The City of Fresno, doing business as Fresno Area Express (FAX), was awarded a $14.2 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) on July 7, 2022. The grant will fund four projects to improve FAX's paratransit and fixed route bus fleets and facilities through August 2024. Specifically, FAX will use over $3 million in grant funds to purchase and...
The City of Fresno, doing business as Fresno Area Express (FAX), received a $27,965,995 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (Section 5307) to fund capital, planning, and preventive maintenance activities from March 8, 2022 through July 3, 2023. Specifically, the grant will fund FAX's preventive maintenance of vehicles and facilities, contracted paratransit services, project administration,...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $2,162,886 Project Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to the Fresno County Rural Transit Agency (FCRTA) for Phase II of the Selma Maintenance Facility Project. The funding will be used by FCRTA, the sub-recipient, to purchase and install a solar field, solar bus port, electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, and battery storage as...
This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513), will fund the purchase of new vehicles and support ongoing operations for transit services in the Fresno, California area. The $2,148,344 grant award will enable the Fresno Area Express (FAX) to purchase 8 replacement paratransit vehicles, the Fresno County Rural Transit Agency...
This $1,321,000 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. 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 purchase of one (1) replacement fixed-route battery electric transit vehicle and associated charger installation in Visalia, California. The purpose of this award is to provide one replacement zero-emission electric bus and supporting charging infrastructure...
The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Omnitrans, a U.S. local government transit authority, a $11,678,128 Project Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant funds will enable Omnitrans to purchase four 40-foot hydrogen-fuel cell powered buses and related infrastructure to replace its existing fleet of compressed natural gas (CNG) buses that have reached the end of their...
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...
This $3,767,292 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) supports the replacement and expansion of Madera County's public transportation bus fleet. Key activities include: Purchasing 4 16-passenger electric buses, 3 20-passenger gas buses, 2 7-passenger gas vans, and 1 7-passenger electric van Conducting preventive maintenance on the fleet Installing new bus shelters and other passenger...
This $2.4 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration will fund the City of Porterville's purchase of three replacement 35-foot battery-electric buses, accessories, and warranty. $2.1 million of the award is from Federal Fiscal Year 2020 Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program funds transferred to the Federal Transit Administration's Section 5307 program, with the remaining $693,000 coming from local transportation funds. The...
This federal Project Grant award from the 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) provides $6,082,004 to the Riverside Transit Agency (RTA) to fund the purchase of 5 replacement 40-foot fuel cell electric buses (FCEBs) and complete workforce development training for coach operators and mechanics on the new bus technology. The grant award, made on May 2, 2025, will...