This $4,341,142 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will support the Metrowest Regional Transit Authority's (MWRTA) public transportation operations and capital projects in the Boston Metrowest region. The funding will be used for the following key activities: Purchasing miscellaneous bus and facilities support equipment necessary for the ongoing operation of MWRTA's fixed-route shuttle and...
The Metrowest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA) received a $4,313,944 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration. The award funds will be used to support MWRTA's ongoing public transportation operations in the Boston Metrowest region, including: Procurement of miscellaneous bus and facility support equipment, tools, and technology upgrades to maintain assets in a state of good repair, improve operational efficiency,...
The U.S. Federal Transit Administration, through its Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), awarded the Metrowest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA) a $1,980,000 grant on May 21, 2025. The grant funds will allow MWRTA to procure three (3) Gillig CNG 30 vehicles with a useful life of 10 years or 350,000 miles, along with aftermarket accessories. This project will enable MWRTA to improve the state of good repair for its transit assets and solidify its commitment to reducing...
The Metrowest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA) received a $1,750,000 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration. The award will fund the planning and development of upgrades to the MWRTA's Blandin Hub operations and maintenance facilities. Key activities include a design process to carry out significant facility improvements, which will ensure the continued state of good repair of the local public transit system,...
The Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA) received a $5.99 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 20, 2021. The grant funds will support operating assistance activities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic through September 30, 2029. Specifically, the WRTA will use the funds for eligible expenses associated with continuing...
The Metrowest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA) received a $750,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on June 14, 2021. The award was made under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to provide capital funding for the replacement of vehicles and the purchase of compressed natural gas (CNG) transit buses. Specifically, the grant funding will support MWRTA's replacement of...
The Metrowest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA) received a $131,644 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on June 17, 2021 to support renovations to the front entrance of its Blandin facility. The funding falls under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), which provides capital funding to replace, rehabilitate, purchase, or lease buses and bus-related equipment and...
The Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority (MVRTA) was awarded a $5,825,882 project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant will fund operating assistance including preventive maintenance, coronavirus health and safety protocols, and promotional and outreach activities to support regaining ridership lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. Activities began on January 20, 2020 and will...
The Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority (MVRTA) received a $299,747 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support MVRTA CRRSAA Operating Funds from January 20, 2020 forward. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal resources available to local and regional authorities for transit capital and operating assistance and transportation planning in urbanized...
This Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA), will provide $6,582,200 in funding to the Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority (MVRTA) for the period from August 7, 2024 to June 30, 2026. The grant funding will support MVRTA's operations, including $755,100 for fixed-route bus service and complementary ADA transit services, as well as $2,400,000 for preventive maintenance activities....