The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Arkansas Department of Transportation a $24.5 million project grant under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant will fund operating expenses, capital purchases, and administrative costs from August 2021 through November 2025 to support public transportation services in non-urbanized areas of Arkansas. Specifically, $20.3 million will go towards bus purchases and...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration provides $1,154,271 under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to the Arkansas Department of Transportation. The funding will support preventive maintenance, operating expenses, rural transit assistance program training, and state administration for nine rural transit agencies and two intercity bus carriers in Arkansas through June 2028. Subrecipients will use...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $31,674,173 Formula Grant under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT). The grant, with a period of performance from September 2024 to March 2030, will fund state and project administration, training, technical assistance, preventive maintenance, and operating expenses for eight rural transit agencies and two intercity bus providers in Arkansas. Key...
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) received a $31,187,859 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on May 17, 2024 under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). This funding will be used to enhance and sustain reliable transit services, reduce unscheduled repairs, and improve system efficiency and reliability for rural and intercity subrecipients in Arkansas. Specifically, the grant funds will cover administrative and...
This Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Formula Grant award under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) provides $5,000,007.00 to the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) for transit capital projects. The funding will be used to purchase rolling stock, bus support equipment, support vehicles, and other capital items including security cameras for rural transit agencies in Arkansas. The expected outcomes are to enhance and...
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) received a $5,000,001.00 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The purpose of this award is to continue providing funding for the purchase of capital rolling stock bus support equipment and other capital items for Arkansas rural transit agencies. Specifically, the funds will be used to purchase rolling stock, bus...
This $1,651,752 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration will subsidize the City of Jonesboro's transit and paratransit operations and fund preventative maintenance. The funding will support day-to-day transit operations, including salaries, fuel, and materials, as well as continue paratransit services for individuals with disabilities. Additionally, the grant will ensure routine maintenance is performed to...
The University of Arkansas was awarded a $167,016 Formula Grant from 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). The grant funds will be used to procure transit vehicles to continue public transit service and enable access to healthcare, human services, government offices, work, school, shopping, and recreational venues for the local community. The award, with...
This $1,440,790 Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will fund operating assistance for paratransit operations, the acquisition of a supervisory vehicle, and the installation of security cameras for the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas. Specifically, the funding will help subsidize the city's public transit and paratransit operations, ensuring continued reliable service for low-income individuals, people...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the City of Fort Smith, Arkansas a $3.14 million Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on March 4, 2022 for completion by June 1, 2023. The grant will fund preventative maintenance and operating assistance for public transit services through 2022, as well as capital improvements including rehabilitation of an administrative building, purchase of shop equipment, public announcement...