This $3,846,680 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) provides funding to the City of Lake Charles, Louisiana to support ongoing transit operations and infrastructure improvements. The grant funds will be used to cover payroll for transit staff and operating expenses related to preventive maintenance. It will also support capital projects such as vehicle upgrades, bus stop facility improvements, and equipment...
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 federal Project Grant award of $5,217,693 from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration supports transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities through the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513). The funding will be used to procure vehicles and provide administration to support rural, small urban, and large urban transit zones in Louisiana, as applicable. Capital funds will be passed through to...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.527 - Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program) provides $222,081 to the Regional Transit Authority in New Orleans, Louisiana. The funding is to cover the straight-time operating costs for RTA employees that conducted or supported emergency operations in the critical two-week period before and after Hurricane Ida made landfall. Additionally, it will support repairs to the RTA...
This $6 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will fund Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government's procurement of 12 new heavy-duty ADA-accessible transit buses. The local government will provide $900,000 in matching funds to replace buses that have reached the end of their useful life. The new buses will allow Good Earth Transit to continue providing public transportation services to the general population in the...
This federal Project Grant award, totaling $5,924,548.00, 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 "No Emission Bus and Infrastructure Pilot Project" for the Regional Transit Authority in New Orleans, Louisiana. The key activities to be performed under this grant include: Purchasing two (2) electric buses with roof rails for...
This is a Federal Transit Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507). The $1,807,040.00 grant will be used by the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government in Louisiana to cover operating expenses and preventive maintenance for public transit services in the Houma-Terrebonne area through Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025. The funding will allow the local government to continue providing public transportation to commuters and employees...
The City of Alexandria, Louisiana was awarded a $642,042 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic from June 2, 2022 to January 31, 2023. The funding will support the operations of the Alexandria Transit (ATrans) system, including salaries, wages, benefits of operating and maintenance staff as well as fuel, parts, etc....
The Plaquemines Parish Government received a $2,264,848 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant funds will support operating assistance for ferry service worker salaries through March 2024. This will allow ferry service to continue, benefiting residents who rely on the ferries for transportation across the Mississippi River for work, school, medical care and shopping....
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration totals $745,418 to provide one year of operating expenses and preventative maintenance for public transit services in Okaloosa County, Florida. The funding will support the County's third-party contractor to operate fixed-route and demand-response transit from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022 as part of the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). Administered through the State of...