The Tulare County Regional Transit Agency (TCRTA) was awarded a $3,826,256 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The purpose of this 1-year award is to provide preventive maintenance and operating assistance for TCRTA's fixed-route ADA paratransit and demand response transit services in Tulare County, California from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. The funding will cover eligible expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, and administrative...
This federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) provides $4,819,128 to the Tulare County Regional Transit Agency (TCRTA) to procure three battery-electric 35-foot transit buses and thirty gas-powered shuttle vans. The award aims to help TCRTA comply with the California Innovative Clean Transit Rule, improve efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and comply with new regulations. The intended beneficiaries of this...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $5,801,000 Formula Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to the Tulare County Regional Transit Agency (TCRTA) on February 12, 2025. The purpose of this award is to provide 1 year of preventive maintenance and 1 year of operating assistance for TCRTA's fixed-route ADA paratransit and demand response transit services in Tulare County, California, including the city of Porterville, from July 1, 2023 to June 30,...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $4,429,000 Formula Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to the Tulare County Regional Transit Agency (TCRTA) to provide one year of operating assistance for fixed-route, ADA paratransit, and regional microtransit services in the Tulare County region from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025. The grant will cover eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, and administrative costs to enable TCRTA to...
This $728,765 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration will provide one year of preventive maintenance funding for the Tulare County Regional Transit Agency (TCRTA) in California. The grant will cover eligible maintenance activities such as safety inspections, oil changes, transmission service, wheelchair service, and air system service for TCRTA's transit fleet. This funding will allow TCRTA to meet...
The City of Tulare, California received a $622,573 project grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant funds will support operating assistance for public transit services in the Visalia urbanized area from July 2020 through June 2022. As part of its Urbanized Area Formula Funding, the Federal Transit Administration provides operating and capital assistance to local and regional...
The Tulare County Association of Governments (TCAG) was awarded a $164,450 Formula Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration on June 17, 2021 under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). The grant funds TCAG's Overall Work Program for fiscal year 2020/2021, which includes developing Tulare County's metropolitan and state transportation improvement programs and long-range...
The Tulare County Association of Governments (TCAG) was awarded a $960,396 Formula Grant from the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) on June 17, 2021. Through this award, TCAG will provide regional transportation planning services for Tulare County, California as outlined in its Overall Work Program for Fiscal Year 2020/2021. Key activities will include consolidating transportation plans, programs, and projects across the region to improve...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA), under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), has awarded the City of Visalia, CA a $1,321,000 Formula Grant to provide one (1) replacement fixed-route battery electric transit vehicle and charger, including installation. The grant funding will allow the City of Visalia to replace an aging transit vehicle with a new battery electric bus and install the necessary charging infrastructure. This...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $7,933,122 Formula Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) on September 25, 2023. The purpose of this award is to provide funding to 6 subrecipients to purchase replacement transit vehicles for use in rural transit service across California. The subrecipients include Lake Transit Authority, Lassen Transit Service...