The Greater Peoria Mass Transit District, doing business as City Link, was awarded a $4.64 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs on May 11, 2021. The funding will support City Link's capital projects to replace, rehabilitate, purchase or lease buses and related equipment, and to rehabilitate, purchase, construct or lease bus facilities through the...
This $4.04 million Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will fund preventative maintenance, contracting for tire leasing services, and engineering services for facilities construction and rehabilitation projects for the Greater Peoria Mass Transit District (GPMTD) from July 2021 through March 2026. The GPMTD, operating as City Link, will use $3.23 million in Section 5307 funding apportioned in FY2018-2019, along with...
The Greater Peoria Mass Transit District (City Link) was awarded a $4.5 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The funding will support construction of a new maintenance facility, consistent with the grant program's purpose of providing capital funding to replace, rehabilitate, purchase, or lease buses and bus-related equipment and...
The Greater Peoria Mass Transit District (GPMTD) was awarded a $2.9 million project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration to support preventative maintenance, tire leasing, and ADA complementary services through March 2026. The funding will allow GPMTD to conduct preventative maintenance on its vehicles and facilities, lease tires for its fixed route buses, and maintain vehicles operated by a third-party provider for ADA complementary services. By...
The Greater Peoria Mass Transit District (doing business as City Link) was awarded a $600,265 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration on May 28, 2021 to replace the canopy at its transit center under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). This federal grant program provides capital funding to replace, rehabilitate, purchase, or lease buses and bus related equipment and facilities. With...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Greater Peoria Mass Transit District (GPMTD) a $1.28 million Project Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The GPMTD will replace its aging administration building roof and purchase new diesel buses to replace vehicles that have exceeded their useful life. Specifically, the GPMTD will conduct a full tear-off and replacement of the 30-year-old roof...
This $217,287 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) will fund expanded paratransit services and intersection safety improvements. The Tri-County Regional Planning Commission will use $113,830 to expand the Greater Peoria Mass Transit District's CityLift ADA paratransit service to residents of Washington, IL, lacking public transportation access. CityLift...
This $400,000 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) will be used to enhance accessibility and safety for older adults and individuals with disabilities in Peoria, Illinois. Specifically, the funds will be used to: 1) construct a new median refuge island and improve the walking surface on Reservoir Boulevard to provide safer street crossings for residents accessing public transit...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $17,807,630 Project Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to the Springfield Mass Transit District (SMTD) on March 26, 2025. The purpose of this grant is to purchase replacement buses and provide supporting workforce development training related to the operation of SMTD's public transit system. The expected outcomes include providing...
The federal Project Grant award in the amount of $7,969,489 was provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The purpose of this award is to fund the procurement of ten (10) 40-foot diesel-electric hybrid replacement buses for the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (MTD) and related training for MTD employees. The activities to be performed include issuing a purchase order to...