This $11.2 million project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) provides operating assistance to 16 subrecipients in Maryland for the period of August 2, 2022 through December 31, 2027. The Maryland Transit Administration will use the $5.6 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding and $5.6 million in additional Section 5311 funding to support the operating costs of rural, small city,...
This $3,461,325 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509), will provide funding for eligible capital projects and preventive maintenance for seven sub-recipients in the state of Maryland. The award funds will be used for the following activities: Construction of a new bus operations and maintenance facility Preventive maintenance for four transit service providers (Dorchester County,...
The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) received a $4,121,328 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration through the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). This grant aims to provide operating and capital assistance to maintain safe and effective rural transit services across Maryland. The funding supports eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, and other items with less than one-year useful life. The award also enables MTA to...
This Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Project Grant award provides $1,858,179 in funding to the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) to support capital projects and operational expenses for public transit services in rural and non-urbanized areas of Maryland. The grant falls under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509), which aims to improve, initiate, or continue public transportation in non-urbanized areas. Key activities under...
This $5,492,960 Formula Grant award, provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509), will fund eligible capital projects for 12 subrecipients in the state of Maryland. The key products and services to be delivered include: The purchase and installation of automatic passenger counters, preventive maintenance, the purchase of two 30-foot small cutaway buses, two 60-foot articulated buses, and four 30-foot...
The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) received a $5,053,626 project grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant will fund operating assistance for four local transit systems—Cecil County, City of Annapolis, Howard County, and Queen Anne's County RIDE—from November 2022 through September 2025. Funding will support continuation of transit operations, including salaries, fuel, personal...
The Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), administered by the Federal Transit Administration, awarded a $16,745,774 grant to the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) on August 30, 2024. The purpose of this formula grant is to provide funding for operating and technical assistance costs to maintain efficient transit operations across multiple counties in Maryland. Key activities to be performed under this award include maintaining operating standards, covering salary costs, and...
This $57,190,037 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will provide funding to the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) to support a range of public transportation improvements in Maryland. The grant activities include: Purchasing 77 replacement buses, 3 Metro replacement railcars, and conducting light rail vehicle overhaul work to maintain the MTA's rolling stock fleet in a state of good repair. The...
The Maryland Transit Administration was awarded a $5.9 million project grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant provides funding from fiscal years 2016 through 2017 for capital investments and operating assistance to improve public transportation services in Harford County, Maryland. Specifically, Harford County received $3.5 million as a sub-awardee to purchase bus replacements, conduct...
The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded the Maryland Transit Administration $11.1 million under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507) on September 16, 2022 to provide capital and operating assistance through March 31, 2025. The funding will support preventive maintenance, the purchase of four replacement small buses, and operating assistance for Harford County, Maryland's public transit system. As a sub-awardee, Harford County will receive...