The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) was awarded a $3.12 million Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on September 20, 2022 to purchase eight 40-foot replacement transit buses. $1.319 million of the award was provided through Section 5339 funding and $1.801 million came from Section 5307 funding allocated to the Albany-Schenectady urbanized area. The buses will support CDTA's continued operation of safe and...
The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) received a $28,415,640 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration on March 30, 2021 to provide operating assistance through July 31, 2021. The grant was awarded under the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). This program makes federal funding available to local and regional authorities for transit operating assistance and...
This $7,262,500 Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) award from the Federal Transit Administration supports commuter bus services provided by the Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) in the New York Capital Region and Mid-Hudson Region from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022. The funding enables CDTA to oversee contractor operations and ensure successful delivery of commuter bus transportation along key routes connecting Kingston, New York City, Albany, Catskill,...
This $52.2 million project grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program, will fund operating assistance for the Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) in New York. CDTA will use the full grant amount to support costs for operating, maintaining, and managing its public transportation services from fiscal years 2022 through 2024 as it recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding...
The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) has received a $21,215,000 Formula Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program) to support maintenance activities, vehicle purchases, and bus shelter projects during CDTA's fiscal years 2025 and 2026. The grant funding will enable CDTA to continue providing safe and effective public transportation service in the New York Capital District region by covering the...
This $27,693,347 Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507, Federal Transit Formula Grants) to the Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) will support a range of maintenance activities, vehicle purchases, and infrastructure projects in the CDTA service area during 2023 and 2024. Specifically, the funding will cover preventive maintenance, bus shelter improvements, paratransit and non-revenue vehicle replacements, fleet financing, construction of a...
The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) received a $1,718,400 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on September 8, 2023. The grant funds will support CDTA's Vanpool Program, which provides commuter transportation services operated by Enterprise Rideshare. This multimodal program aims to reduce reliance on private automobile use and single-occupancy vehicle travel in the Capital Region, thereby reducing transportation...
The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) was awarded a $18,560,777 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration on September 20, 2024. The grant will fund a project to upgrade the BusPlus Red Line, the agency's highest ridership and service frequency bus rapid transit (BRT) route. Key project activities include purchasing six 60-foot articulated buses, rehabilitating bus shelters, constructing a new mobility...
The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) was awarded a $514,045 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) on June 23, 2023. The grant will fund the implementation of a transportation data platform to support intelligent system-wide route restructuring and improvement efforts. The goal is to more effectively and efficiently restore pre-COVID transit service levels, better meet current needs,...
The federal Formula Grant award in the amount of $2,858,606.00 was provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) through the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The award will be used by the Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) to purchase four (4) new 40-ft fixed route buses and three (3) trolleys to support expanded public transportation service in the CDTA service area. The award will help CDTA maintain a state of...