The Lowell Regional Transit Authority (LRTA) received a $198,484 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (Section 5307) program. The grant period ran from April 12, 2021 to June 29, 2021 and provided operating assistance to LRTA for public transit services in the Boston urbanized area of Massachusetts. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) distributes federal funds to local...
The Lowell Regional Transit Authority (LRTA) received a $6,859,296 federal Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) through the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) on May 20, 2024. The grant will fund the replacement of one 35-foot fixed-route hybrid bus and six 30-foot fixed-route diesel buses that have reached the end of their useful life. The award will also support workforce development for instructional and...
This $6,767,367 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) will fund operations, short-range planning, and the repair/replacement of facilities and IT equipment for the Lowell Regional Transit Authority (LRTA) in Massachusetts. The grant will enable LRTA to provide reliable, responsive, and safe fixed-route and paratransit services to the public in its 14-member service area communities....
This $10,137,681 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will fund operations, short-range planning, and the repair/replacement and maintenance of facilities, equipment, and vehicles for the Lowell Regional Transit Authority (LRTA) in Massachusetts. Key activities to be performed include short-range planning, facility and equipment improvements, the purchase of two...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority (SRTA) a $1.9 million project grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant funding will support SRTA's operating assistance from January 2020 through June 2023 to allow it to continue providing transit services and recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the grant funds will be used for operating assistance to permit...
The Luzerne County Transportation Authority (LCTA) received a $1,988,919.56 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 maintain transit system operations and a state of good repair from March 2022 through May 2022. Specifically, the funding supported $1.3 million in operating assistance, $457,753 for preventive maintenance activities, and $231,167 to administer LCTA's...
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 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...
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 Montachusett Regional Transit Authority (MARTA) was awarded a $2.4 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support operating assistance from May 2021 through December 2022. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal funding available to local and regional authorities for transit capital and operating assistance as well as transportation planning in...