Project Grant CA2021159
- The City of Santa Monica, doing business as Santa Monica Big Blue Bus, received a $17,751,670 Project Grant award on July 28, 2023 from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The funding will be used to purchase battery-electric buses to replace aging buses that have reached the end of their useful life, as well as support vehicles. This is expected to reduce congestion, improve transit efficiency,...
- The City of Santa Monica, operating as the Santa Monica Big Blue Bus transit authority, has been awarded a $36,000,000 federal Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant funding will be used to purchase battery-electric buses to replace aging buses that have met their useful life, with the goal of reducing congestion, improving efficiency, and achieving compliance with...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The City of Santa Monica, operating as Santa Monica Big Blue Bus, received an $81.2 million Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), awarded on August 11, 2025. The grant funds the procurement of battery-electric buses to replace aging transit vehicles that have reached the end of their useful life. The City will execute this purchase through the State of Washington Cooperative...
- The Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District (SBMTD) received a $15.86 million project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support operating assistance for public transportation services from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2026. The funding will support SBMTD's directly operated fixed-route bus service, with $15.03 million allocated for operating costs, as well as contracted ADA...
- The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) received a $1,239,508,166 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The Jan. 11, 2022 award will support Metro's operating assistance for bus and rail service, as well as preventive maintenance for vehicles and facilities, through Aug. 26, 2022. Specifically, $6.8B will go towards bus operating assistance,...
- 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 Santa Maria received a $11.0 million Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), awarded on May 15, 2025. The award provides one year of operating assistance and preventive maintenance for the City's Santa Maria Regional Transit (SMRT) system, along with funding for the procurement of three battery-electric buses. Operating funds cover eligible expenses including driver salaries, fuel, and items with a...
- The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the City of Redondo Beach $775,210 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 15, 2025, to procure one replacement fixed-route bus for the Redondo Beach City Transit (BCT) fleet. The bus will replace an existing vehicle that has exceeded its useful life of 10 years and/or 300,000 miles in accordance with the City of Redondo Beach Transit Asset Management Plan. Prior to delivery, the procured bus will undergo...
- The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) received a $771.2 million Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 10, 2021. The grant funding will support Metro's bus and rail operations and preventive maintenance activities from October 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. Specifically, the grant will provide $390.7 million for bus operating assistance, $163.8...
- The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Gardena Municipal Bus Lines a $9.76 million project grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program on September 2, 2021. The grant funds will support Gardena Municipal Bus Lines' operations through June 30, 2026 by covering costs associated with operations administration, vehicle maintenance, facility maintenance, and other eligible activities as defined by the National Transit Database reporting...
The City of Santa Monica, doing business as Santa Monica Big Blue Bus, was awarded a $22,247,777 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration on August 16, 2021 to provide operating assistance for fixed route public transportation services through September 26, 2022. The grant funding will support $22,247,777 in operating costs for the Santa Monica Big Blue Bus through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA #20.507) to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic by continuing to offer affordable fixed route public transportation services for local residents, businesses, and educational institutions in Los Angeles County and Santa Monica, California through FY 2023. No subawards of the grant funds are planned.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 9/26/22 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 9/26/22 | ||
| Not listed | $22.2m | 8/16/21 |