The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Black Hawk County, doing business as Met Transit, received a $2.27 million Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507). The grant will fund eligible operating expenses from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 to maintain fixed route public bus service and ADA paratransit service for residents of Waterloo, Cedar Falls, and Evansdale, Iowa. Met Transit...
This $2,287,872 Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will support operating expenses for the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Black Hawk County (Met Transit) in Waterloo, Iowa from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. The funding will allow Met Transit to maintain fixed-route public bus service and ADA paratransit operations in the Waterloo, Cedar Falls, and Evansdale urbanized area due to increased...
The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Black Hawk County (Met Transit) received a $3,509,260 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration on August 6, 2021 to fund eligible operating expenses from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021. Specifically, $1,754,630 (50% of the total project cost) was provided through Section 5307 Federal Transit Formula Grants, with the remaining 50% or $1,754,630 to be matched by local property tax funds from the cities of...
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 U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded a $736,646 Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) to the Iowa Department of Transportation on September 18, 2024. The grant will fund the replacement of 4 light-duty buses, 3 heavy-duty small buses, and 2 heavy-duty large buses for 4 urbanized transit systems in Iowa: Ames Transit Agency, Sioux City Transit, Waterloo Metropolitan Transit Authority, and University of Iowa Cambus. The grant also covers pre-award authority expenses...
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 Cedar Rapids, Iowa will receive $7.6 million through June 2023 to December 2026 from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support public transit operating expenses. Fifty percent federal funding will cover eligible costs such as driver salaries, fuel, and other items under one year for the city's fixed-route and paratransit services through FY2025 and FY2026. The expected outcomes are continued provision of transit serving Cedar...
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 $2.5 million Project Grant to the Iowa Department of Transportation under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513). The grant will fund transportation services and capital asset purchases for ten transit systems in Iowa through Dec 31, 2027. Specifically, $947,807 will fund rolling stock, equipment, contracted services and preventative maintenance for eight urban transit...
This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) provides $8,278,808.00 to the City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The funding will be used on a 50% federal share and 50% local match to support eligible operating expenses, such as driver salaries and fuel, for the city's fixed-route and paratransit transit services during FY26 and FY27 (7/1/25 to 06/30/27). The expected...