The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Black Hawk County, doing business as Met Transit, received a $1,946,359 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 fund eligible operating expenses from June 2, 2023 through September 30, 2025. Met Transit will use the grant funds to maintain its fixed route public bus service and Americans with Disabilities Act paratransit service for...
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...
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...
This $2,287,872 federal Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) will allow the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Black Hawk County, doing business as Met Transit, to cover eligible operating expenses for the period of July 1, 2023 to June 31, 2024. The funds will be used to maintain fixed-route bus and ADA paratransit services within the urbanized areas of Waterloo, Cedar Falls, and Evansdale,...
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 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 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 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...
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 Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded a $12,040,358 Project Grant to the Transit Authority of the City of Omaha, doing business as Metro Area Transit, to support various transit enhancements, equipment, facilities, operations, and planning activities. The grant, funded through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), will allow Metro Area Transit to maintain and improve its bus, rapid transit, and paratransit services for the Omaha metro area....