This $167,016 federal Formula Grant award 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) will fund the lease purchase of 1 ADA high-roof van and 1 ADA minivan for Ozark Regional Transit, Inc. to continue providing paratransit and on-demand transit services in Northwest Arkansas. The award, dated June 14, 2024, requires a $25,053 local match from the cities...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $6,359,856 Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants) to Ozark Regional Transit, Inc. on August 10, 2024. The funds will be used for operating assistance, complementary ADA paratransit service, and preventative maintenance to continue providing public transit services to the urban residents of Northwest Arkansas. This will allow riders to access jobs, school, shopping, medical appointments, and entertainment. The local match...
Ozark Regional Transit, Inc. received a $1,096,270 project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to deliver public transportation services in Northwest Arkansas through May 2023. The funding will support Ozark Regional Transit's operations and allow it to maintain employees operating transit services in Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers, and Bentonville, benefiting the public. As the...
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...
The Arkansas Department of Transportation was awarded a $3.38 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) on May 8, 2023. The award will fund the purchase of buses and vans for transportation providers across Arkansas through June 30, 2027. Subrecipients in large urban areas like Fayetteville, Little Rock, and West Memphis as well as smaller...
This $4,857,534.00 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (CFDA 20.513) program will fund the purchase of buses and vans, as well as provide technical assistance, for transit providers in Arkansas. The intended beneficiaries are the transit providers and their riders, particularly seniors and individuals with disabilities who will gain access to reliable...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) a $5,000,007 Formula Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant funding will enable ArDOT to purchase rolling stock bus support equipment, support vehicles, repave a parking lot, and install cameras on buses. These capital investments are intended to enhance and sustain reliable transit services in rural Arkansas,...
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...
This federal Formula Grant award of $201,648.00 from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants program) will be used by the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas to purchase two paratransit vans. The vans will increase the city's paratransit fleet, improving response times and service for residents with disabilities. The project period runs from August 2024 to July 2025. This grant supports the Federal Transit Formula Grants...
The Arkansas Department of Transportation received a $590,031 Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) on April 11, 2023. Funds will be used to purchase rolling stock for eight subrecipients to provide mobility to transit-dependent populations in Arkansas through November 1, 2025. Specifically, the award will support the acquisition of buses and vans to maintain and improve transportation...