The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) received a $44.2 million project grant award from the Federal Transit Administration to support public transportation services in non-urbanized areas of Mississippi through March 2025. $29.3 million in federal funding was provided under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to improve and continue rural public transportation services. MDOT will administer the funding and oversee sub-awards to local...
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...
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...
This $29,852,902 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) provides operating and administrative assistance to the State of Mississippi and its 26 sub-recipients to continue safe and effective rural transit services. Funds will cover eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, preventive maintenance, and transit operations. The award also supports training, technical...
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 Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) received a $9.079 million Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration to provide transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program. Funding will support operating and capital expenses from May 30, 2023 to March 30, 2029. MDOT and several subrecipients—including community health organizations, mental...
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) received a $173,647 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). This funding will support FY 2023-2024 metropolitan planning activities for the Hattiesburg Urbanized Area, which covers Forrest and Lamar Counties in Mississippi. The grant will enable MDOT to conduct comprehensive transportation planning,...
This federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) provides $4,811,207 in funding to the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) and its subrecipients. The purpose of the award is to cover eligible operating expenses, such as driver salaries, fuel, preventive maintenance, and capital investments, including the continued employment of a mobility manager and the...
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) received a $128,687.50 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). The award supports FY 2023-2024 metropolitan transportation planning activities for the Jackson Urbanized Area, encompassing Hinds, Madison, and Rankin Counties in Mississippi. The grant will fund the development of long-range...
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...