The Iowa Department of Transportation was awarded a $349,817 project grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) on February 24, 2022. The grant will support paratransit operating assistance, preventative maintenance of ADA vehicles, and contracted transportation services for elderly and disabled individuals in rural Iowa and cities with populations between 50,000 and 199,999 through September 30, 2028....
The Iowa Department of Transportation was awarded a $349,811 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration on June 22, 2021 with a completion date of September 30, 2026. The grant funding supports the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513), which provides financial assistance to meet transportation needs for seniors and individuals with disabilities where public transportation services are unavailable,...
This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513), will provide $3,826,218 to the Iowa Department of Transportation and its 10 sub-recipient transit systems. The funding will support a range of activities, including the purchase of accessible vehicles, preventive maintenance for ADA-compliant vehicles and associated systems,...
The Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) awarded the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) a $736,646 grant on September 18, 2024 to fund vehicle replacement projects at four urbanized transit systems in Iowa. The grant will support the purchase of four light-duty buses, three heavy-duty small buses, and two heavy-duty large buses for the Ames Transit Agency, Sioux City Transit, Waterloo Metropolitan Transit Authority, and University of Iowa Cambus. This funding aims to...
This $1.1 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration supports planning activities under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) from March 2021 through November 2025. The Iowa Department of Transportation is the primary awardee and has sub-awarded funds to 14 Metropolitan Planning Organizations and Regional Planning Agencies across the state to improve and continue public transportation services in nonurbanized...
The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) received a $2,040,283 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support vehicle replacement projects at two urbanized transit systems. The grant will provide $1,632,226 in federal funding and $408,057 in local matching funds for the partial replacement of two light-duty mid-sized buses and three heavy-duty large buses at the Ames Transit Agency (CyRide) and Sioux City Transit...
The City of Davenport, Iowa received a $1,978,059 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513). The grant funding supports contracted transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities in situations where public transportation options are unavailable, insufficient, or inappropriate. The grant period runs from May 24, 2021 through...
This $1,820,901 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) supports public transportation planning activities in Iowa. The Iowa Department of Transportation will use the funding to support the transportation planning responsibilities of 12 metropolitan and regional planning agencies over a four-year period ending November 2027. Specifically, the subrecipients will carry out...
This federal Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) provides $551,376 to the Iowa Department of Transportation and its subrecipient, the Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency (HIRTA). The funding will be used to upgrade HIRTA's on-demand ride scheduling software, purchase 12 new hybrid-electric vehicles, and hire a mobility manager. These activities are intended to enhance mobility and...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $4,137,107 Formula Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT). The purpose of this award is to provide partial funding for the purchase of 81 replacement vehicles and 5 expansion vehicles for public transit services across Iowa. The activities to be performed include the procurement of rolling...