Project Grant CT2021014
- 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 Project Grant award from the U.S. Federal Transit Administration (FTA), under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), provides $79,861,000 to the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) to transition the CTfastrak bus rapid transit fleet to 100% battery-electric buses by 2027. The key activities under this award include the purchase and deployment of 46 battery-electric buses (30 40-ft and 16 60-ft) for the CTfastrak...
- 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 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...
- 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 Department of Transportation Connecticut (CTDOT) received a $2,354,149 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) on August 7, 2024. The grant will fund the retrofit of three New Flyer Xcelsior battery-electric 40-ft buses with sensor, camera, and computing hardware to integrate five advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) capabilities: forward collision mitigation, side collision avoidance, rear collision avoidance, rear...
- This is a $3,780,582 Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to the Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority (GBTA) in Connecticut. The grant will fund two main activities: Administrative capital and miscellaneous support, which includes procurement of various administrative equipment, IT software/hardware, shop tools, and cybersecurity upgrades for GBTA's facilities. Repowering of 35 existing GBTA diesel and...
- The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Connecticut Department of Transportation a $110 million Project Grant under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) on August 20, 2021 to fund capital projects that maintain and improve fixed guideway infrastructure. $88 million in federal funds and $22 million in state matching funds will support: track maintenance and upgrades on the New Haven rail line totaling $46 million; installation of ties,...
- This Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) award by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) provides $1,590,445.00 to the Estuary Transit District (ETD) in Connecticut. The funding will support the following key activities: Replacing two 30-foot buses and one support vehicle that have exceeded their useful life, performing preventive maintenance on the ETD revenue vehicle fleet to maintain a state of good repair, and purchasing replacement fare...
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 for miscellaneous transit equipment and rehabilitation of the CTfastrak busway. It allocates $5.4 million and $213,000 respectively to replace buses and fund facility upgrades at maintenance depots in Hartford, New Haven, and Stamford through the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula program. Another $2.1 million will replace 2-5 additional buses through the program's National Distribution. The projects are included in Connecticut's 2018 Transit Asset Management Plan and are scheduled for completion by June 2026.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $5.6m | 8/20/21 | ||
| Not listed | $1.6m | 8/20/21 |