The City of Tucson was awarded a $26,863,200 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 funding will be used to purchase thirty-six (36) 40-foot compressed natural gas (CNG) buses to replace the remaining high-emissions diesel buses in the City's Sun Tran transit fleet. This grant supports the City of Tucson's recently adopted Climate Action and Adaptation Plan,...
The City of Tucson received a $1.9 million project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs on June 16, 2023. The grant funds will support the City's purchase of 15 forty-foot clean fuel replacement buses. The new buses will allow the City to continue providing public transportation services to residents and workers through September 2025. No sub-awards were specified under...
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...
This federal Project 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) provides $6,753,092 to the City of Las Cruces to purchase six heavy-duty battery electric buses, seven DC bus chargers, and associated charge management software, as well as to fund contracted project management and workforce development. The funding will replace six aging...
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 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...
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 U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) Transit and Rail Division a $3,139,853 Project Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant funding will support NMDOT in expanding zero-emission bus operations at the Sunland Park facility by purchasing three 35-ft battery-electric buses, installing associated charging...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $350,474 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 (NMDOT) Transit and Rail Division on December 8, 2023. The grant funding will enable NMDOT to support the South Central Regional Transit District (SCRTD) in expanding its zero-emission bus operations at the Sunland Park facility. Key...