This 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), provides $7,187,939.00 to the Golden Empire Transit District in Bakersfield, California. The purpose of this award is to replace compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles that have met their useful life with newer CNG buses. This will help provide increased service reliability and cleaner...
This $300,000 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will fund infrastructure improvements at the Yolo County Transportation District (YCTD) bus maintenance facility. The grant will support the replacement of a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling dispenser and hoses that have reached the end of their useful life. The project will ensure the continued reliable...
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) received a $778,910 project grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant will fund the replacement of five vehicles and purchase of ten expansion vehicles for one agency. The grant aims to support the replacement and expansion of bus fleets using $312,027 in FY 2018 funds and $466,883 in FY 2019 funds. Caltrans...
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 City of Delano was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to replace two diesel cutaway buses with compressed natural gas (CNG) cutaway buses. The grant will fund the replacement of two Ford cutaway buses that have exceeded the seven-year or 200,000-mile useful life benchmark with new CNG cutaways meeting Americans with Disabilities Act and Clean Air Act...
The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded the City of Davis, California a $4,700,000 Project Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). This grant will fund the purchase of electric buses to replace compressed natural gas (CNG) buses that have reached the end of their useful life. The grant recipient, the Regents of the University of California-Davis through its ASUCD-UNITRANS operating unit, will...
The Kings County Area Public Transit Agency (Kings Area Rural Transit) was awarded a $2 million Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on February 9, 2021. The grant will fund the construction of a new transit center in Kings County, California through July 31, 2024. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal funding available to local and regional authorities for transit capital projects and...
The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $2,162,886 grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to the State of California on behalf of the Fresno County Rural Transit Agency (FCRTA). The funding will support the purchase, construction, and installation of a solar field, solar bus port, electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, and battery storage as part of Phase 2 of FCRTA's new...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $2,417,500 Project Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to the City of Fresno, operating as Fresno Area Express (FAX), to purchase two replacement fuel cell electric buses (FCEBs). The grant funding will cover the federally eligible portion of the FCEB purchase expense, replacing older compressed natural gas (CNG) buses that have exceeded their useful life. The new FCEBs...
The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded a $15,185,163 Project Grant to the City of Santa Clarita, California under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant will fund the replacement of buses and dial-a-ride vehicles, as well as the installation of hydrogen fueling station infrastructure. These capital projects will enable the continued clean and safe delivery of public transit services, including local commuter and dial-a-ride...