The City of Raleigh, North Carolina received a $5.868 million Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant funds will support the purchase of five electric buses and associated charging equipment to replace aging vehicles and support the expansion of Raleigh's public transit network. Additionally, $307,760 in federal funding will support...
The City of Raleigh received a $3,228,091 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) on July 20, 2023. The funds will be used for engineering and design of a new $2,582,473 federal-funded ADA-compliant joint operations and maintenance facility to accommodate 277 staff and a fleet of up to 159 service vehicles. The grant will also support renovations to an...
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...
The City of Raleigh, North Carolina will receive $20,607,921 under a Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The City will use the funding for staff computer leases, preventive maintenance of transit fleet and equipment, transit planning projects, passenger amenities, and operating assistance for GoRaleigh and GoWake Access transit services through September 30, 2027. Additionally, $3,927,000 in Locally Administered...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500), provides $10,168,250 to the City of Raleigh to plan, design, and complete National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) activities for the Wake Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Western Corridor project. The funding will support the planning and development of 10 enhanced stations, 19 transit platforms, dedicated transit...
This federal Project Grant award of $10,168,250.00 from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500) will fund planning, design, and NEPA documentation activities for the Wake Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Southern Corridor project in Raleigh, North Carolina. The grant will support development of nine new enhanced BRT stations, along with transit infrastructure such as dedicated bus lanes, storm water improvements, landscaping, and...
The City of Raleigh, North Carolina received a $10.8 million project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500) on August 25, 2022. The funding will support the procurement of seven 60-foot articulated transit vehicles for use on the Wake Bus Rapid Transit New Bern Avenue Corridor project. The new vehicles will allow the recipient to implement high-capacity bus service for transit...
This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), will provide $7,036,690 to the City of Raleigh, North Carolina to support continued operations and maintenance of the GoRaleigh transit system. The funding will cover computer lease costs, software maintenance, procurement of miscellaneous support equipment and vehicles, and planning projects for the transit system. A...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the City of Raleigh, North Carolina a $167.2 million Project Grant on August 25, 2022 under the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500). The grant funds will support the design and construction of the Wake Bus Rapid Transit New Bern Avenue Corridor Project. This includes building 10 transit stations, dedicated bus lanes, transit signal priority infrastructure, multi-use paths, sidewalks, and the...
The City of Raleigh Finance Department has been awarded a $17,118,765.00 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). This grant will support the continued daily operational efforts, preventive maintenance, and planning projects for the GoRaleigh public transit system and GoWake Access paratransit services in Raleigh, North Carolina. Key activities to be funded include: computer lease operations, software maintenance,...