The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) was awarded a $3,857,019 Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to purchase three battery electric buses, construct charging infrastructure, and provide workforce training. The grant will support KCATA's goals of replacing aging diesel buses that have reached the end of their useful life with lower-emission vehicles. The new...
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) was awarded a $12,985,000 Project Grant on September 4, 2024 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 funding will support renovations and upgrades to KCATA's bus storage and battery electric vehicle (BEB) charging facility, including: (1) replacing the roof, (2) upgrading electrical...
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) received a $5,949,418 Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) to purchase six replacement bus rapid transit vehicles. The grant combines $5,528,503 in State of Good Repair funding from fiscal years 2019 through 2022 to acquire five vehicles for fixed guideway service and one vehicle for motorbus service. KCATA will use the new vehicles, with a local match of $446,206...
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 $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) 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...
This federal Formula 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) provides $4,722,658 in federal funding to the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) to support the purchase of 51 vehicles for its 30 transit sub-recipients. The total grant amount is $5,903,322, which includes $1,180,664 in local matching funds. The purpose is to maintain a state...