Project Grant MA2025016
- The Montachusett Regional Transit Authority (MART) received a $479,067 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on February 6, 2024. The purpose of this one-year award is to provide funding for MART to implement on-demand micro-transit services in four communities within the Boston MPO area that currently lack fixed-route public transportation options. Grant funds will be used to operate the micro-transit services, including associated...
- This $1,025,000 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will support the Montachusett Regional Transit Authority's (MART) efforts to improve transportation infrastructure and operations in its service area. The key products and services to be delivered include: Purchase of two (2) 30-foot heavy-duty diesel buses and five (5) cutaway E-2B buses to expand and modernize MART's...
- The Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority (MVRTA) received a $450,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant funding will support planning activities to reimagine MVRTA's transit service, increase visibility in the community, and address the effects of COVID-19 on the transit service area. Key planning initiatives include redesigning downtown routing,...
- 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....
- This $14,299,284 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program will enable the Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority (MVRTA) to execute a program of capital projects needed to maintain a state of good repair for its vehicles, equipment, and facilities. Key activities funded under this award include: Acquisition of 4 replacement 29-ft buses ($2.4 million) and 10 replacement 35-ft buses ($8.2 million), with 6 of the 35-ft...
- 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 Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $722,736 Project Grant to the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). The purpose of the award is to provide one year of funding for planning initiatives that will bolster ridership and optimize the cost of managing transportation operations via a community-based transportation system....
- The Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority (MVRTA) received a $8,038,990 project grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant will fund capital projects and planning activities to maintain MVRTA vehicles, equipment, and facilities in a state of good repair and optimize transit service for culturally diverse communities in Massachusetts. Specifically, the grant award provides $6,149,420 in carryover...
- This $2,382,900 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), will provide funding to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) to support the purchase of up to seven replacement transit vehicles for the Martha's Vineyard Transit Authority, Nantucket Regional Transit Authority, and Franklin Regional Transit Authority. The new accessible vehicles will...
- 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...
This federal Project Grant award of $761,940 was provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) on August 20, 2025. The funding will enable the Montachusett Regional Transit Authority (MART) to pilot a new integrated transportation service model that allows riders to access various transit options, including MART's own fleet and third-party vendors, through a single mobile application. The key expected outcomes are to expand transportation choices, improve economic well-being for transit-reliant residents, and reduce single-occupancy vehicle usage in the Montachusett region. MART, the awardee, plans to leverage the funding to develop the application software and implement the innovative service delivery approach.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $685.7k | 8/20/25 |