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 $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 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Berkshire Regional Transit Authority (BRTA) a total of $5,073,970 in federal Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) to support operating and capital expenses for public transportation services in the greater Pittsfield, MA urbanized area. The grant funding will be used for several key activities over the period from July 2024 through June 2028, including: preventative maintenance of BRTA's vehicle fleet, equipment, and facilities; procurement of 5310...
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 FY 2021 5339 DISCRETIONARY GRANT award of $333,732 from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will support the Berkshire Regional Transit Authority's replacement and rehabilitation of buses and bus-related equipment and facilities. The October 1, 2021 completion date for this March 24, 2021 Project Grant indicates that the Berkshire Regional Transit Authority will utilize...
The Southeastern Regional Transit Authority (SRTA) was awarded a $14,450,000 Project Grant by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Program (CFDA 20.526). The grant will fund the acquisition of sixteen 35-ft heavy duty low-floor hybrid electric fixed route buses to replace aging diesel buses in SRTA's fleet. This project will improve the state of good repair for SRTA's transit assets, enhance safety and...
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...
The Brockton Area Transit Authority (BAT) was awarded a $10,694,736 Project Grant by 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). The purpose of this grant is to provide funding for BAT to purchase seven (7) electric transit coaches and associated charging infrastructure to replace diesel transit coaches in their fleet. The grant will support BAT's activities...
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 Program (CFDA 20.526) will fund the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's (MBTA) purchase of 28 forty-foot battery electric buses and related workforce development initiatives. The grant will allow the MBTA to replace its existing electric trolleybus fleet, eliminating the need for...
The Southeastern Regional Transit Authority (SRTA) received a $263,580 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Program (CFDA 20.526). The grant will be used to supplement an existing award (MA-2025-001) to acquire sixteen 35-ft heavy duty low floor hybrid electric fixed route buses. This project will replace aging conventional diesel buses, improve the state of good repair for SRTA's...