The Norwalk Transit District received a $2 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 expenses from May 2023 through September 2029. The grant will support the District's provision of public transportation services, including fixed-route, ADA paratransit, microtransit, commuter shuttle, and on-demand transit options for residents of Norwalk, Connecticut....
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...
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,...
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...
The City of Norwalk, California received a $3,477,040 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to provide operating assistance from June 2021 through June 2022. The Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program makes federal resources available to local authorities for transit capital, operating assistance, and transportation planning in urbanized areas. The grant funding will support the...
This Project Grant award of $2,730,692 was provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) and supports the City of Norwalk's Norwalk Transit System. The funding will be used to acquire 1 van for demand-response services, provide gap funding for 2 zero-emission buses, make bus stop improvements and rehabilitations, support communications and tire lease costs, purchase support service equipment, and...
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...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the City of Norwalk a $1,350,047 Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to fund Phase III of the Norwalk Transit facility improvement project. The grant will cover electrical and plumbing upgrades as well as pedestrian safety improvements at the Norwalk Transit facility. The project aims to conclude the facility's upgrade initiative, benefiting Norwalk Transit System patrons, the City of...
This $1,590,445 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded to the Estuary Transit District by the Federal Transit Administration on April 30, 2025 will fund the replacement of three 30-foot buses and one support vehicle that have exceeded their useful life. The grant will also support preventive maintenance of the transit district's revenue vehicles, maintain transit facilities in a state of good repair, and purchase new equipment and tools to support transit operations and maintenance....
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...