The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $1,413,798 Project Grant to Valley Regional Transit through the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant will fund short-range transit planning, administrative support for fixed-route and mobility management programs in the Boise and Nampa Urbanized Areas of Idaho. Specifically, $465k will support activities in the Boise UZA and $101k in the Nampa UZA through December 2023. Expected outcomes...
This $1,423,033 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Urbanized Area Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will provide funding for short-range transit planning and administrative support for fixed-route and mobility management programs within the Nampa and Boise, Idaho urbanized areas. The grant will support activities to reduce service gaps and enhance the rider experience by increasing seamless transportation options for the general public. The award covers the...
This $1,171,707 federal Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program will provide funding to Valley Regional Transit, the Treasure Valley's regional public transportation authority, for mobility management programs within the Nampa and Boise urbanized areas (UZAs). The grant will support administrative activities to reduce gaps in transportation services and improve rider experience...
This Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration totaling $1,537,678 provides funding under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507) to Valley Regional Transit. The grant includes $317,506 in Fiscal Year 2021 Section 5307 funds for mobility management activities in the Nampa Urbanized Area, such as employing a mobility manager, coordinating with transportation and human services providers, travel training programs, and one-stop customer...
This $2,608,948 Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA), supports the operational needs of public transit services within the Nampa, Idaho urbanized area. The funding will be used by the Valley Regional Transit (VRT) authority to deliver both fixed-route bus services and demand response transportation options. Key activities include covering driver wages, fuel costs, vehicle maintenance,...
This $1,912,969 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will provide administrative support for mobility management programs within the Nampa and Boise urbanized areas in Idaho. The grant aims to reduce service gaps and improve the rider experience by increasing seamless transportation options for the general public in these regions. The award period runs from June 24, 2025 to December 30, 2026, and the sole recipient is Valley Regional...
This $8,874,000 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) provides operating assistance and specialized transportation programs for services within the Boise and Nampa, Idaho urbanized areas. The grantee, Valley Regional Transit (VRT), will use the funding over fiscal years 2022-2024 to enhance the accessibility and reliability of transit services, increase ridership for both...
This $1.26 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) provides funding to Valley Regional Transit for the procurement of vehicles, shop equipment, IT hardware and software, and the replacement and installation of a new radio system in fleet vehicles. The grant combines $508,051 in FY2021-2022 Section 5307 funds, with $178,074 for 2021 and $325,977 for 2022. The funds will allow...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $707,982 Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) to Valley Regional Transit on June 11, 2024. The grant will be used for vehicle preventive maintenance activities within the Nampa, Idaho urbanized area. The funding is expected to enable Valley Regional Transit to maintain its public transportation vehicles in a state of good repair, benefiting users and employees of the regional transit system. This grant is part of the FTA's Urbanized Area Formula...
This $1,656,982 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on August 14, 2024 supports preventive maintenance of vehicles and ADA-complimentary paratransit services in the Boise, Idaho urbanized area. The grant funds will be used by the local transit agency, Valley Regional Transit, to maintain vehicles in a state of good repair and continue providing ADA paratransit services to residents within the Boise urbanized area. The expected...