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...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Monterey-Salinas Transit District a $14.6 million Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 24, 2021 with a completion date of June 30, 2022. The grant funds will support the operation of fixed-route transit services from March 1, 2020 through December 31, 2024. Specifically, Monterey-Salinas Transit District will use the funding to operate over 100 full-sized buses across more...
This $17,500,000 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will fund the construction of the SURF! Busway and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project by the Monterey-Salinas Transit District (MST). The grant will enable MST to implement traffic signal priority and construct a dedicated bus road, which is expected to improve transit on-time performance, allow for more frequent bus service, reduce greenhouse gas...
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,...
The Monterey-Salinas Transit District was awarded a $98,441,898 Federal Transit Capital Investment Grant (CFDA 20.500) by the Federal Transit Administration 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 and improving multimodal connectivity in the cities of Marina, Monterey, Salinas, Sand City, and Seaside. The project will improve travel time, transit...
The Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District (MTD) was awarded a $4,481,888 project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on July 15, 2021. The grant will support MTD operating assistance, capital expenses, and a subaward to the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG). MTD will use $2,581,888 for operating assistance from July 2021 through June 2026 for its directly operated...
This $14.6 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) provided Federal Transit Formula Grant funding to the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (SCMTD) for urbanized area public transit operating assistance. The grant utilized $7.3 million in Federal Fiscal Year 2021 funding from the FTA's Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program to support public transportation services within the Santa Cruz and Watsonville urbanized...
The Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District (MTD) received a $11,625,358 project grant award from the United States Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to provide operating assistance from May 28, 2021 through June 15, 2021. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal funding available to local and regional authorities for transit operating assistance and transportation planning in urbanized...