Project Grant CA2023200
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Sunline Transit Agency $8.7M under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) on August 22, 2025, to procure six hydrogen fuel cell electric buses for deployment in the Coachella Valley region of California. The project, funded through the FY 2022 Section 5339(c) Low No Emission Discretionary Program, includes acquisition of the zero-emission vehicles,...
- The Federal Transit Administration awarded Sunline Transit Agency a $2.292 million Project Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant will fund Sunline's capital projects programmed in the 2023 Federal Transportation Improvement Program, including the purchase of one expansion compressed natural gas motor coach bus and seven replacement compressed natural gas paratransit vehicles. The new vehicles will improve...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Sunline Transit Agency $1.87 million under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) on August 18, 2025, to support the purchase of seven replacement compressed natural gas (CNG) paratransit buses. The award encompasses all project-related activities including planning and coordination, procurement, vehicle production oversight, delivery and inspection,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Sunline Transit Agency $1,897,613 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 25, 2025, to support the procurement of seven replacement Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) paratransit buses. The award funds comprehensive vehicle acquisition activities, including procurement and specification development, contract execution, vehicle manufacturing and delivery, spare parts and maintenance tools,...
- This Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded $10.7 million to Sunline Transit Agency through the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (Section 5307) to support capital projects and operating assistance from July 2021 through June 2022. The funding will support operating assistance of $9.55 million for Sunline's fixed route bus system, replacement of one 40-foot low-floor fuel cell bus for $359,400, safety enhancement upgrades including...
- The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded $3.35 million to Sunline Transit Agency on September 16, 2025, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support the development and construction of a public liquid hydrogen fueling station at the agency's facility in Indio, California. Funded through the Carbon Reduction Program (CRP) via a flexible transfer of Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) funds to FTA Section 5307, the award finances capital costs...
- This $36,665,429 federal Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will fund the procurement of twenty-three (23) zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell electric buses (FCEBs) to replace twenty-three (23) compressed natural gas (CNG) buses that have reached the end of their useful life. The grant will also support workforce development through Palomar...
- The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded Sunline Transit Agency a $16.6 million project grant under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507) on July 30, 2021. The grant will provide operating assistance to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic by funding Sunline's operating costs from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. As the sole direct recipient, Sunline will utilize the funding to continue providing essential public...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Sunline Transit Agency received an $8.57 million formula grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), dated August 5, 2025. This award consolidates operating assistance funding from fiscal years 2022 through 2024, drawn from Section 5307 formula allocations for both the Riverside-San Bernardino (Urbanized Area #060420) and Indio-Cathedral City (Urbanized Area #063180) regions. The agency will...
- The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Sunline Transit Agency a $525,000 Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant will fund operating assistance for Sunline from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus by continuing to provide essential public transit services to Coachella Valley residents. As the awardee, Sunline will directly utilize the funding and does not intend...
APPLICATION PURPOSE: THIS AWARD AIMS TO FUND SUNLINE TRANSIT AGENCYS FY 2023 CAPITAL PROJECT FROM THE FY 2021 FEDERAL SECTION 5339 (B) BUS BUS FACILITIES DISCRETIONARY GRANT ID#D2022-BUSC-011 FOR PROCUREMENT OF FOUR (4) HYDROGEN FUEL ELECTRIC CELL BUSES AND REFURBISHMENT OF TEN COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS BUSES PROJECT.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: SUNLINE TRANSIT AGENCY INTENDS TO UTILIZE THE FUNDS FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF FOUR (4) HYDROGEN ELECTRIC FUEL CELL BUSES AND REHABILITATING TEN COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS BUSES.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: SUNLINE WILL OPERATE THE BUSES ON VARIOUS ROUTES THROUGHOUT THE COACHELLA VALLEY SERVICING DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES WHILE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS. REDUCING EMISSIONS FROM PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES WILL IMPROVE RESIDENTS AIR QUALITY IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THIS PROJECT WILL BENEFIT THE SUNLINE TRANSIT AGENCY SERVICE AREA POPULACE ESPECIALLY THE SB 535 DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES OF INDIO COACHELLA AND MECCA. THESE COMMUNITIES ARE RANKED IN THE 90-95TH PERCENTILE FOR AIR POLLUTION BURDEN PER THE CALENVIRO SCREEN 4.0. REDUCING EMISSIONS FROM PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN THESE COMMUNITIES WOULD IMPROVE THE AIR QUALITY AND MINIMIZE THE ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS OF POOR AIR QUALITY. IN ADDITION ACCORDING TO THE EPA INDIVIDUALS WHO RESIDE IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES MAY BE MORE EXPOSED TO AIR POLLUTION.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: SUNLINE TRANSIT AGENCY HAS NO SUB-RECIPIENT FOR THIS AWARD.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $8.4m | 9/6/23 |