The Southeast Area Transit District (SEAT), a U.S. local government transit authority, was awarded a $3,738,500 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The award, dated February 27, 2024, will fund the purchase of five microtransit expansion rolling stock buses, bus preventative maintenance, fare collection equipment, security cameras, software acquisition, and administrative costs. The grant will provide transit...
This $2,495,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program will fund capital investments to support the transition of the Southeast Area Transit District (SEAT) in Connecticut to 100% zero-emission transit bus services. The grant will cover design work to modernize and expand SEAT's 42-year-old bus facility, the acquisition of 24 electric vehicle charging stations, and the...
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 Norwalk Transit District received $5 million under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) administered by the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration. The funding supports operating expenses from January 2020 through September 2029 to maintain public transportation services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Services include fixed-route and ADA paratransit busing, microtransit, commuter shuttles, and on-demand transit. Eligible operating costs cover...
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....
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 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 Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Connecticut Department of Transportation a $30.5 million Project Grant under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to support rural transit services in Connecticut from June 2022 through December 2027. The funding will maintain general public transportation services in five rural transit districts and two metropolitan planning organizations, including deviated fixed routes,...
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...