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 Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $7.29 million Project Grant to the City of Iowa City under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on July 12, 2022. The grant will fund operating assistance for Iowa City Transit for FY2022 using FY2021 Section 5307 funds. Specifically, the grant monies will support normal transit operations by contributing to salaries and payroll expenses. Intended beneficiaries are users of Iowa City Transit, who will...
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, Iowa received a $750,000 project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 20.534). The grant funds will support design of a new Iowa City Transit operations and maintenance facility to replace an aging facility. Expected outcomes include design of the new transit facility to benefit current and future public transportation users in the Iowa City...
The City of Coralville, Iowa received a $934,544 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration on May 5, 2021 to support operating assistance for Coralville Transit through August 30, 2021. The funding was provided through the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), which makes federal resources available to local and regional authorities for transit capital, operating assistance, and transportation...
This $1,504,514 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) will provide operating assistance to the City of Coralville, Iowa for its Coralville Transit system. The funding, which includes a 50% local match, will support normal transit operations from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2028 by covering eligible expenses such as wages, benefits, fuel, paratransit services, utilities, and preventative maintenance. This award will allow...
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...
The City of Ames, Iowa received a $281,250 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support public transportation services through September 30, 2026. Funding will allow the Ames Transit Agency, which is operated by the City of Ames, to provide ongoing capital and operating assistance for public bus transportation in the Ames urbanized area. The Federal Transit Formula Grants...
The Iowa Department of Transportation received a $16 million Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) on May 5, 2021. The grant funding supports operating assistance for rural and small city public transportation services through September 30, 2026. Specifically, the grant provides $16M in Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) funding to support operations of 27...
This $62,083,964 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) provides funding to the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) and its 16 regional, 7 small city, and 3 intercity bus provider subrecipients. The grant supports a range of transit-related activities, including: Operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, and preventive maintenance to continue transit operations in...