The City of Alexandria, Louisiana was awarded a $2,948,340 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration. This grant will provide funding for the operating costs of the ATRANS public transit system, including salaries, wages, benefits for operating and maintenance staff, fuel, parts, and other allowable expenses associated with delivering transit services in the City of Alexandria service area. The grant will enable ATRANS...
The City of Alexandria, Louisiana received a $735,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration on February 25, 2021 to support capital assistance through the end of the project period on February 28, 2022. The grant funding will support the replacement, rehabilitation, purchase, or lease of buses and related equipment as well as bus facility rehabilitation, purchase, construction, or lease under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula,...
This $1,250,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.534 - Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending) will enable the City of Alexandria, Virginia to implement a new on-route opportunity charging station to support the charging of battery electric transit buses in the DASH fleet. This will address range limitations and enable the city to continue its transition to a 100% zero-emissions bus fleet by 2037. The...
The City of Monroe, Louisiana received a $1.9 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to provide operating assistance for bus transportation services. Funding will support payroll costs for employees supporting public transit operations from August 2021 through September 2022. The grant aims to ensure dependable bus services for passengers by offsetting reduced revenue...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $6,007,826 Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program to Shreveport Transit Management Inc. to support operating assistance for public transportation services in Shreveport, Louisiana from January 2020 through September 2024. The grant funding will allow Shreveport Transit Management to maintain transit operations and staffing levels despite reduced passenger revenues due to COVID-19...
This $3,846,680.00 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded on April 8, 2025 by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will provide funding to the City of Lake Charles, Louisiana to support transit operations and infrastructure. The grant will cover payroll for transit staff, preventive maintenance operations, capital items such as vehicle upgrades, bus stop facilities, and support equipment. It will allow the City to continue providing safe and reliable public transportation...
The City of Port Arthur, Texas was awarded $552,171 under the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on March 17, 2022 to maintain existing transit service operations through June 30, 2023. Funding will support salaries, benefits, fuel, parts and other operating expenses to retain employees and continue providing existing transit routes and services. Enhanced cleaning of vehicles and facilities is also included to increase passenger safety. No...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $11,702,996 Project Grant to the Lafayette City Parish Consolidated Government under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The funding will support Lafayette Transit's operating expenses, including salaries and benefits for drivers, as well as a contracted paratransit service through 2025. Capital expenses covered include preventative maintenance on rolling stock and the replacement of five compressed...
This federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) provides $4,863,251.00 in funding to the Lafayette City Parish Consolidated Government to support the operations and capital expenses of the Lafayette Transit System. The grant will fund the operation of fixed-route and ADA paratransit services, as well as vehicle replacement, with the goal of improving the level of safe and efficient transportation services for citizens and...
The City of Monroe, Louisiana received a $3,116,376 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant, awarded on August 29, 2023, will fund operating assistance, such as driver wages, administrative costs, fuel, and security, as well as preventative maintenance and the purchase of an electric bus and charger. The intended outcomes are to maintain current transit operations and...