The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) received a $4,955,977 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (CFDA 20.513) program. The funding will be used to support the procurement of 34 transit vehicles including ADA-accessible vans and sedans, a regional travel voucher program, contracted transportation services, and program administration....
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) was awarded a $132.1 million project grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on July 22, 2022 to provide public transportation services through December 30, 2026. KCATA and four regional partners - Johnson County, Kansas; Kansas City Streetcar Authority; City of Independence, Missouri; and Unified Government of Wyandotte County, Kansas/Kansas City, Kansas - will utilize funding to...
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) received a $42.3 million Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 11, 2022. The funding will support KCATA operations and capital activities through December 31, 2025, including preventative maintenance, equipment purchases, facility rehabilitation, planning, and the acquisition of a support vehicle. As the designated recipient for the Kansas City...
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA), doing business as RideKC, has been awarded a $514,045 federal Project Grant by the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507). The funding will support KCATA's "RideKC Green Corridor Infrastructure Program" which aims to improve mobility and access while combating climate change in low-income and disadvantaged communities. Specifically, KCATA...
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) received a $15,476,313 Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to provide various public transportation services and capital investments in the Kansas City metropolitan area from August 2021 through April 2024. Specifically, the grant funds will support KCATA's preventive maintenance, miscellaneous capital, equipment, computer hardware and software needs, as well as...
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) received a $569,326 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program. KCATA will utilize the funding to study the health and economic impacts of its zero-fare transit program, launched in March 2020, in partnership with the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC). UMKC will provide $69,326...
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) received a $39.6 million Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on September 2, 2021 to fund eligible operating expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic. The grant completion date is April 1, 2025. KCATA will use the funding to support regional public transportation operations provided by KCATA and its regional partners, including...
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) received a $19,644,974 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration. The grant, awarded on September 5, 2024, will support the following activities: Purchasing 17 ADA-accessible vehicles to replace vehicles that have reached the end of their useful life, acquiring miscellaneous capital equipment such as transit vehicle column lifts, automated passenger counters, and...
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (Kcata) received a $1.5 million Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on September 17, 2021. The grant funds will support operating assistance for expanded transit services in the Kansas City region through December 2026. Specifically, $600,000 will support new and extended Prospect MAX transportation services, while $300,000 and $300,000 from FY2019 Congestion Mitigation...
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) was awarded a $1.136 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration on August 16, 2021 to upgrade bus stops and improve pedestrian connections along the 7th Street transit corridor in Wyandotte County, Missouri through December 30, 2024. The funding is provided through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA #20.507) to support capital projects and transportation planning in urbanized...