The Regional Transportation District (RTD) received a $203,367,528 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support operating assistance from April 8, 2021 through April 28, 2022. The Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (49 U.S.C. 5307) makes federal resources available to local and regional government authorities and states for transit capital and operating...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Regional Transportation District (RTD) a $304,227,365 project grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The funding will support RTD's operation of bus and rail lines in the Denver-Aurora urbanized area through September 2024, including salaries, utilities, fuel and other operational costs. Specifically, the American Rescue Plan Act funds will enable RTD to continue providing transit...
The Regional Transportation District (RTD) received a $21.8 million project grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) to fund preventive maintenance activities for its existing rail fixed guideway system from October 2020 through August 2022. The grant provides $17.4 million in High Intensity Fixed Guideway funds and $95,009 in High Intensity Motorbus funds, with an 80% federal and 20% local funding...
This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) through the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), provides $24,060,375 to the Regional Transportation District (RTD) in Denver, Colorado. The funding will be used to replace aging ticket vending machines (TVMs) and vehicle hoists at RTD's district shops maintenance facility. This project aims to improve the ticketing...
The Regional Transportation District (RTD) received a $550,000 federal Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). The grant funding will be used to conduct a comprehensive bus stop inventory across RTD's service area in the Denver metropolitan region. The inventory project will serve as a launchpad to explore strategies for bringing bus stops into...
This Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) award, administered by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), provides $9,272,244 in funding to the San Joaquin Regional Transit District (RTD) from March 26, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The grant supports RTD's preventive maintenance for its rolling stock and facilities, as well as transit improvements and the purchase of security and surveillance equipment. These activities are expected to enable RTD to operate a more efficient and secure...
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) received a $27,775,095 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant will be used to maintain and enhance transit services in rural Colorado, including operating assistance, project administration, intercity bus operations, and a rural technical assistance program. The expected outcome is to provide essential transportation to...
This $399,961 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) funds planning activities for a Broomfield Transit Needs Assessment. The purpose is to assist the city and county of Broomfield, Colorado in meeting future transit needs for the local traveling community. The grant supports a subrecipient, the Regional Transportation District (RTD), to perform the planning work. The award was made on January 27, 2025 and is expected to be...
This $5,811,489 Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the CFDA 20.509 Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program will fund two key activities: Bus and van replacements and expansions for 11 rural transit subrecipients across Colorado, including counties, cities, and transportation authorities. This will help maintain and enhance rural transit services to transport people to essential services and activities. Construction of an administrative and...
The San Joaquin Regional Transit District (RTD) was awarded a $24,905,825 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant will fund preventive maintenance on RTD's vehicle fleet and facilities, operating assistance, transit improvements, and security enhancements in the Stockton urbanized area and throughout San Joaquin County from July 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025. Key activities include procuring...