The Yolo County Transportation District, a local government transit authority, received a $1,600,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The purpose of the award is to replace two 40-foot compressed natural gas (CNG) buses serving residents, commuters, and visitors in Yolo County, California. The expected outcomes are to maintain bus service and provide new, safer...
The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded a $3,012,294 Project Grant to the Yolo County Transportation District in California. The grant funding, sourced from the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), will support the district's transit operations including fixed route service run by a 3rd party contractor. Activities covered under the grant include transit service provision, fuel, technology, and insurance. The intended outcome is to maintain...
This $3,252,886 federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will allow the Yolo County Transportation District (YCTD) to purchase two zero-emission battery electric buses to replace two 1999 CNG 40 Orion fixed-route buses that have reached the end of their useful life. The purpose of this grant is to support YCTD's procurement of the new zero-emission buses, which are expected to improve transportation...
The Yolo County Transportation District received a $411,320 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) on September 8, 2023. The grant funding will be used to perform preventive maintenance on the agency's public transit vehicles, including buses, to improve the efficiency, safety, and state of good repair of the Yolo County public transportation system. The intended beneficiaries are residents,...
This $300,000 Formula Grant awarded on September 12, 2024 by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will fund infrastructure improvements at the Yolo County Transportation District (YCTD) bus maintenance facility. Specifically, the grant will support the replacement of a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling dual hose dispenser that has reached the end of its useful life. The project...
This $400,000 Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) supports the Yolo County Transportation District (YCTD) in conducting planning research, analysis, and forecasting to complete a Short Range Transportation Plan (SRTP) for their service area. The key activities include surveying, analysis, and planning research on YCTD's existing routes and service area. The expected outcomes are to maintain regulatory...
This $385,092 federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will enable the Yolo County Transportation District (YCTD) to purchase and install automatic passenger counters (APCs), technology tools, and software to enhance GTFS real-time information and improve bus headsign displays. The key activities include: Purchasing and installing IRIS hardware to support the...
This $4,600,625 federal Project Grant award, provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), will fund the purchase of five expansion transit vehicles for use in rural transit service in California. The grant recipient, the State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), will use the funding to acquire the new vehicles and keep its transit fleets up-to-date, benefiting the...
The Solano County Transit Authority (Soltrans) received a $21.2 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) to fund public transportation operations from December 2021 through June 2024. The grant funds will support Soltrans' continued provision of fixed-route bus services throughout Solano County, California. Specifically, approximately $8.9 million will sustain...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Orange County Transportation Authority a $125.2 million Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program on August 24, 2022 for completion by February 28, 2026. The grant will fund the purchase of up to 165 new compressed natural gas buses to replace older vehicles, operation of the Authority's vanpool program for approximately four years through vehicle lease subsidies, and replacement of...