The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $1,759,806 Project Grant to the City of Columbus, Indiana under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) for the period of January 1, 2021 through October 21, 2022. The grant provides $879,903 in FY2021 Section 5307 operating assistance to the City of Columbus Transit System for salaries and fringe benefits to support public transit operations. The local share of $621,291 will be provided through city...
The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) received a $51.6 million Project Grant award from the United States Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration on May 17, 2021. The funding is provided through the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support operating assistance through November 1, 2021. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal resources available to local transit authorities for transit operating...
The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) in Columbus, Ohio received a $6.7 million project grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to implement capital projects from July 2021 through March 2022. The grant provides $5.4 million in federal funding and $1.3 million in local matches to purchase up to twenty-eight 40-foot compressed natural gas buses. This will advance COTA's transition to cleaner fuel sources by replacing vehicles that...
The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) received a $29,019,530 federal Formula Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration. This funding is provided through the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507) to support transit capital and operating assistance as well as transportation planning in urbanized areas. Under this grant, COTA will purchase 18 compressed natural gas (CNG) buses, 10 mobility vehicles, and 10 microtransit vehicles to expand...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $1,366,800 Project Grant to the Columbus Georgia Consolidated Government under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant will fund the purchase of one 30-foot replacement bus and bus support equipment to enhance the recipient's existing fleet and support daily fixed route transit services through March 2029. The grant utilizes $547,720 in federal funds...
The Columbus Georgia Consolidated Government received a $1,000,764 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration on May 31, 2023 to support capital projects and day-to-day operations for the Metra transit system through March 30, 2029. The funding was provided through the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507) and will be used to purchase transit support equipment, four large outdoor sign marquees, ten intelligent transit systems,...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Columbus Georgia Consolidated Government $327,187 in Formula Grant funding under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant will be used to cover capital expenses for purchasing one (1) paratransit bus, transit equipment, support equipment, and other transit items that have been worn out. This funding will allow the Metra Transit System to maintain a state of good repair for its...
The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) has been awarded a $5,303,400 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). This award, with an effective date of August 21, 2024 and an expected completion date of March 30, 2028, will provide funding for the following key activities: Two (2) years of preventative maintenance assistance for COTA's operations from January 1, 2023 to...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $7.6 million Project Grant to the Columbus Georgia Consolidated Government under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on February 7, 2023. The grant funds will support the capital planning and preventative maintenance needs of the Metra Transit Systems through March 20, 2029 by providing for the purchase of transit equipment, support equipment, vehicle repairs and replacement parts to maintain...
This $2,558,293 federal formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) will support the capital planning and ADA projects for the Metra transit system in Columbus, Georgia. The funds will be used to purchase transit equipment and support supplies, including repair parts, vehicle services, bus AVL and security-related capital, as well as to cover ADA-related salaries, benefits, and staff training....