Project Grant MP2024001
- The Commonwealth Office of Transit Authority (COTA) has been awarded a $2,373,872 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA), under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). This grant funding will enable COTA to continue and expand its existing public transportation services in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) from the award date of September 13, 2023 through December 31, 2025. The...
- The Commonwealth Office of Transit Authority (COTA) was awarded a $800,000 federal Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). The purpose of this grant is to develop a 20-year Sustainable Transportation Master Plan and conduct an independent Ferry Feasibility Study for the Northern Mariana Islands. The master plan will...
- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $3,970,894 Formula Grant to the Commonwealth Office of Transit Authority (COTA) in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands on May 19, 2025. The grant funding, provided through the FTA's Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509), will be used to cover operating expenses and program administration costs for COTA's demand-responsive shared-ride service and fixed-route transportation system....
- This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509), will provide $468,251 to the Commonwealth Office of Transit Authority (COTA) in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The funding will be used to support COTA's operating and program administration, which aims to increase the agency's transit capacity and project...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs has awarded a $363,061 Project Grant under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875) to the Commonwealth Office of Transit Authority (COTA) in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The funding will assist COTA with its ongoing Energy Star Energy Efficiency Rebate Program (ESEERP), which provides in-store instant rebate vouchers to residents to purchase energy-efficient and...
- This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA)'s Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), will fund the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA), doing business as Cota, to purchase zero-emission battery electric buses (ZEBs) and construct the related charging infrastructure. The total funding amount is $33,099,827.00, awarded on January 29, 2024. The project aims to help COTA achieve its goal of...
- This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $207,027, provided by the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875), will fund the operations and expansion of public transportation services on the islands of Rota and Tinian in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). This grant, awarded on May 3, 2024, with a completion date of September 30, 2028, aims to improve access...
- This federal Formula Grant award of $4,875,001.00 from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will enable the Nantucket Regional Transit Authority (NRTA) to replace up to six diesel-powered buses that have reached the end of their useful lives. The replacement vehicles will be battery-electric, reducing the carbon footprint of the NRTA fleet and providing Nantucket residents with clean,...
- The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $10,000,000 Project Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to the Autoridad Metropolitana De Autobuses (Metropolitan Bus Authority), a U.S. state government entity and transit authority in Puerto Rico. The grant purpose is to purchase four zero-emission electric buses and construct two dual solar-powered charging stations to replace existing diesel buses and support...
- This federal Project Grant award of $27,195,382 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) is intended to improve the reliability of rural county transit agency fleets in Hawaii. The grant funding will enable the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HiDOT) and its subrecipients - the County of Hawaii Mass Transit Agency, County of Kauai Transit Agency,...
This $2,373,675 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) will enable the Commonwealth Office of Transit Authority (COTA) in the Northern Mariana Islands to begin electrifying its transit fleet. Specifically, the grant funds will be used to purchase four electric transit vehicles and install necessary electric charging stations to support COTA's fixed-route transit operations on the island of Saipan. The intended outcomes are to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, decrease congestion, and lower COTA's carbon footprint, ultimately benefiting residents, commuters, students, seniors, individuals with disabilities, tourists, veterans, and military families who rely on the public transportation services. This award, with a period of performance from July 2024 to September 2027, represents an important step in COTA's efforts to modernize its fleet and infrastructure to provide more sustainable and accessible transit solutions for the Northern Mariana Islands.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $2.4m | 7/30/24 |