The purpose of the grant is to purchase two (2) new 35 electric buses to complement the existing electric bus infrastructure and remove two (2) diesel buses from the fleet
Active Project Grant Awarded
- Award ID
- ME2023040
- Recipient
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Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach Transit UEI RNEQWW3M9J17
- Awarding agency
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Federal Transit Administration
Department of Transportation
- Obligated
- $2,408,154
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 20.526 Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs
- Completion date 72% complete
- Funding
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- $2,047,407.00 Federal
- $360,747.00 Non-federal
- Place of performance
- Maine, USA
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
Description
- Activities
- Procurement of two (2) battery electric buses and workforce development are the activities to be performed.
- Expected outcomes
- This award will enable the purchase and use of two (2) electric zero-emission buses. IT will enable the retirement of two (2) diesel buses that contribute GHG emissions and emissions contributing to tropospheric ozone. The use of electric buses supports the maine wont wait climate action plan and destination 2040 the portland area comprehensive transportation systems long-range plan that call for the development of alternative fueling to reduce or eliminate the impact of carbon emissions.
- Intended beneficiaries
- Everyone in the community will benefit by using two (2) zero emission electric buses and retiring two (2) diesel buses. By eliminating the emissions associated with diesel buses people in the surrounding area are breathing cleaner air. The reduction of GHG is important to coastal communities. The electric buses will be serving neighborhoods that are increasing in density and being designed with specific transit-oriented development principles. The electric buses provide riders with a smoother quieter ride than the diesel buses.
Quick answers
Who received award ME2023040?
ME2023040 was awarded to Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach Transit by Federal Transit Administration (Department of Transportation) on September 18, 2023.
How much is award ME2023040 worth?
$2,408,154 has been obligated on ME2023040: $2,047,407 in federal funding and $360,747 in non-federal funding.
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