The Town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina received a $2,582,174 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration on May 12, 2021 to support public transportation services through November 9, 2021. The funding was provided through the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support capital and operating assistance for transit services and transportation planning activities in the Chapel Hill urbanized...
This $6,619,590 Formula Grant, awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) to the Town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, will fund preventative maintenance activities for the town's public transit system, Chapel Hill Transit. The grant will cover the costs associated with preserving and extending the functionality and serviceability of the transit fleet, including maintenance supplies, materials, labor, and technical training for vehicle maintenance...
This $10.1 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will fund preventative maintenance activities for the Town of Chapel Hill's public transit system through November 2022. The grant funds will support $2.7 million in capitalized preventative maintenance for the town's rolling stock to meet the Federal Transit Administration's state of good repair requirements. Maintenance will...
This $125,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will fund the purchase of one additional battery electric bus charging station for the Town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The charging station will support the town's expanding fleet of battery electric buses as it continues to transition toward a zero-emission bus fleet. This...
This $5,300,000 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) is intended to fund the purchase of five battery electric buses to replace diesel buses that have reached the end of their useful life for the Town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The grant agreement aims to improve the reliability of the town's public transportation fleet and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The grant was awarded on March 27, 2025, with an...
This $298,324 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 fund the design and engineering for the expansion of the Chapel Hill Transit bus lot to support a 100% electric fleet and the North-South Bus Rapid Transit (NSBRT) system. The key products and services to be delivered include up to 100% construction and engineering...
The Town of Chapel Hill received a $350,000 Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) to plan and develop a new app-based on-demand microtransit system. The town will partner with a third-party firm to conduct a feasibility study and develop a plan for the new web-based microtransit service, which aims to provide fast, efficient transportation for economically...
This Project Grant award, provided by the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500), will support the development of the Eubanks Road to Southern Village Street Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The $10,168,250 award, dated January 17, 2025, will fund various activities related to the 5.7-mile dedicated BRT system, including multimodal planning, NEPA compliance, and engineering/design. The project aims to...
This $1,719,416 federal Formula Grant award from the 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 Town of Cary, North Carolina to support its public transportation services. The grant will cover 80% of eligible capital costs for the town's turn-key transit operations contract, including leasing and depreciation of vehicles and equipment as well as transit planning...
The City of Raleigh, North Carolina received a $23,565,123 project grant award from the United States Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (Section 5307) to fund operating expenses from May 2023 through September 2029. The grant will support continuation of transit services and operations during and after the COVID-19 pandemic through costs such as operator wages, fuel, and personal protective equipment with $2,704,671...