The City of Tallahassee, Florida was awarded a $20.5 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) for the period of September 13, 2022 through March 30, 2029. Funds will support the City's COT-StarMetro transit agency's operating and capital assistance needs to provide fixed route and paratransit transportation services. Specifically, operating assistance will fund driver salaries, fuel,...
The Florida Department of Transportation received a $9.8 million project grant award from the Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant will fund public transportation planning and capital investments in Florida from June 2021 through December 2022. As the designated recipient for urbanized areas in Florida, the state transportation agency will administer the grant and provide sub-awards to local transit authorities for eligible...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $4.7 million project grant to the City of Tallahassee, Florida to support operating and capital assistance for the COT-STARMETRO transit agency from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2030. Funds will be used to cover eligible preventive maintenance and operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, and the purchase of battery-electric buses, transportation software and hardware. Capital expenditures include engine...
This $3.78 million project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will fund operating and capital assistance for the City of Tallahassee StarMetro transit agency through March 2032. Funds will support preventative maintenance, operations including driver salaries, facility upkeep, procurement of battery-electric buses and associated charging infrastructure, capitalized parts, and...
The City of Gainesville received a $600,000 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to identify opportunities to restore and expand transit services. The city will collaborate with community partners to gather data and involve the public to develop a draft report and recommendations. Activities will focus on reducing travel time, increasing trip frequency, and incorporating...
This $410,135 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) provides one year of operating and capital assistance to the City of Tallahassee's StarMetro transit agency. The funding will be used to cover eligible preventative maintenance and operating expenses such as driver salaries, contracted services, fuel, and preventative vehicle and facility maintenance. Additionally, the grant...
This federal Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration provides $72,147,553 under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to support rural and small city public transportation services in Florida from September 2021 through March 2026. The State of Florida Department of Transportation serves as the direct recipient and will administer operating assistance totaling $58,116,665 to 46 subrecipients over the two federal...
This $9.08 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) provides funding to Lee County, Florida for capital costs to support public transit services. The grant will fund the purchase of replacement fixed route buses, ADA/paratransit vans, support vehicles, preventative maintenance, capital maintenance parts, and non-fixed route ADA paratransit services. It will also support planning...
This $1,014,299.00 Formula Grant was awarded on June 24, 2024 by the Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). The grant supports transportation planning, engineering, and infrastructure projects for the Capital Region Transportation Planning Agency (TPA) in the Tallahassee, Florida area over the FY 2024/2025 to 2025/2026 period. Under this award, the State of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will serve as the primary grantee,...
This $353,772 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513), will provide one year of operating assistance to the City of Tallahassee's StarMetro transit agency. The funds will be used to support StarMetro's operations, including contracted services and the purchase of vehicles, enabling the agency to maintain preventative maintenance standards, continue providing transit services,...