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 Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Metrowest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA) a $6.2 million project grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 4, 2021. The grant will fund operating assistance and preventive maintenance activities from January 2020 through December 2026 to help MWRTA prepare for, respond to, and prevent the spread of coronavirus. As is allowed under the American Rescue Plan Act funding source, the...
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 Metrowest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA) was awarded a $4,341,142 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant, awarded on December 20, 2024, will be used to support the ongoing operations and maintenance of MWRTA's public transportation services in the Boston Metrowest region. Specifically, the funding will be used to purchase miscellaneous bus and facilities support equipment, as well as to support...
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) was awarded a $1,980,000 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on May 21, 2025. The grant will fund the procurement of three (3) Gillig CNG 30 vehicles with a useful life of 10 years or 350,000 miles, as well as aftermarket accessories for these vehicles. This grant supports MWRTA's efforts to improve the state of good repair for its transit assets and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the...
The Metrowest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA) was awarded a $1,750,000 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant funding will support the planning and development of MWRTA's Blandin Hub operations and maintenance expansion. Specifically, MWRTA will undertake a design process to carry out significant upgrades to the Blandin Hub, including improvements to ensure the continued state of good repair (SGR)...
The Western Reserve Transit Authority (WRTA) received a $7.2 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support operating assistance from June 2021 through April 2022. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal funding available to local and regional authorities for transit capital, operating assistance, and transportation planning in urbanized areas....
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....
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...