The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $6,080,025 Project Grant to the Monterey-Salinas Transit District on April 12, 2021 with a completion date of December 6, 2021. The funding was provided through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support operating assistance for public transportation services. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes Federal resources available to local and regional authorities for transit capital and...
This $3.15 million project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will fund the replacement of eight diesel and gas buses for Monterey-Salinas Transit. Monterey-Salinas Transit will replace aging buses with new diesel and gas buses to provide public transportation services to residents in Monterey County, California. The grant period runs from August 1,...
This $1,796,041 Formula 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) will allow the Monterey-Salinas Transit District (MST) to purchase fixed-route revenue vehicles. These funds will enable MST to continue providing essential transportation services to residents within its 295-square-mile service area, including access to education,...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded a $534,125 Project Grant to the Monterey-Salinas Transit District (MST) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant funds will be used to purchase fixed-route revenue vehicles and non-revenue support vehicles for MST's fleet of over 100 full-sized buses, which include 35-foot, 40-foot, and 28-foot trolley-style buses, as well as 23-foot...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Monterey-Salinas Transit District (MST) a $23,322,126 Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The purpose of this award is to provide funding for the operations of MST's fixed-route transit services for the fiscal year from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. The funds will cover operating expenses such as salaries, fuel, and other items with a useful life of less than one...
This Project Grant award of $2,774,271 from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants) supports capital projects for the Monterey-Salinas Transit District (MST) in California. The funding will be used to purchase both fixed-route revenue vehicles and non-revenue support vehicles to maintain MST's fleet of over 100 full-size buses, including 35-foot, 40-foot, and 28-foot trolley-style buses, as well as 23-foot medium buses. MST...
The Monterey-Salinas Transit District (MST) was awarded a $5,651,354 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant will fund MST capital projects to purchase revenue and non-revenue vehicles, bus support equipment, and pre-construction work for a new operations and maintenance facility. The vehicles and equipment will allow MST to continue providing public transportation access to...
This $17,500,000 Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) to the Monterey-Salinas Transit District will fund the construction of the SURF! Busway and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in California. The grant will enable the implementation of traffic signal priority and the construction of a dedicated bus roadway, which will improve transit on-time performance, allow for more frequent bus service, reduce greenhouse gas emissions,...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Monterey-Salinas Transit District a $98,441,898 Project Grant under the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500) on January 13, 2025. The purpose of the SURF! Busway and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project is to provide high-quality transit service by constructing 6.2 miles of exclusive bus-only guideway along an existing rail corridor. The project aims to improve travel time, transit reliability, multimodal connections, and...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Monterey-Salinas Transit District (MST) a $3,750,000 Project Grant under the Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 20.534). The grant will support MST's capital projects for fiscal years 2023-2027, including the purchase of fixed-route revenue vehicles to replace and expand MST's fleet of over 100 buses. Funds will also provide for pre-construction work on developing...