The Butte County Association of Governments (BCAG) was awarded a $3,049,734 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant will fund the purchase of two zero-emission battery electric buses and associated charging infrastructure to replace aging vehicles in BCAG's fleet. It will also provide $574,867 for Butte Regional Transit operating expenses over two fiscal years and $150,000 for...
The Butte County Association of Governments (BCAG) was awarded a $418,862 Federal Transit Formula Grant under the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The award, made on January 22, 2024, will provide capital support to BCAG as the owner and operator of the Butte Regional Transit (B-Line) system to modernize its fleet and accommodate the implementation of microtransit and/or non-emergency medical...
The Butte County Association of Governments (BCAG) received a $6,791,686 federal 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 this award is to provide operating and capital assistance to BCAG, the owner and operator of the B-Line public transit system in Butte County, California, as it modernizes its demand response software and mobile ticketing technologies....
This $2,500,000 Formula Grant, awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), provides capital assistance to Butte County Association of Governments (BCAG) to convert its Butte Regional Transit (B-Line) fleet to zero-emission technology. The funds will be used to purchase zero-emission bus fueling equipment or infrastructure. This award supports President Biden's goal of a 50-52% reduction in economy-wide net greenhouse gas...
This $6,911,427 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to the Butte County Association of Governments (BCAG) will provide operating assistance and support the development of a marketing plan for Butte Regional Transit (B-Line) in California. The operating funds will be used from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024 to maintain B-Line's transit services. The marketing plan project will enable B-Line to promote new and enhanced transit services,...
The Butte County Association of Governments (BCAG) received a $289,450 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The purpose of this grant is to provide capital support for BCAG to modernize the mobile ticketing software and technologies used by its Butte Regional Transit (B-Line) system. Specifically, the funds will be used to...
The Butte County Association of Governments (BCAG) was awarded $1.84 million under the Highway Planning and Construction Formula Grant program by the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration for fiscal year 2021-2022. The grant funding will support BCAG's Overall Work Program, which encompasses regional transportation planning activities to assist the State of California in constructing, preserving and improving highways. Key services provided through the grant...
This $620,000 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 provide capital funding to the County of Placer, California to replace aging buses in its Placer County Transit (TART) fleet. The award will enable the county to acquire new buses, which will improve the quality and reliability of public transportation services for...
The Butte County Association of Governments (BCAG) was awarded $779,118.95 under the Highway Planning and Construction federal formula grant program by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration on June 17, 2021. The funding supports BCAG's Overall Work Program for Fiscal Year 2020/2021, which includes planning activities to construct, preserve, and improve highways in Butte County, California. As the designated metropolitan planning organization for the region, BCAG...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Yuba-Sutter Transit a $1,573,407 project grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on September 19, 2021. The grant will fund operating assistance for Yuba-Sutter Transit to maintain current transit service levels in the Yuba City-Marysville urbanized area of California from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal funding available to local and...