The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded a $1,331,276 Formula Grant to the City of Farmington, New Mexico to provide operating assistance, preventive maintenance, and planning for the city's Red Apple Transit program. The funding, which has an award date of August 29, 2023 and a completion date of March 31, 2025, will be used to ensure the continued operation of the city's fixed route and demand response public transit services. This grant is provided through the...
This $1,393,514 Federal Transit Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507) will provide operating assistance, preventive maintenance planning, and capital bus-replacement purchases for the City of Farmington's Red Apple Transit program in New Mexico. The funding will support the continued operation of the fixed-route and demand-response public transit services, ensuring reliable and safe transportation access for passengers to reach work, food, and health/human...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the City of Farmington, New Mexico a $186,114 project grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant will fund the purchase of new radios for bus drivers and the replacement of one aging bus that has exceeded its useful life benchmark of 10 years or 350,000 miles. The new capital equipment will provide more flexible transportation options to...
This $111,010 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) is provided to the City of Farmington, New Mexico. The purpose of this grant is to facilitate the replacement of an aging transit bus that has exceeded its useful life, as well as to purchase video camera equipment to enhance safety for transit passengers and drivers. The expected outcomes are that the new capital equipment will...
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,...
This $6,609,398 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) will provide one year of operating assistance to the City of Las Cruces Roadrunner Transit System. The funding will cover eligible operating expenses, including transit employee salaries, fuel, utilities, business travel, and operational supplies, to allow the transit system to continue providing fixed-route and demand-response transit...
The City of Albuquerque's transit department, ABQ Ride, received a $2,145,000 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The funding will be used over a 2-year period to rehabilitate transit facilities and centers, improve bus shelters and stops, and upgrade transit security equipment. Key activities include replacing/repairing equipment, facility repairs, constructing bus stop infrastructure, upgrading...
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 Federal Transit Administration awarded a $4,375,572 Formula Grant to the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) Transit and Rail Division under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The funding will support capital projects for 14 subrecipient transit agencies across New Mexico, including the purchase of 9 replacement and 2 expansion transit vehicles, renovations to maintenance and storage facilities, and acquisition of...
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...