The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $7,358,213 Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) to the Bloomington-Normal Public Transit System, operating as Connect Transit, to support the provision of public transportation services in Bloomington and Normal, Illinois. The funding will cover eligible operating expenses such as salaries, fuel, maintenance, and supplies to continue daily fixed-route, paratransit, and microtransit operations. In addition, the grant will facilitate capital...
This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) provides $3,809,344.00 in operating assistance to the Bloomington-Normal Public Transit System (doing business as Connect Transit) for FY2024-FY2025. The funding will support the daily operations and maintenance of Connect Transit's fixed route, paratransit, and microtransit services, allowing the organization to continue...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $1,321,770 Project Grant to the Bloomington-Normal Public Transit System (doing business as Connect Transit) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant funding will support the design and construction of bus stop improvements throughout the Bloomington-Normal, Illinois area, bringing these stops into full ADA compliance and providing passenger...
The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $18,000,000 Project Grant to the Bloomington-Normal Public Transit System (doing business as Connect Transit) to design, demolish, and construct a new transit center in downtown Bloomington, Illinois. The grant is funded through the FTA's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), which provides capital funding to replace, rehabilitate, purchase, or lease buses...
This $5.4 million federal Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA #20.526) will fund the Bloomington Public Transit Corporation's (BPTC) purchase of new transit vehicles and equipment. Specifically, $1.125 million will purchase a new fare collection system and $3.2 million will acquire four electric buses and associated charging infrastructure. The BPTC will...
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) was awarded a $13.29 million Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant will fund CTA's Electric Bus Program to purchase electric buses and charging stations. The program aims to replace diesel buses with lower or zero-emission electric buses to modernize and green CTA's fleet. The grant period runs from June 2021 through March...
This federal Project Grant award of $7,946,458.00 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 enable the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) to enhance the CTAS 103rd Street Garage. The grant funds will be used to acquire six battery electric buses (BEBs) and the necessary charging equipment infrastructure to electrify the fleet. This initiative also...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration totaling $4,990,532 provides funding to Bloomington Public Transit Co. for preventive maintenance and operating assistance through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). $478,794 in Fiscal Year 2020 and $2,079,346 in Fiscal Year 2021 will be provided in Urbanized Area Formula Funding to support capital and operating expenses for public transportation services in Indiana....
The Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District received a $3,177,513 project grant award from the United States Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to procure 40-foot hybrid buses. The award was issued on May 5, 2021 with a completion date of December 29, 2021. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal funding available to local and regional authorities for transit capital assistance including the...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $2,200,237 Project Grant to the Bloomington Public Transit Corporation under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant will fund operating assistance from July 2021 through January 2023 to prevent, respond to, and recover from coronavirus impacts on the essential public transportation services provided by Bloomington Transit in Indiana. The Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program makes federal...