The U.S. Federal Transit Administration awarded a Project Grant in the amount of $722,736 to the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) on July 23, 2024. The grant is funded under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) and will be used to implement a community-based transportation model in rural Maine. The project aims to bolster ridership and optimize transportation operations for two public transit agencies,...
The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) received a $1,490,452 project grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants Program (CFDA 20.507) to support public transportation services and capital projects in Maine urbanized areas. The grant period is August 4, 2021 through June 30, 2023. MaineDOT will provide $193,155 to the Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission to fund demand response transportation services in southern Maine through...
The Maine Department of Transportation was awarded a $173,749 Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) on May 18, 2023. The grant funding will support expanded demand response transportation services for individuals with disabilities, seniors, and other transit dependent populations through six regional nonprofit transit providers across Maine until June 30, 2025. Specifically, sub-awards will...
The Maine Department of Transportation received a $173,752 project grant award from the Federal Transit Administration under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) on May 18, 2023. The grant utilizes American Rescue Plan Act funding to provide expanded ADA operating assistance through June 30, 2025 to six regional nonprofit transportation providers in Maine: Aroostook Regional Transportation System, Downeast Community Partners, Kennebec Valley...
The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) has been awarded a $545,000 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (CFDA 20.513) grant to establish a mobility management program in York County, Maine. The key components of the project include: Funding a full-time mobility manager position to improve access to transportation services, especially for underserved groups, by providing navigation support and raising awareness of available...
The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) a $1,862,313 Formula Grant under the FTA's Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) to fund transportation services and operations for rural and small urban areas across Maine. This federal award will support a range of activities, including preventive maintenance on vehicle fleets, mobility management, replacement of...
This $3,048,214 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.513 - Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities) provides funding to the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) to support public transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities across Maine. The grant funding will allow MaineDOT's sub-recipients, including regional transit agencies and non-profit organizations, to...
This $100,805.67 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) will fund the Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation System (PACTS) Unified Planning Work Program for 2024-2025. The grant supports federally mandated program management and planning activities within the greater Portland, Maine metropolitan planning area. Key products and services to be...
The Maine Department of Transportation has received a $1,282,392 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). This award will provide operating and capital assistance to support public transportation services in the PACTS and KACTS metropolitan planning organization (MPO) regions of southern Maine. Specifically, the funding will be used by the York County Community Action...
The Maine Department of Transportation received a $611,068.25 Formula Grant award on January 25, 2021 from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). The funding supports the Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation System's Unified Planning Work Program for 2020-2021, which involves program management for the federally mandated metropolitan planning...