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 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 $3,908,690 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) will support a range of capital projects and operational improvements for the Madison County Mass Transit District in Illinois. Specifically, the funding will be used to: make access and video security improvements across the district's service area; install new bus stop shelters; purchase safety and security equipment for buses; acquire...
This $32,558,550 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.526 - Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs) will fund the City of Madison's deployment of 60 new articulated battery electric buses, associated charging infrastructure, and bus facility renovation projects. The grant will enable the City of Madison - Metro Transit to expand sustainable public transit services, reduce...
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 Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (MTD) was awarded a $17,232,497 Formula Grant by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on May 27, 2025. The purpose of this award is to expand MTD's bus fleet and maintain it in a state of good repair by replacing buses that have met their useful life. The activities to be performed include issuing purchase orders to procure diesel-electric hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell electric buses,...
This $373,960 project grant from the Federal Transit Administration will fund the replacement of one transit bus for the City of Jackson, Mississippi's public transportation fleet. Awarded on July 19, 2021 through the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), the grant provides $299,168 in federal funding with a $74,792 local match from the City's general fund. The City will procure the new bus in accordance with Federal Transit Administration...
This 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) provides $2,200,000 to the Mississippi Coast Transportation Authority (CTA) to purchase nine replacement buses. Specifically, CTA will use the funds to acquire seven demand response and two fixed-route buses that have exceeded their useful life. The new buses will be dual fuel...
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...
This Project Grant award of $17,807,630 was provided by 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). The grant funding will be used by the Springfield Mass Transit District (SMTD) to purchase replacement buses and provide workforce development training related to the operation of the public transit system. The expected outcomes include providing safe and...