The State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) was awarded a $52,616,494 Formula Grant by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513). The grant, awarded on September 23, 2024, will fund the acquisition of buses, vans, and other equipment; the performance of mobility management activities; the operation of specialized transportation services; and grant management and subrecipient...
This $72.6 million project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration will fund enhanced mobility services for seniors and individuals with disabilities in California through the federal Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (CFDA 20.513) program. The grant provides funding from September 2022 through September 2027 to support transportation services, mobility management activities, and equipment purchases that address the specialized...
The U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded a $31,457,169 Project Grant under the Highway Research and Development Program (CFDA 20.200) to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) on September 24, 2024. The grant funds the "Southern California Mobility Wallet" project, which aims to use open-loop payments for transit, road pricing, and HOT/HOV lanes to incentivize sustainable and equitable travel in Southern California. The...
This $900,000 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) will fund consultant assistance to support design changes to the existing Salesforce-based Regional Transit Connection (RTC) Clipper Access program in the San Francisco Bay Area. The RTC Clipper Access program provides discounted fares on fixed-route transit for eligible applicants. The project will enhance the program's capabilities by implementing a self-service...
The Department of Transportation California (Caltrans) received a $671,268.50 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) on August 22, 2024. The grant funds Caltrans to plan, deploy, operate, and monitor innovative flexible fleet pilot projects testing new shared mobility services enabled by new technologies throughout San Diego County. The grant also includes a $693,330 sub-award to the San Diego Association of Governments...
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) received a $11.7 million project grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to fund the replacement of 47 vehicles for 17 agencies under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). Funding of $10.4 million will come from apportioned funds under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula Program for federal fiscal years 2018 through 2020, with the remainder to be provided as $1.3...
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...
This $573,738 Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will fund the operations of ADA paratransit services for the first quarter of FY 2025 to maintain reliable transit service for ADA-eligible passengers in California. The grant will support complementary ADA paratransit services that benefit ADA-eligible transit riders in the region. There are no sub-recipient activities associated with this award. The...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $80.5 million Project Grant to the San Mateo County Transit District under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant will fund the procurement of 30 zero-emission buses to replace diesel buses, 21 new paratransit vehicles, and ADA operating expenses from August 2022 through June 2026. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program provides federal resources to local and regional authorities for...
This $1,017,190 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) will enable Omnitrans, a local government transit authority in San Bernardino, California, to procure replacement vehicles for its ACCESS program serving seniors and disabled individuals. The funding will be used to purchase several new ACCESS vehicles, which will improve the reliability and state of good repair of Omnitrans'...