The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) was awarded a $30,705,486 project grant from the Federal Transit Administration's State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) on September 10, 2021 to complete multiple state of good repair projects through October 4, 2027. The grant provides $24,564,389 in Section 5337 formula funds to address infrastructure rehabilitation and replacement needs, including $13,120,000 for bridge and structure repairs in fiscal years 2022 and 2023;...
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) was awarded a $5,369,274 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525). The grant funds will be used to replace and rehabilitate light rail track components based on VTA's operations needs and priorities. The project aims to keep VTA's light rail system in a state of good repair, ultimately benefiting transit riders throughout Santa Clara County. Work under this grant...
This $73,198,750 project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) will fund capital projects to maintain Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority's (VTA) existing fixed guideway systems in a state of good repair. The grant will support North 1st Street/Tasman Drive track switch additions, network switch replacement and upgrades, rail and overhead contact system rehabilitation and replacement, track intrusion...
This $3,663,736 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5337 State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) award to the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) will fund the construction of a new Operations Command and Control Center (OCC) at the VTA's Cerone Bus Operating Division. The project will create a new OCC theater, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system, and information technology and telecommunications rooms with staff offices. This infrastructure...
This Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration provides $5.36 million to the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (Section 5307 and 5339). The grant will fund various capital projects and paratransit services from August 2021 through December 2026. Specifically, VTA will use the funding to procure 32 hybrid buses, upgrade facilities to improve accessibility and security, and maintain...
This $8,519,815.00 Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration will support multiple projects identified in the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority's (VTA) FY 2022-23 Transit Capital Priorities program. The grant will fund a range of capital improvements and operational initiatives to benefit transit riders throughout Santa Clara County, California. Key activities include vehicle procurements, facility...
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) received a $294,916 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration. The grant funding will be used to procure new fareboxes and associated equipment to replace VTA's obsolete fare collection system. This will enable VTA to continue collecting cash fares from transit riders throughout Santa Clara County using the new fare collection system when the existing farebox spare...
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) received a $2,059,112 project grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on January 25, 2022. The grant will fund two projects providing transit services. The Downtown San Jose Wayfinding Project will develop and install 28 transit information totems to harmonize signage among regional transit agencies. The Clipper/EZFare Engagement and Marketing for Low-Income and Minority...
This $39.36 million project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will fund operating assistance for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). The grant provides $39.36 million for costs necessary to operate, maintain, and manage public transportation services from January 2020 through June 2023. Funding will cover losses of various revenue streams and additional operating costs from the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant was...
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) received a $1,975,000 Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500) to support the VTA BART Phase II Transit-Oriented Development and Station Access Planning Study. The study will develop a unified implementation strategy and identify multimodal access needs and transit-oriented development opportunities along the 6.5-mile BART Silicon Valley Phase II...