The New Mexico Department of Transportation's Transit and Rail Division was awarded a $347,087 Federal Transit Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration to fund operations and maintenance related to the COVID-19 pandemic response. The grant will support payroll for transit agency operations, supervision, drivers, mechanics, dispatch, and operations support, as well as occupancy costs, equipment and supplies, and vehicle costs including fuel,...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $8,036,240 Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) to the City of Santa Fe, New Mexico on June 12, 2025. The grant funds will be used to provide operating assistance for the city's fixed-route transit service and paratransit service, including salaries and fringe benefits for transit agency operations, supervision, drivers, mechanics, dispatch, and operations support. The expected outcomes of this grant are to provide safe...
The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) received a $27.3 million Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to support rural and tribal public transportation services across New Mexico. The grant, awarded May 14, 2021 with a completion date of December 30, 2026, provides operating and administrative funds to NMDOT and 12 regional transit districts/authorities and local...
The New Mexico Department of Transportation Transit and Rail Division received a $340,416 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration on June 5, 2023 to support operating assistance under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (CFDA 20.513) federal grant program. Through three subawards totaling $340,416, the Division provided operating assistance to regional transit agencies serving rural and small urban areas...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $6.56 million Project Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to the New Mexico Department of Transportation Transit and Rail Division on May 17, 2021. The grant will fund construction of a new $4.66 million operations and maintenance facility and $585,108 in engineering and design work for the facility. A sub-award was provided to the North Central...
The South Central Regional Transit District received a $1,005,673 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support capital projects and operating costs associated with its transit operations. The funding will be used for activities including capital improvements, security enhancements, shelter maintenance, bus replacement, and administrative costs. The expected outcomes are to improve the efficiency,...
This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), will fund the day-to-day transit operations, including both bus and rail services, for the Los Lunas Small Urbanized Area in New Mexico. The $4,731,666 grant award, effective from September 6, 2024 to July 1, 2025, will support a range of transit activities such as administration, revenue vehicle operations,...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $261,454 Project Grant to the New Mexico Department of Transportation Transit and Rail Division under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant funds COVID-19 emergency response services for rural and tribal public transportation in New Mexico through August 2022. A $300,000 sub-award was provided to the New Mexico Department of Transportation Transit and Rail Division to...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $11.7 million Project Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to the New Mexico Department of Transportation Transit and Rail Division on September 21, 2022. The grant will fund the purchase of five battery-electric buses, including three 40-foot transit style buses and two cutaway style buses, for the North Central Regional Transit District. Funding...
The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) Transit and Rail Division received a $961,015 Formula Grant under the Federal Transit Administration's Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). This funding supports transportation planning activities in metropolitan and rural areas across New Mexico, including: Developing long-range transportation plans and transportation improvement programs for the state's five...