The Iowa City Transit was awarded a $8,011,504 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant will fund the purchase of four electric buses to replace four diesel buses currently in use. Iowa City Transit aims to meet the City of Iowa's climate action plan goals through lowering emissions by transitioning to electric buses. The $3,017,280 grant...
The City of Ames, Iowa, doing business as the Ames Transit Agency (CyRide), was awarded a $7,495,000 project grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) on July 20, 2022. The grant will fund the purchase of three battery electric buses and two articulated diesel buses to replace older vehicles that have exceeded their useful life. It will also support the adoption of electric bus technology as...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $4,137,107 Formula Grant through 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 grant is to provide partial funding to Iowa DOT's subrecipients for the purchase of 81 replacement vehicles and 5 expansion vehicles to support general public transit services across the state. The key activities to be performed under this grant...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the City of Davenport a $5,718,112 Project Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant will fund the purchase and deployment of four electric buses to replace four diesel buses, the purchase and installation of electric bus charging equipment, and workforce development training for staff to operate and maintain the new electric buses. The key...
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 Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) was awarded a $2,040,283 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support vehicle replacement projects at two urbanized transit systems: Ames Transit Agency and Sioux City Transit. The grant funding will be used to partially replace two light-duty mid-sized buses and three heavy-duty large buses at the two transit systems, which provide essential public transportation...
The Iowa Department of Transportation received a $3.38 million Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration to fund intercity bus services through September 2028. The funding will support operating costs for Burlington Trailways and Jefferson Lines to maintain existing intercity bus routes across Iowa under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). $1.41 million will go toward the 15% of Section 5311 American Rescue Plan Act funds reserved for...
The Federal Transit Formula Grant award provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants) will fund $736,646 in vehicle replacement projects for four urbanized transit systems in Iowa. The grant includes $380,001 in federal funds and $356,645 in local matching funds. The projects will replace a total of 4 light-duty buses, 3 heavy-duty small buses, and 2 heavy-duty large buses for the Ames Transit Agency, Sioux City...
The Ames Transit Agency (CyRide) was awarded a $471,313 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to upgrade a standard 40-foot heavy-duty bus to a battery electric bus. The grant funding, which includes $377,500 in federal funds and $94,375 in local match, will allow CyRide to procure the new zero-emission vehicle, which will replace a 22-year-old diesel bus that has exceeded its useful life. This project is expected to lower CyRide's carbon...