The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Ferry Division was awarded a $1,681,551 Rural Ferry Discretionary Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Passenger Ferry Grant Program (CFDA 20.532). The grant funding will be used to modernize the NCDOT Manns Harbor Shipyard paint facility, which was built in the 1960s. Key project activities include replacing the interior lighting with LED lighting and repainting the exposed...
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) was awarded a $2,030,588.00 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction (CFDA 20.205) program. This grant funding will be used to construct mooring facilities for the South Port - Fort Fisher ferry boat program in North Carolina. The project aims to support and enhance the state's multimodal transportation infrastructure and services. As a state government...
The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded a $1,796,285 Project Grant to the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) on May 1, 2024 under the Highway Planning and Construction (CFDA 20.205) federal grant program. The funding will support the CEDAR ISLAND/OCRACOKE FERRY - NC 12 project to replace the MV SILVER LAKE-BOUND CLASS ferry. This project is part of NCDOT's broader efforts to plan, construct, maintain, and operate North Carolina's multimodal...
The North Carolina Department of Transportation received a $3.984 million Project Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration on July 29, 2022 under the Highway Planning and Construction federal grant program (CFDA 20.205). The grant funding will support the replacement of the MV Silver Lake-Bound class ferry that operates on the Cedar Island/Ocracoke ferry route along NC 12 in North Carolina. The Highway Planning and Construction program aims to assist states in providing for...
The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded a $206,000 Formula Grant to the Transportation North Carolina Department on June 22, 2023 under the Highway Planning and Construction (CFDA 20.205) program. The grant will fund FY2024 feasibility studies for ferry resiliency planning across North Carolina. The Transportation North Carolina Department, the state Department of Transportation, will use this funding to conduct planning and analysis to assess the resilience of...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $4,157,584 Project Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Integrated Mobility Division. The grant funding will support the construction of a new operations and maintenance facility for the Inter-County Public Transportation Authority in Perquimans County, North Carolina. The key activities funded include the...
This $3,036,224 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation 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 25 replacement transit vehicles for various North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) subrecipients across the state. The new buses will help maintain a state of good repair for the transit assets of these subrecipient agencies, enabling them...
The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded a $10,972,900 project grant to the North Carolina Department of Transportation on December 5, 2022 under the Highway Planning and Construction federal grant program (CFDA 20.205). The grant will fund permanent repair to North Carolina coastal flooding through the Federal-aid Highway Program, which assists states in providing for construction, preservation, and improvement of highways. As the state department of...
The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded a $41.15 million Project Grant on May 14, 2021 to the North Carolina Department of Transportation under the Highway Research and Development Program (CFDA 20.200). The grant will fund replacement of two bridges, numbers 73 and 96, over the Straits of Harkers Island on State Route 1335 (Island Road) in Carteret County, North Carolina. One bridge has a lift span that will be replaced. The objective is to maintain and improve...
The North Carolina Department of Transportation received a $5,780,894 Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) dated June 12, 2023. The grant will fund transportation planning initiatives for metropolitan planning organizations across North Carolina through March 2029. Activities include developing transportation improvement programs, state transportation...