The Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), administered by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), has awarded a $68,131,818 grant to the County of Miami-Dade, doing business as Miami-Dade Transportation & Public Works (DTPW). The grant funding will be used to provide one year of preventive maintenance service for DTPW's bus and rail systems, as well as to purchase replacement vehicles, including safety and security projects and other capital contracting activities. The...
The County of Miami-Dade was awarded a $110.38 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on July 16, 2021 to fund various public transportation capital projects and services through March 30, 2028. The County will use the funding to purchase buses and electric vehicles, conduct preventative maintenance and inspections for Metrorail and Metromover, and provide special transportation...
The County of Miami-Dade received a $249.43 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on September 17, 2021. The grant will fund operating assistance for bus, rail, and paratransit services; the South Florida Vanpool program; and security projects through March 30, 2028. Specifically, the grant award will support staff expenses for Miami-Dade Transportation and Public Works'...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $29,531,546 Project Grant under the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500) to the County of Miami-Dade, doing business as Miami-Dade Transportation & Public Works (DTPW), on July 26, 2024. The grant funding will support the construction of a 20-mile bus rapid transit (BRT) project along the existing South Dade Busway corridor in Florida. Key project elements include the...
This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), will fund the purchase of nine (9) 60-foot battery electric buses for the Miami-Dade Transportation & Public Works department. The total grant award is $15,240,840.00, with an expected completion date of March 30, 2033. The funding will enable Miami-Dade Transit to enhance the state of good repair of its bus fleet by transitioning to emission-free...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded a $720,000 Project Grant to the County of Miami-Dade, doing business as Miami-Dade Transportation & Public Works, under the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500). The funding will support comprehensive planning efforts associated with a potential new fixed guideway transit project in the North Corridor of Miami-Dade County. Key planned activities include developing transit-oriented...
This federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) provides $43,102,923 in funding to the County of Miami-Dade, doing business as Miami-Dade Transportation & Public Works. The purpose of this one-year award is to cover preventive maintenance activities for the county's bus and rail transit systems, as well as to purchase replacement vehicles and implement safety and security projects. The expected...
This $9,500,000 federal Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will enable the County of Miami-Dade, doing business as Miami-Dade Transportation & Public Works, to purchase 40 battery electric buses. The grant funding will be used to enhance the department's bus system state of good repair by replacing aging vehicles with emission-free transit buses. This will provide safe and...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $1,050,000 Project Grant under the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500) to the County of Miami-Dade, doing business as Miami-Dade Transportation & Public Works (DTPW), on July 22, 2024. The funding will support a comprehensive transit-oriented development (TOD) planning project along the Northeast Corridor in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The key activities include developing TOD typologies, identifying...
The County of Miami-Dade received a $1.3 million Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500) to develop a master transit-oriented development (TOD) plan for the South Dade Transitway corridor. The grant award of $1,040,000 combined with $260,000 in local matching funds will support an 18-month planning project beginning August 2021 to create a corridor-wide TOD framework and...