The City of Dubuque, Iowa received a $1,352,830 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 operating assistance activities from March 2021 through September 2021. The grant funds will support the Jule public transit system's operations, including maintenance of facilities, uniforms, equipment, staff vehicles, and costs associated with safety cleaning and sanitization of all...
The City of Dubuque received a $7,506,956 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to provide operating reimbursement for eligible expenses including employee wages, benefits, fuel, and general operating costs for The Jule public transit system. The grant period is from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, and the expected outcomes include continuing to service residents of Dubuque with regular bus service...
The City of Dubuque was awarded a $3,788,698 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants) to provide operating reimbursement for eligible expenses of The Jule, Dubuque's public transit system, for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. The grant funding will cover employee wages and benefits, fuel, and general operating expenses related to maintaining The Jule's fixed-route bus service and paratransit services for residents of...
The City of Dubuque, Iowa received a $6.44 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) on March 25, 2021 to fund public transportation operating expenses through June 16, 2022. The grant funds will reimburse the City for eligible operating costs including employee wages, benefits, fuel, and general expenses associated with maintaining fixed-route and paratransit bus...
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 U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $5,062,110 Project Grant to the Iowa Department of Transportation to fund transportation planning activities through the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). This consolidated grant combines funding from the Federal Transit Administration and Federal Highway Administration to support the transportation planning responsibilities of Iowa's...
The City of Joplin received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). The grant funding supports the design and implementation of long-range transit system planning activities, including a transit system funding assessment, transit model funding recommendations, public outreach, and the development of a long-range funding plan. The expected...
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...
This Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration totaling $925,430 provides funding support for transportation planning activities under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). Specifically, $740,344 in Surface Transportation Block Grant Program funds transferred to FTA will help supplement transportation planning for three metropolitan planning organizations and eleven regional planning affiliations in Iowa as...