This Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded $847,190 to the Mass Transportation Authority (MTA) under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513). The award will support MTA's provision of transportation services from April 13, 2023 through March 31, 2027 to elderly, disabled, developmentally disabled, and ADA-certified passengers in Michigan. Specifically, MTA will use the funding to provide...
The Mass Transportation Authority (MTA) was awarded a $10.6 million project grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) on August 13, 2021 to support capital projects through March 30, 2027. Specifically, $7 million in federal funds along with a $2 million state match will fund preventative maintenance, facility rehabilitation and renovation, capital equipment and parts purchases, computer...
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,...
The Michigan Department of Transportation received a $1.6 million project grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program to provide public transportation services in rural and small urban areas of Michigan through March 2026. The grant utilizes American Rescue Plan Act funding to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic by providing operating assistance to public transit agencies. Subrecipients...
The Mass Transportation Authority (MTA) was awarded a $16,183,000 Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on March 30, 2022 to provide operating support and public health emergency response services through March 30, 2030. Funding will support payroll and operating costs for public transit providers, purchase of personal protective equipment, and administrative leave for reduced service during the COVID-19 pandemic. Intended...
The Mass Transportation Authority (MTA) was awarded a $520,000 Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on September 13, 2022 to conduct a route planning restoration study of its fourteen fixed routes. The grant will fund an extensive study through March 2027 to seek new ways to increase ridership and make service adjustments to better serve vulnerable populations in the Flint community following service disruptions during the...
This Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration provides $24,618,973 to the Michigan Department of Transportation Passenger Transportation Division under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513). The funding will support capital and operating projects for public transportation services benefitting seniors and individuals with disabilities in rural and small urban areas of Michigan where alternatives...
This $885,933 Formula Grant was awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513). The grant provides funding for the continued operations of the Regional Mobility Management Service (MyRide2) call center and mobility management services in Southeast Michigan. Key activities funded include call center operations, mobility management, and administrative costs for the Regional Transit Authority of...
The Mass Transportation Authority (MTA) was awarded a $600,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) on September 26, 2023. The funding will support MTA in conducting an extensive National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) study on the MTA Center of Technology site and creating a zero-emissions transition plan. This effort...
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,...