The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $770,090 Project Grant to the Berkshire Regional Transit Authority on March 4, 2021 with a completion date of June 30, 2021. The grant was awarded under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to provide capital funding for the replacement, rehabilitation, purchase, or lease of buses and bus-related equipment as well as the rehabilitation, purchase, construction, or...
The Berkshire Regional Transit Authority (BRTA) received a $2,212,747 federal Project Grant award from the 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). This funding will enable BRTA to replace two aging transit vehicles - a gasoline coach vehicle and a diesel bus - with two new Gillig diesel-electric hybrid heavy duty transit buses. The award will also support the...
This $3.7 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will fund operating assistance, preventative maintenance, and vehicle procurement for the Berkshire Regional Transit Authority. $2 million will support fixed route and paratransit services from July 2021 to June 2025. An additional $1.7 million will fund preventative maintenance of BRTA's vehicle fleet, equipment, and facilities...
The Berkshire Regional Transit Authority (BRTA) was awarded a $190,015 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). The funds will be used to address repair and renovation activities identified in a facility condition assessment of BRTA's Intermodal Center and Maintenance Facility. This project will improve the state of good repair of BRTA's transit assets and enhance...
This $320,000 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to the Berkshire Regional Transit Authority (BRTA) will fund the following activities from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2028: Preventative maintenance of BRTA's vehicle fleet, equipment, and facilities for state fiscal years 2025-2028. Procurement of additional equipment and features for 5310 vehicles obtained by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) for state fiscal years...
This $74,005,347 federal Project Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will support a range of capital projects for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). Key activities include: Wayfinding improvements at Alewife station Crossing enhancements at the North Wilmington station Modernization of the Quincy bus facility A framework study for transit-oriented...
This $47,205,886 federal 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) will fund the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's (MBTA) procurement of 28 forty-foot battery electric buses and related workforce development initiatives. The grant will allow the MBTA to replace its existing fleet of 28 electric trolleybuses with the new...
This $379,865,708 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) will fund eight capital projects to modernize, reduce emissions, and improve the safety of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) transit system. Key projects include retrofitting the North Cambridge bus facility for battery electric buses, upgrading Ruggles Station, replacing the East Street...
This federal Formula Grant award of $4,875,001.00 from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will enable the Nantucket Regional Transit Authority (NRTA) to replace up to six diesel-powered buses that have reached the end of their useful lives. The replacement vehicles will be battery-electric, reducing the carbon footprint of the NRTA fleet and providing Nantucket residents with clean,...
This is a $12,004,788 Formula Grant award provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the CFDA 20.509 Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program. The grant will fund operating assistance for four rural public transit systems - the Vineyard Transit Authority (VTA), Nantucket Regional Transit Authority (NRTA), Franklin Regional Transit Authority (FRTA), and Berkshire Regional Transit Authority (BRTA) - as well as intercity bus carriers providing rural services in...