This $847,912 federal Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505), will support transit planning and administration activities for three Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) in the state of Montana - Billings, Great Falls, and Missoula. Specifically, the grant funds will be used to develop transit development...
This $1,410,105.00 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509), provides assistance to the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) to cover eligible state administration expenses for continued safe and effective operation of transit services in rural and non-urbanized areas of Montana. The award date is April 11, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of March 31, 2027. The funding will...
This $159,604 Formula Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.509 - Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program), will support statewide transit training needs for Montana's rural transit providers. The award will be used to provide training, technical assistance, research, and related support services to help transit providers in rural Montana. The primary intended beneficiaries are transit providers across the state...
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) received a $839,458 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to support the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513). The award will fund the purchase of replacement and expansion buses and vans, as well as the construction and renovation of transit facilities across rural and small urban areas in Montana. Key activities include acquiring approximately 61 ADA-accessible vehicles,...
This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) through the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509), totals $47,432,504 and is intended to maintain and improve existing transit services in rural areas of Montana. The award funds state administration, operating assistance, preventive maintenance, and project administration for 39 rural and intercity bus transit providers across over 30 counties in the state. This allows...
This federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) provides $135,697.96 to the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) for planning and research activities associated with the state's fiscal year 2025 annual work program. The project aims to fund ongoing transportation planning, data collection and analysis, mapping, and the development of short- and long-term construction programs to address the needs of Montana's...
This $588,812.53 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) supports the Montana Department of Transportation's (MDT) "2025 System Impact Program" initiative. The project involves reviewing and analyzing system impact requests initiated by private developers across the state of Montana. The period of performance for this grant is January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025. Through this federal funding, MDT will...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $365,000 Project Grant to the Missoula Urban Transportation District (MUTD), doing business as Mountain Line, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant funds will support MUTD's operational expenses for fiscal year 2022, from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. Funds will cover eligible operating costs and allow MUTD to continue and expand transit services for workers, students, and other...
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) State of Montana Division was awarded $125,000 on May 11, 2023 through the Highway Research and Development Program (CFDA 20.200) administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. The Project Grant will support MDT's Digital Delivery Innovation Initiative to develop and implement digital delivery methods across the state of Montana. This includes "other activities" to advance the initiative through...
The City of Billings Met Transit Division, doing business as Billings Metro Transit, received a $4,772,955 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration. The grant award, dated December 27, 2024, will provide operating assistance for Billings Metro Transit's fixed-route and ADA paratransit services, as well as preventive maintenance for its fleet and facilities. The funding will allow Billings Metro Transit to continue...