Project Grant MS2023003
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Mississippi Department of Transportation $680,760 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 funds a comprehensive two-part pilot study designed to optimize community-based transportation operations and increase ridership. The study will evaluate the management of rides and...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the City of Jackson, Mississippi a $1,460,623 Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program on August 4, 2021. The grant will fund two projects providing operational assistance, preventive maintenance, and non-fixed route ADA paratransit services through August 25, 2022. Specifically, Project 1 will support operations and preventive maintenance for the city's public transportation system....
- The Mississippi Department of Transportation received $366,845 under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research Formula Grant program from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration on January 19, 2022. The grant funds will support metropolitan transportation planning activities for the Jackson, Mississippi urbanized area encompassing Hinds, Madison, and Rankin counties. As the designated metropolitan planning organization...
- The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) received a $321,918 Formula Grant award on March 14, 2023 from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. The grant funding supports the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research federal grant program (CFDA 20.505). Under this program, MDOT will provide $321,918 in funding to support metropolitan transportation planning activities in the Gulf Coast MPO Urbanized Area, which...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Mississippi Department of Transportation $30.5 million under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) on September 3, 2025, with performance extending through March 30, 2032. The award provides operating assistance, administrative support, capital project funding, and Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP) resources to support public transportation services in Mississippi's...
- 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 received a $280,075 Formula Grant award on January 19, 2022 from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. The grant funding supports the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program. Through this federal grant program, the Mississippi Department of Transportation will provide $280,075 in funding to support metropolitan transportation planning activities in the Jackson,...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $722,736 Project Grant to the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). The purpose of the award is to provide one year of funding for planning initiatives that will bolster ridership and optimize the cost of managing transportation operations via a community-based transportation system. Specifically, the grant will fund a two-part pilot study on managing rides and subsidies through a community-based transportation portal for on-demand and workforce transportation, as well as increasing ridership and ride options through an innovative AI-based dispatching system. The intended beneficiaries include the Claiborne County Human Resource Agency and four partner organizations. The grant activities are expected to produce tangible results that can be implemented statewide.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $650.5k | 8/10/23 |