Project Grant NY2025023
- This Project Grant award of $722,222 from the Federal Transit Administration's Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) provides funding to the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) to develop a community engagement plan supporting the Bailey Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in Buffalo, New York. The grant will fund activities to identify ways to increase the economic and social benefits of the BRT project,...
- This $102,692,562 federal Formula Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) will support the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority's (NFTA) development of the Bailey Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Battery Electric Bus System in Buffalo, New York. The grant will fund the completion of design activities, the purchase of approximately 10 low or no-emission vehicles and related infrastructure, and...
- This $23,305,123 federal Formula Grant, awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), will provide funding to the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) to support transit service in the Buffalo, NY region. The grant will fund $16,830,102 for bus preventive maintenance, $4,941,421 for rail preventive maintenance, and $5,980,600 to purchase 8 new clean diesel 40-foot buses to replace life-expired rolling stock....
- This $1,915,990 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 fund the purchase of two (2) 40-foot battery electric buses by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) to replace an equal number of life and mileage expired buses currently in revenue service as part of the NFTA-Metro bus fleet. This project aims to reduce NFTA's...
- This Cooperative Agreement award of $625,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Asset Concessions and Innovative Finance Assistance program (CFDA 20.945) is intended to facilitate and evaluate public-private partnerships in which the private sector could assume a greater role in the planning, development, financing, construction, maintenance, and operation of transportation infrastructure projects. The primary activities to be performed under the award include assisting the...
- The Department of Transportation New York was awarded a $107,487.50 Formula Grant by the Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) on August 13, 2024. The grant will fund the first phase of the Bailey Complete Street project, which includes resurfacing and improvements to Winspear Avenue and Dartmouth Street in the City of Buffalo, Erie County. The project will also complete the second phase of the Bailey Complete Street initiative, covering...
- This $4,533,753 formula grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) will provide funding to the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) to support rail service in the Buffalo, NY area. The grant will be used for two primary activities: 1) Metro Rail preventive maintenance, covering the supplies, materials, labor, and associated costs required to preserve and extend the functionality and serviceability of the...
- The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded $238.2 million under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program to the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority on September 13, 2022. The funding will support operational expenses and costs incurred by NFTA-Metro in providing public transit services from January 2020 through September 2024 to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Specifically, the grant funds will offset negative...
- This $1,952,884 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. 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 Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority's (NFTA) purchase of two 40-foot clean diesel buses to replace aging buses in their fleet. The grant will also support the purchase and installation of 42 bus shelters across NFTA's service area. The purpose of...
- This $457,764.00 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) is funding the New York Department of Transportation (NYS DOT) to execute the "Increasing Safe & Accessible Transportation Options Metropolitan Planning Set-Aside" project in Buffalo, New York. The project aims to enhance transportation safety and accessibility through various initiatives overseen by the Greater Buffalo-Niagara Regional...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.500 Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program), provides $960,000 in discretionary funding to the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) to support comprehensive transit-oriented development (TOD) planning along the Bailey Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor in Buffalo, New York. The key activities to be performed under this grant include developing a TOD plan for the Bailey BRT corridor, conducting public outreach, assessing existing conditions, evaluating public-private sector participation, and creating recommendations to operationalize TOD strategies. The expected outcomes include quarterly progress reports, a public outreach plan, an existing conditions analysis, a housing needs assessment, stakeholder meeting materials, community-centered station area proposals, a development checklist, a TOD policy plan, a housing action plan, and the establishment of a TOD coordinating committee and fund. The intended beneficiaries of this project are the communities along the Bailey Avenue corridor, which serve as a critical north-south connection and are undergoing revitalization efforts in Buffalo.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $960.0k | 8/21/25 |