and preventative maintenance for existing bus parking facilities. The intended beneficiaries...
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...