Project Grant MN2022019
- The Metropolitan Council Minnesota has received a $27,435,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507). The purpose of this grant is to purchase new buses to preserve existing transit service levels, replace aging buses, and accommodate increasing demand for paratransit services. Funds will also support the capital costs of contracting with other agencies to provide...
- The Metropolitan Council Minnesota was awarded a $47.5 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on July 19, 2022. The grant will fund three transit improvement projects in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area through March 2028: implementation of bus rapid transit in the Lake/Marshall/Selby corridor, including purchase of four BRT buses and construction of 33 platforms and shelters; purchase...
- The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Metropolitan Council Minnesota $43.6 million under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507) on August 18, 2021. The funding will support capital projects and operating assistance for public transportation in the Twin Cities metropolitan region through March 2027. Specifically, the grant will fund bus purchases and repairs, fare collection upgrades at transit facilities, and other bus infrastructure...
- The Metropolitan Council Minnesota (Met Council) received a $21,778,840 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support preventive maintenance activities, energy efficiency improvements, and facility upgrades. The grant provides $8 million in FY 2022 and $715,536 in FY 2027 Section 5307 funds, along with $2 million in local match, to allow Met Council to properly maintain...
- The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $1,755,000 Project Grant to the Metropolitan Council Minnesota on July 6, 2023 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. This funding will support a metro-wide regional travel behavior inventory and model development initiative. Key activities include conducting a household travel survey, special generator surveys, and data updates to improve the accuracy of transportation demand forecasting models....
- The Metropolitan Council Minnesota was awarded a $8,847,612 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) on September 5, 2023. The grant funds will be used to repair, upgrade, and/or rehabilitate/renovate bus life systems, paving systems, foundation, fall protection equipment, facades, shops, roofs, and mid-life bus rapid transit (BRT) buses. The intended outcomes are to extend the lifespan of existing systems, renew systems to restart...
- This $17.25 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (Section 5307) will support capital projects and planning for the Metropolitan Council's Metro Transit division in Minnesota. $13.8 million in Section 5307 funds will support construction of the new Minneapolis Bus Garage, engineering and design for electric bus infrastructure at Metro Transit garages including the new Minneapolis...
- This $1,750,000 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) provides funding for capital purchases and improvements related to buses, bus operations, and bus maintenance for the Metropolitan Council Minnesota's Metro Transit and MTS divisions. The award will support the purchase of expansion buses, installation of electric bus infrastructure, and upgrades to equipment such as...
- The Metropolitan Council Minnesota received a $9,563,072 Project Grant award 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 will fund the purchase of four 45-foot battery-electric coach buses and six 25-foot battery-electric vehicles, the installation of five depot chargers, and the acquisition of maintenance tools and equipment for the new...
- This $4,937,803 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) will fund the deployment of 8 electric buses for the Metro Transit fleet in Minnesota. The grant activities include purchasing the buses and installing associated charging infrastructure at the Heywood Garage. This project will help the Metropolitan Council Minnesota's Metro...
The Metropolitan Council Minnesota was awarded a $6.87 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant will fund several capital projects including the replacement of fare collection boxes on the regional bus fleet at an estimated cost of $1.13 million, a tire lease facility for $4.27 million, and power redundancy and hoist replacement projects at bus maintenance facilities totaling $1.62 million. The grant also provides $109,189 in local matching funds and is intended to support the replacement of aging buses, improve fare collection systems for riders and operators, ensure safer vehicle maintenance, and maintain transit system reliability in the metro region through March 2027. No subrecipient activities are included.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $1.1m | 7/19/22 | ||
| Not listed | $1.1m | 7/19/22 | ||
| Not listed | $3.2m | 7/19/22 |