The Macatawa Area Express Transportation Authority (MAX Transit) received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on May 31, 2023. The grant will fund MAX Transit's ARPA Route Planning Restoration Plan, which includes utilizing geographic information systems data and research to quantify the impacts of COVID-19 on transit ridership within environmental justice...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Macatawa Area Express Transportation Authority a $16,609,322 project grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant period runs from May 19, 2021 through March 30, 2027 and will provide capital funding to replace, rehabilitate, purchase, or lease buses and bus-related equipment and to rehabilitate, purchase, construct, or lease bus-related...
The Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority (BJCTA), doing business as Max Transit, received a $780,115 federal 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 purpose of the award is to restore transit routes impacted by COVID-19 service modifications and establish new routes to meet current mobility demands. Funding will be used for activities such as transit demand...
This $16,663,001 federal Project Grant award from the 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) supports the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority (BJCTA), operating as Max Transit, to modernize its public transportation infrastructure and fleet. The key products and services funded under this award include: 1) Replacing outdated buses with new compressed...
The Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority (BJCTA), operating as Max Transit, has been awarded a $12,413,645 Formula Grant 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 Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant funding will support capital projects for BJCTA, including: Preventative maintenance for BJCTA's transit operations ($8,151,750), rehabilitation and renovation of bus...
The Mass Transportation Authority (MTA) received a $14.5 million Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant will fund a variety of capital projects for MTA including preventative maintenance, rehabilitation and renovation of facilities, purchase of capital parts and shop equipment, service vehicles, computer hardware and software,...
This $803,642 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) will fund the purchase of transportation-related equipment and operations support for private nonprofit and public transit agencies in rural and small urban areas across Michigan. The Michigan Department of Passenger Transportation will receive the award to distribute $377,108 to rural agencies,...
This federal Formula Grant award of $280,156.00 from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.526 - Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs) will fund the following: The purchase of a new all-electric service vehicle to improve the efficiency of transportation for transit drivers. The acquisition of a used ADA-compliant minivan to serve as a spare vehicle for ADA paratransit service, which will ease maintenance...
The Mass Transportation Authority (MTA) received a $2.2 million Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) on June 10, 2022 to support transportation services for elderly, disabled, and ADA-certified passengers through March 31, 2026. The grant will fund $565,494 in capital projects including the purchase of Ford Transit vehicles to support MTA's Your Ride transit services. An additional $1.66...
The Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) awarded the Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority (BJCTA), operating as Max Transit, a $250,000 grant on August 12, 2024. The grant funding will enable BJCTA to purchase four vehicles to pilot a new micro-transit service, providing a new mode of transportation to enhance public transit services in its service area. The grant activities will generally assist the agency in expanding, modernizing, and rejuvenating its physical...