The Town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina received a $8,729,446 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The funding will support the town's public transportation system in responding to and recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the grant will cover fixed route operational assistance, ADA paratransit operating expenses, operator and administrative salaries, cleaning...
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...
The Town of Chapel Hill was awarded a $10,168,250 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500). The funding will support the development and implementation of a 5.7-mile Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, known as the North-South BRT, stretching from Eubanks Road to Southern Village Street. Key activities include multimodal planning, NEPA compliance, and the engineering and...
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 $2,700,000 federal Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.526 - Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs) will provide funding for the Town of Chapel Hill to improve accessibility and safety at up to 60 bus stops used by multiple regional transit agencies. The grant will support bus stop rehabilitation, construction, and ADA accessibility upgrades, with the goal of improving access to the...
The Town of Chapel Hill was awarded a $5,300,000 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants) to purchase five battery electric replacement buses. The grant funding will facilitate the replacement of diesel buses that have reached the end of their useful life with more reliable and environmentally-friendly battery electric buses. This project is expected to improve the reliability of the town's public transportation services and reduce...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $21,244,500 Formula Grant under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) on December 3, 2024. The purpose of this grant is to expand on-demand transit services, also known as microtransit, in 11 rural communities across North Carolina. The funding will be used to implement two primary delivery models - Software as a Service (SaaS) and Transportation...
The North Carolina Department of Transportation Integrated Mobility Division was awarded a $4.15 million Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). The grant will support metropolitan and statewide transportation planning activities through September 2025. Specifically, the Division will use $2.26 million in FY2019 funds and $1.15 million in FY2020 funds to...
The City of Charlotte has received a $750,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant will fund the implementation of a "First Mile-Last Mile" mobility solution to expand access to frequent, convenient, and affordable transit service in low-income and disadvantaged neighborhoods within Mecklenburg County. The key activities include leveraging community...
This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the 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 purchase of one additional battery electric bus charging station for the Town of Chapel Hill. The $125,000 grant, awarded on September 5, 2024, will support the town's efforts to expand its fleet of battery electric buses and enhance charging capacity. This...