The Blue Water Area Transportation Commission (BWATC) was awarded a $26.2 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to provide one year of operating assistance for public transportation services from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The grant funds will cover all eligible operating expenses to allow BWATC to continue providing public transit operations for riders in its...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Central County Transportation Authority a $2,736,529 Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to provide operating assistance from January 2020 through March 2028. The grant funds will support the Authority's payroll and operating costs for public transit services as it responds to and prevents the spread of COVID-19. Specifically, the funding will cover eligible expenses incurred due to...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Central County Transportation Authority a $8,976,378 Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant will fund operational assistance costs from January 2020 through September 2027 to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Funds may cover 100% of eligible expenses and will support payroll and operating costs for public transit services. Outcomes will include...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Whatcom Transportation Authority $9,342,245 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 9, 2021 to deliver operating assistance through December 1, 2021. The funding will support $9.3M in payroll salaries, wages, and related benefits expenses to help prevent, respond to, and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. As a condition of the emergency relief funding, the recipient must notify FTA and...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Bay County Transportation Planning Organization (BCTPO) a $3,248,448 Formula Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant will provide 1 year of preventive maintenance, operating assistance, equipment acquisition, surveillance/security, planning, and administration for BCTPO's fixed-route and demand response transit services within Bay County's urbanized areas. Key...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $1,995,184 Project Grant to the City of Battle Creek, Michigan under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant funds will support operating assistance for transit and paratransit services in the Battle Creek area from January 2020 to September 2024. Specifically, the funding will supplement insufficient operating assistance previously received under a separate COVID-19 relief award to address...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $17,986,920 project grant to the Brockton Area Transit Authority under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant will provide four years of operating assistance from October 1, 2022 through June 30, 2026 to support the Brockton Area Transit Authority's recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic by enabling the continuation of safe, reliable public transportation services. No sub-awardee...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Stateline Mass Transit District $450,314 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on July 16, 2021. The funding will support operating activities eligible under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding program through March 30, 2026. Specifically, $258,842 will offset operating costs and provide emergency response services and wages for employees on paid administrative leave due to service reductions...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Kitsap Transit a $13,998,231 project grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant includes $12,303,486 and $1,694,745 in Section 5307 Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act funding for the Bremerton and Seattle urbanized areas respectively. This represents 100% of the amounts sub-allocated to Kitsap Transit to prevent, respond to, and recover from the COVID-19...
The City of Beloit, Wisconsin received a $644,183 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to provide COVID-19 emergency relief operating assistance from March 28, 2021 through February 16, 2022. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal resources available to local and regional authorities for transit capital and operating assistance and transportation planning in...