Formula Grant MS2021016
- The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded $30.5 million to the Mississippi Department of Transportation under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) on September 3, 2025, to support rural public transportation services throughout Mississippi. The award funds operating assistance, administrative support, eligible capital projects, and the Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP) through March 30, 2032. Specifically, funding covers eligible operating...
- The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) received a $2.747 million Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) on August 5, 2022. The award will fund operating assistance for rural and non-urbanized public transportation services in Mississippi through March 2029 to help the state and its subrecipients recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Funds will be provided to 22 subrecipients...
- This $29,852,902 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.509 - Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program) provides operating and capital assistance to the State of Mississippi and its rural transit service subrecipients. The funding will be used to cover eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, preventive maintenance, and other items with a useful life less than one year to allow...
- The Mississippi Department of Transportation was awarded a $4,550,948 project grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) on August 8, 2022. The grant will fund operating assistance for intercity bus services in rural Mississippi through March 30, 2029. Two subrecipients, Delta Bus Lines and Greyhound Lines, will receive ARP funds to cover eligible operating expenses and continue providing transit operations to rural and...
- Federal Formula Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Mississippi Department of Transportation $5.0 million on March 23, 2026, under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The award provides capital funding for statewide rural transit modernization, specifically supporting the purchase of 30 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant vans and 13 additional transit vehicles, along with construction...
- The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $69,697,094 Formula Grant to the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The purpose of this grant is to provide operating and administrative assistance, as well as funding for eligible capital projects and the Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP), to support continued safe and effective transit operations in the rural and...
- This $15,000,000 federal Formula 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 provide funding to the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) and its 19 sub-recipients for statewide purchases of 30 ADA vans, 55 ADA buses, and associated capital equipment such as engines, transmissions, and surveillance/communication systems. The...
- The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Mississippi Department of Transportation a $647,684 project grant under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513). Funds will support operating assistance for 17 subrecipients to maintain transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities in rural, small urban, and large urban areas of Mississippi. Subrecipients include regional community mental health...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded $680,760 to the Mississippi Department of Transportation under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) on August 19, 2025. This one-year planning initiative, with an ultimate completion date of March 30, 2032, funds transit planning activities designed to bolster ridership and optimize cost management of transportation operations through a...
- This $4,811,207 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) provides operating assistance and capital funding to the Mississippi Department of Transportation (M DOT) and its subrecipients. The funding will enable M DOT and subrecipients, including the Jackson Medical Mall Foundation, Singing River Hospital Health System, South Central Community Action Agency, and Timber Hill Region IV Mental...
APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AND ITS SUBRECIPIENTS OPERATING ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE ELIGIBLE CAPITAL PROJECTS AND FOR THE RURAL TRANSIT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (RTAP) TO ASSIST THE STATE AND ITS SUBRECIPIENTS.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: FUNDS WILL BE USED TO COVER ELIGIBLE OPERATING EXPENSES SUCH AS DRIVER SALARIES FUEL ITEMS HAVING A USEFUL LIFE OF LESS THAN ONE-YEAR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ETC. IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TRANSIT OPERATIONS. FUNDS WILL ALSO BE USED FOR TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND STATE ADMINISTRATION.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: CONTINUED SAFE AND EFFECTIVE OPERATION OF TRANSIT SERVICES FOR RURAL AREAS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TRANSIT AGENCIES AND CITIZENS IN THE RURAL AND NON-URBANIZED AREAS OF THE STATE.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE FOLLOWING SUBRECIPIENTS AS PROVIDERS OF RURAL TRANSIT SERVICE ALONG WITH TWO (2) INTERCITY BUS OPERATORS WILL RECEIVE OPERATING ASSISTANCE CAPITAL FUNDING FOR THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT AND MOBILITY MANAGEMENT.: AARON E. HENRY COMMUNITY HEALTH DARTS; BOLIVAR COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING; CLAIBORNE COUNTY HUMAN RESOURCE AGENCY; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INC.; COPIAH COUNTY HUMAN RESOURCE AGENCY; CITY OF OXFORD; DJ TRANSIT; FIVE COUNTY COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION; HINDS COUNTY HUMAN RESOURCE AGENCY; MADISON COUNTY CITIZENS SERVICES AGENCY; MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANS; MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE MASS TRANSIT; NATCHEZ TRANSIT SYSTEM; NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY SERVICES; NROUTE TRANSIT COMMISSION; SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY; STARKVILLE-MSU AREA RAPID TRANSIT; MT. ZION ECONOMIC COMMUNITY CENTER; NOXUBEE COUNTY HUMAN RESOURCE AGENCY; CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI INC.; SUNFLOWER HUMPHREYS COUNTIES PROGRESS INC.; PHILADELPHIA TRANSIT INC.; PINE BELT MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES; ICB OPERATORS DELTA BUS LINES AND GREYHOUND LINES.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $29.3m | 9/2/21 |