This $3,788,698 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) will provide operating reimbursement for eligible expenses, including employee wages and benefits, fuel, and general operating costs, for the Jule public transit system in Dubuque, Iowa. The grant period extends from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, with a final completion date of November 15, 2025. The expected outcomes include the continued provision of fixed-route bus...
The Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), administered by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), has awarded the City of Dubuque a $7,506,956 formula grant to support the operating expenses of the Jule public transit system. The grant funding will be used to cover employee wages and benefits, fuel, and general operating costs associated with maintaining the Jule's fixed-route bus service and paratransit services for qualifying individuals. The grant period runs from July 1,...
The City of Dubuque, Iowa received a $6.44 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on March 25, 2021 to fund public transportation operating expenses through June 16, 2022. The grant funds will reimburse the City for eligible operating costs including employee wages, benefits, fuel, and general expenses associated with maintaining fixed-route and paratransit bus...
This federal Project Grant award of $250,000 was issued on July 23, 2024 by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). The purpose of the grant is to conduct a planning study that will help the City of Dubuque's public transit agency, The Jule, optimize bus routes, identify necessary service changes, and determine appropriate equipment and facility needs. The key activities to...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA), under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), will provide $2,767,732 to the City of Dubuque, Iowa to replace two diesel buses in its public transit fleet (The Jule) with battery-electric buses and acquire associated charging infrastructure. The funded project will help Dubuque achieve its goal of reducing greenhouse gas...
This $1,270,791.00 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.526 - Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs) will enable the City of Dubuque, Iowa to improve public transportation services. Key project activities include: Replacing one bus in the fixed route fleet with a battery electric bus and installing accompanying charging infrastructure. Acquiring a new ADA-accessible passenger van to replace...
The City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa received a $3,723,034 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 11, 2022. The grant funds will support 50% of the City's eligible operating expenses for its fixed-route and paratransit public transit services through December 31, 2025, with the remaining 50% to be matched locally. Eligible expenses include driver salaries, fuel, and items...
The City of Iowa City received a $4.6 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support ongoing public transportation operations from July 2022 through December 2026. Funding will cover eligible wages and operating costs for Iowa City Transit and allow the continuation of consistent transit services for users. No subrecipient activities were included. The Federal...
The City of Iowa City received a $3.6 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support operating assistance for Iowa City Transit from May 2021 through August 2021. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal funding available to local and regional authorities for transit capital, operating assistance, and transportation planning in urbanized areas. The...
The City of Bettendorf, Iowa received a $1,099,926 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support public transit operations responding to and recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic from May 31, 2023 through June 30, 2026. Funding will cover salaries, fuel, supplies such as personal protective equipment and cleaning supplies, and administrative leave for transit operations...