This Federal Transit Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507), will fund a $5,425,705 capital program for the Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority (GBTA) in Connecticut. The grant will provide $4,340,564 in federal funding to support multiple projects, including administrative IT and cybersecurity upgrades, replacement of 7 paratransit buses and 2 support vehicles, and rehabilitation/improvements to GBTA's Cross...
The Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority (GBT) was awarded a $1,872,500 project grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support public transportation services and infrastructure improvements in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The grant, awarded June 2, 2023, will fund administrative capital upgrades including information technology and cybersecurity enhancements, facility improvements...
The Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority received a $9.4 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on May 26, 2023. The grant funds operating expenses incurred by the Authority since January 2020 to sustain public transit operations during the COVID-19 pandemic without service reductions. Specifically, the funding supports payroll, fuel, cleaning supplies, and other costs needed to...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $130.6 million Project Grant to the Connecticut Department of Transportation under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The funding will support the purchase of 39 battery electric buses to replace older vehicles for CTTransit divisions and other transit operators statewide, as well as facility improvements and upgrades at CTTransit's Hartford H2 building to...
This $500,000 federal Project Grant, awarded in August 2024 by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505), will support a comprehensive transit planning initiative focused on areas of persistent poverty and historically disadvantaged communities in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: 1) a quantitative analysis of...
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 $33,046,400 to the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) to support the deployment of zero-emission battery electric buses (BEBs) and associated infrastructure in the CTTRANSIT Stamford Division service area. Specifically, the funding will be used to purchase 20 new...
The Greater Hartford Transit District was awarded a $9,105,000 Formula Grant by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The purpose of this grant is to provide funding for the replacement of approximately 35 paratransit vehicles, as well as preventative maintenance and state of good repair activities at the Union Station and Roberts Street facilities. This includes HVAC replacement, repairs to...
This $7,110,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) to the Norwalk Transit District in Connecticut will fund the replacement of 13 paratransit and 7 fixed-route/commuter buses that have reached the end of their useful life. Additionally, the grant will support competitive procurement activities for mobile ticketing and fare collection upgrades, replacement of ADA/paratransit scheduling...
This $12,302,280 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on September 13, 2024 will support the Greater Hartford Transit District (GHTD) in Connecticut. Key activities include: Replacement of approximately 28 paratransit vehicles to maintain GHTD's fleet in a state of good repair. Safety and preventative maintenance repairs at the Union Station and 148 Roberts Street facilities, including HVAC...
This $2,220,000 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will enable the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments (NVCOG) to purchase 14 replacement 12-passenger paratransit buses with 3 wheelchair locations for the Valley Transit District. These new vehicles will replace the transit district's existing fleet of 14 buses that have reached the end of their useful life. The grant funding will support reduced maintenance costs, increased...