The City of Tucson was awarded a $26,863,200 federal Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The funding will enable the city to purchase 36 new 40-foot compressed natural gas (CNG) buses to replace the remaining high-emission diesel buses in the Sun Tran transit fleet. This project supports Tucson's recently adopted Climate Action and...
The City of Tucson has been awarded a $14,340,500 Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant will fund the purchase of 19 battery electric buses and associated charging equipment for the city's fixed-route and paratransit services. This includes 10 forty-foot electric buses for fixed-route service and 9 twenty-six foot electric cutaway vehicles for paratransit...
The City of Tucson was awarded a $34,002,494 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration to improve public transportation services and maintain equipment and facilities through December 2025. Under the grant, the City will purchase 30 replacement transit buses and enhance security, public information, and ADA accessibility on public transit systems. Activities will also maintain rolling stock, equipment, and facilities. Sub-awards will provide $RTA to...
The City of Tucson, Arizona was awarded a $12,677,065 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration to improve transit services and maintain equipment and facilities. Funded through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), the City will use the award to purchase 25 replacement buses, enhance transit security, improve ADA accessibility, and maintain rolling stock and facilities. A sub-award of $239,295 will be provided to Pima County for ADA...
The City of Tucson received a $17.8 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) on February 13, 2021. The grant funding supported payroll and operating assistance for the City's transit services through April 23, 2021. The Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (49 U.S.C. 5307) makes federal resources available to local authorities for transit capital, operating...
The Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority (Tulsa Transit) received a $5.6 million Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) on September 14, 2021. $2.99 million or 52% of the award is provided by the federal government, with the remaining $2.67 million or 48% matched by local funds. The grant funds will be used by Tulsa Transit to purchase four zero-emission electric buses and...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $11.7 million Project Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to the New Mexico Department of Transportation Transit and Rail Division on September 21, 2022. The grant will fund the purchase of five battery-electric buses, including three 40-foot transit style buses and two cutaway style buses, for the North Central Regional Transit District. Funding...
This federal Project Grant award, funded 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), provides $4,800,375 in federal funds and $1,200,094 in local matching funds for a total of $6,000,469 to the Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority (Tulsa Transit). The purpose of this award is to procure 9 new compressed natural gas (CNG) buses to replace aging diesel...
The City of Sierra Vista, Arizona received a $1.64 million project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on July 12, 2021. The funding will support the purchase of two replacement transit vehicles to continue providing public transportation services to residents of the Vista Transit service area through September 30, 2023. An initial $278,439 was allocated for the vehicle purchases, but...
The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded a $3,681,355 Formula Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to the Arizona Department of Transportation. The purpose of this grant is to provide funding to rural transit agencies in Arizona for continued support of their operations programs, as well as acquiring and replacing capital needs such as transit vehicles, security and storage equipment, camera...