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 Connecticut (CTDOT) received a $450,000 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) on November 16, 2023. The grant funds a statewide resilience improvement plan and vulnerability assessment to enhance the transportation infrastructure and services in Connecticut. The project aims to analyze the resilience of Connecticut's transportation systems and develop a plan to mitigate...
The Department of Transportation Connecticut (CTDOT) was awarded a $1,936,123.29 Formula Grant from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) on August 14, 2023. This grant will fund the development of an implementation plan and evaluation plan for Connecticut's existing Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP). The project will run through August 31, 2026. As the primary recipient of federal transportation grants for the state, CTDOT oversees a wide...
The Department of Transportation Connecticut received a $101,680.83 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) on May 24, 2023. The grant funds the third phase of the statewide Project Prioritization Framework to conduct full-scale implementation, deployment, testing, and transfer of the project prioritization tool and methodology through August 2025. As...
The Department of Transportation Connecticut (CTDOT) received a $134,507.79 Project Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) on August 27, 2024. The grant will fund CTDOT's Prequalification Project, which will provide training and technical assistance to Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) contractors throughout the prequalification process to increase their participation as prime contractors on FHWA projects. The project will be...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.200 Highway Research and Development Program), grants $5,622,120.00 to the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) to manage documentation and communication for transportation projects in the state. The funding will be used to create a standardized, efficient and accurate system built upon CTDOT's existing COMPASS platform. This project aims to enhance the...
This $3,182,644 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) will fund the Connecticut Department of Transportation's (CTDOT) efforts to maintain and enhance its statewide Transportation Asset Management Program. The project aims to achieve and sustain a desired state of good repair across CTDOT's transportation assets over the performance period from January 1, 2025 through December...
This $1,671,676 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) provides funding to the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) for the Statewide Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Project in Greater Connecticut for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. This project replaces a prior DOT award that expires on June 30, 2024. The grant supports CTDOT's efforts to plan, develop,...
The Department of Transportation Connecticut has been awarded a $2,013,648.76 Formula Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). This 2-year grant, effective from 07/01/2023 to 06/30/2025, will fund the Statewide - Metropolitan/Urban Planning Program for SFY24 and SFY25. The project replaces a previous grant that expired on 06/30/2023. The...
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $19,268,840 Project Grant under the Rail and Transit Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.075) to the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) on September 1, 2024. The grant will fund a 36-month initiative to enhance security for CTA's public transportation system, including its bus and rail networks. Authorized activities include upgrading surveillance equipment, hardening infrastructure, improving emergency response training, and implementing...