The City of Los Angeles was awarded a $19,594,100 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program on August 6, 2021. The grant will support operating assistance costs for the City's Department of Transportation to continue providing fixed route and demand response transit services through December 31, 2021. Specifically, the funding will cover operating costs as defined in the City's Proposition A...
The City of Torrance Transit Department was awarded a $7,224,113 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support operating costs from January 20, 2020 through June 30, 2022. The grant funding will support operating assistance for the City's transit services, as defined in the National Transit Database reporting system. The grant complements $7,910,110 in previous operating assistance...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $74,423,500 Project Grant to the California Department of Transportation under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant will fund operating assistance and capital projects to support continued COVID-19 response and recovery efforts for rural and intercity transit providers in California through December 2026. Over 50 rural transit agencies and intercity bus operators will...
The Federal Transit Administration awarded a $13.55 million Project Grant to the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District on July 20, 2021 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant funding will support operating costs for the transit district from April 1, 2021 through August 31, 2021 within the Santa Cruz and Watsonville urbanized areas of California. Specifically, the funding will prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus by addressing an estimated 25%...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Foothill Transit a $12,452,746 Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on May 28, 2021. The grant funded the replacement of CNG buses to support public transportation services in California through September 13, 2021. The Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (49 U.S.C. 5307) makes federal resources available to local authorities for transit capital and operating assistance. This award...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the City of Torrance, California $17,106,205 under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (Section 5307) Project Grant to provide public transportation services and vehicles from August 2022 through December 2024. Funding will support preventative maintenance for Torrance Transit buses and facilities, purchase of 13 replacement compressed natural gas buses, 10 replacement service vehicles, and improvements to bus...
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...
This $55.5 million project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration will fund operating assistance for Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) through its Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant will provide $55,542,954 to support AC Transit's operating costs from January 2020 through June 2023 as it responds to losses in farebox and other revenue streams due to the coronavirus pandemic. The funding will aid AC Transit in...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration totaling $31,675,151 provides operating assistance to support continued recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic for rural and intercity bus services in California. The funding is provided through the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) and will support operating assistance for over 70 rural transit service providers and intercity bus operators across California...
The City of Tulare, California received a $622,573 project grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant funds will support operating assistance for public transit services in the Visalia urbanized area from July 2020 through June 2022. As part of its Urbanized Area Formula Funding, the Federal Transit Administration provides operating and capital assistance to local and regional...