Project Grant CA2025038
- This federal Formula Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants) provides $2,682,825.00 to the San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority (RTA) to replace four (4) aging diesel-powered heavy-duty buses with zero-emission electric buses. The award will reimburse RTA for the capital costs necessary to maintain critical transit fleet services for the local community. The grant has an expected completion date of...
- This $3,187,495 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration is intended to replace aging buses in the City of San Luis Obispo's public transit system with new zero-emission electric buses. The grant funds will enable the City to identify and purchase federally eligible electric bus models through state purchasing contracts. This grant is expected to improve the reliability and reduce maintenance costs of the City's...
- The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority (RTA) $7,415,520 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 12, 2025, to support ongoing transit operating assistance through June 30, 2025, and capital projects through March 31, 2029. The award encompasses Federal Fiscal Year 2024 and 2025 funding allocated to the San Luis Obispo Urbanized Area (UZA), with RTA coordinating with the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments...
- This $9,776,480 federal Project 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 enable the Riverside Transit Agency (RTA) to construct hydrogen fueling stations at its Riverside and Hemet facilities. The grant will also fund workforce development training for RTA's coach operators and mechanics on the new zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell...
- The Federal Transit Administration awarded Riverside Transit Agency $7.31 million on July 27, 2026, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to purchase five 40-foot replacement revenue buses for fixed-route transportation services throughout Western Riverside County. The funding supports replacement of compressed natural gas revenue buses that have reached or will reach their 12-year useful life and/or 500,000-mile threshold. RTA's service area is the second largest in the...
- The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded San Joaquin Regional Transit District $1,471,261 on April 22, 2026, under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to procure one 40-foot hybrid bus for fleet replacement. The district will replace an aging 2012 Gillig hybrid bus that has accumulated 400,068 miles with a new 40-foot hybrid bus. The replacement will enhance fleet reliability, maintain the district's...
- The Federal Transit Administration awarded the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority $77.908 million on July 7, 2026, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to acquire zero-emission buses and design and construct electric transit vehicle charging infrastructure for Division 7 operations. The funding supports LACMTA's replacement of compressed natural gas buses with zero-emission buses and associated charging infrastructure deployment. The project...
- The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) $18.9 million in Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) funding, obligated on September 17, 2025, to procure 80 battery electric buses. These vehicles will replace 40 hybrid diesel buses that have been in service since 2014, representing a fleet modernization initiative designed to enhance service sustainability and environmental performance. The project is scheduled for completion by...
- This $5,522,701 federal 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 fund the construction of hydrogen fueling stations at the Riverside Transit Agency's (RTA) Riverside and Hemet facilities. The purpose of this award is to enable RTA's transition to an all-electric fuel cell bus fleet, replacing aging compressed natural gas (CNG)...
- The San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority (RTA) received a $1,231,684 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (Section 5307) to fund operating assistance for regional public transportation services from April 22, 2022 through July 31, 2022. The grant funds will reimburse RTA, South County Transit, and the cities of Paso Robles and Atascadero for operating costs to maintain critical...
The Federal Transit Administration awarded San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority $3.065 million on August 6, 2026, under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to replace aging diesel-powered heavy-duty buses with zero-emission electric buses and related infrastructure. The recipient will purchase four 2013 diesel-powered heavy-duty buses that have met or exceeded their 12-year useful life and 500,000-mile threshold, procure associated bus charging equipment, and conduct workforce development training to support the transition. The Federal Transit Administration will reimburse the RTA for capital costs at an 85 percent federal share for electric vehicle replacements, 80 percent for bus charging equipment, and 80 percent for workforce development training, with the federal portion of workforce development representing 5 percent of overall project cost. The RTA, which operates fixed-route transit services across San Luis Obispo County, California, will perform all activities through in-house staff; no subrecipients are involved. The period of performance runs through May 30, 2028. The project is expected to maintain critical transit fleet services while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and traffic congestion from single-occupancy vehicle use across the service area.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $2.6m | 8/6/26 |