The Estuary Transit District (ETD) was awarded a $3,982,065 Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on April 3, 2023. The grant will fund the purchase of nine 30-foot replacement buses, rehabilitation and renovation of ETD's bus terminal, acquisition of new bus signage, graphics and shelters, and miscellaneous capital equipment and tools. Funding will also support hardware, software and facility improvements to upgrade ETD's...
The Estuary Transit District (ETD) was awarded a $1.5 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on January 24, 2022. The grant funding will support ETD's continued provision of public transportation services during the COVID-19 pandemic through September 30, 2025. Specifically, the funds will cover operating assistance and preventative maintenance activities to ensure uninterrupted...
Estuary Transit District received a $5.64 million project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to fund operating activities from January 2020 through December 2026. The funds will be used to cover costs necessary to operate, maintain, and manage public transportation systems for demand response, ADA paratransit, and fixed route services in the Norwich/New London Urbanized Area,...
This $1,590,445 federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will enable the Estuary Transit District to replace aging transit vehicles, perform preventive maintenance on their fleet, maintain transit facilities, and upgrade their fare collection systems. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: Replacing two 30-foot buses and one support vehicle that have exceeded their useful life...
The Department of Transportation Connecticut received a $311,586,797 project grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on May 31, 2023 to support public transportation operations and maintenance through September 30, 2029. Funding will maintain Connecticut Transit bus services statewide as well as commuter rail on the New Haven Line, Waterbury, Danbury and New Canaan branches, and Shoreline East connecting New Haven to New...
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...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Connecticut Department of Transportation $13,457,928 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on April 8, 2022 to deploy ten battery electric buses and upgrade facilities. The project will replace ten diesel buses with zero-emission battery electric buses at the CTTransit depot in Waterbury, Connecticut. It will also fund facility upgrades including electrical infrastructure expansion, switchgear,...
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 $9,035,102 project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration through the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will fund capital projects supporting Connecticut's public transportation system. The grant will fund the purchase of 2-5 replacement 40-foot buses, as well as state of good repair improvements to maintenance facilities and transit infrastructure. Specifically, the grant provides $1.6 million...
The Milford Transit District was awarded a $600,000 Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to fund operating expenses from April 1, 2022 through December 31, 2026. The grant will allow the transit district to continue providing safe and sanitized public transportation services, including funding for driver salaries, fuel, personal protective equipment, cleaning supplies, and administrative leave for quarantined workers or...