The Jackson County Mass Transit District (JCMTD) received a $366,028 project grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on January 18, 2022. The funding will support JCMTD's operation of point deviated public transportation routes in the Carbondale Urbanized Area of Illinois through June 30, 2025 to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the grant award will...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $403,364 Project Grant to Rides Mass Transit District under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant will support operations of the Carbondale Urbanized Zone public transportation system through January 2023 to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic. The Urbanized Zone covers nine communities across Williamson and Jackson counties in southern Illinois. The funding will...
The Rides Mass Transit District (RMTD) was awarded a $2.7 million project grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant will provide $1.01 million in federal funding and $1.69 million in local matching funds to support RMTD's operations as the designated public transportation provider serving the Carbondale Urbanized Area of southern Illinois from July 1, 2021 through January 20, 2023. The...
The Madison County Mass Transit District (MCMTD) was awarded a $10.768 million project grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support public transit operations from October 1, 2023 through June 30, 2029. MCMTD will use the funding to cover costs associated with operating, maintaining, and managing the public transportation system in Madison County, Illinois. This includes wages and benefits for drivers, mechanics, fuelers,...
The Madison County Mass Transit District was awarded an $8.4 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant will support the acquisition of spare parts, support vehicles, equipment for bus inspections, and project administration costs from May 2021 through March 2026. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal funding available to local and regional...
This federal Formula Grant award of $330,900.00 from the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) will fund a comprehensive public transit study for Jackson County, Illinois. The project, titled "Jackson County Across the Board: A Comprehensive Public Transit Study", is scheduled to be performed from February 27, 2025 onward. The grant will enable the Illinois Department of Transportation, the awardee, to conduct an in-depth analysis of...
The City of Jackson, Mississippi received a $4.3 million project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507). The grant will fund preventative maintenance, operations assistance, program and project administration, transit buses, and non-fixed route ADA paratransit services from July 2021 through March 2027. Specifically, $2.9 million in federal funds and $1.4 million in local matching funds...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $10.35 million project grant to the Madison County Mass Transit District on January 23, 2023 for completion by March 30, 2029. The grant funds will support the purchase of 18 replacement fixed-route buses, spare parts, bus inspection services, and furniture, fixtures and equipment for a new administration building. The Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program award aims to provide more reliable transit service, enhance the...
The U.S. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $38,895,969 Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) to the Springfield Mass Transit District (SMTD) in Illinois on March 20, 2024. The grant provides operating assistance for eligible expenses related to the operation of SMTD's public transit system, including: Hiring a firm to provide design and construction management services for various facility projects Procuring maintenance and body shop equipment to support vehicle operations The expected...
The River Valley Metro Mass Transit District (RVMMTD) received a $3.3 million project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to provide operating assistance from July 1, 2023 through September 30, 2029. Funds will cover eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, and items with a useful life of less than one year to maintain and operate transit vehicles and provide fixed route...