The Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan (RTA) received a $2,500,000 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on April 23, 2024. The grant funds will be used to operate a demonstration express bus service between downtown Detroit and Detroit Metro Airport, with activities focused on bus operations and marketing. The expected outcomes of the project include successfully operating the service and...
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) received a $67.4 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to provide operating assistance from March 28, 2021 through July 29, 2021. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal funding available to local transit agencies for capital projects, planning, and operating assistance in urbanized areas....
The Riverside Transit Agency (RTA) received a $28.9 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on June 25, 2021. The grant funding is provided through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) and will support operating assistance through the completion date of August 3, 2022. The Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (49 U.S.C. 5307) makes federal resources available to local and regional government authorities and...
The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) received a $1 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant funds will support operating expenses to help respond to and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The RTA was allocated $1 million in American Rescue Plan Act Section 5307 funds by the Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority as the designated recipient for the...
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) was awarded a $26,959,984 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on May 28, 2024. This grant funding will support a range of capital projects and operational activities for RTA's public transit system serving Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Key deliverables include purchasing new buses and railcars, performing preventive maintenance on existing vehicles,...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA), through its Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), awarded a $9,500,000 formula grant to the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority (RTA) on July 13, 2023. The grant funds will be used to purchase replacement buses to update RTA's fleet with more energy-efficient vehicles. The project is expected to be completed by September 14, 2023. RTA, a local government-owned transit authority, will directly implement the grant-funded activities...
This $885,933 Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) will support continued operations of the Regional Mobility Management Service (MyRide2) in Southeast Michigan. Key activities funded include call center operations, mobility management services, and Regional Transit Authority (RTA) administrative costs. The grant will enable the Area Agency on Aging 1-B to operate this...
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) was awarded a $650,000 Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). The purpose of this grant is to conduct in-depth research to identify impediments to transit access in areas of persistent poverty within the City of Cleveland and its inner-ring suburbs. The activities performed under this grant include...
The Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority (R T A), a U.S. local government entity and transit authority, received a $28,454,176 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant funds will be used to cover eligible ADA operating expenses, such as operator salaries and wages, as well as preventive maintenance costs including maintenance salaries, tools, and supplies. Additionally, the funding will...
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) was awarded a $85,979,190 Formula Grant by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant will fund the replacement of existing diesel-fueled vehicles with CNG-fueled vehicles, replacement of rail vehicles that have reached the end of their useful lives, reconstruction of the Shaker Rapid Line light rail track, replacement of shelters along the Shaker Rapid Line, and an...