Project Grant NY2025072
- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) a $960,000 discretionary Project Grant under the FTA's Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500) to support transit-oriented development (TOD) planning along the Bailey Avenue bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor in Buffalo, New York. The grant will fund the development and implementation of a comprehensive TOD plan for the Bailey BRT...
- 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 $22,962,075 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) will provide funding to the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) for various transit operations and capital projects in the Buffalo, NY area. The grant will fund $17,146,532 for bus preventive maintenance activities, $514,396 for rail preventive maintenance, and $5,301,147 for the purchase of 9 new clean diesel 40-foot...
- 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 $4,533,753 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) provides funding to the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) for transit rail preventive maintenance and track system assessments. The grant will support activities to preserve and extend the functionality and serviceability of NFTA's Metro Rail assets, including maintenance of rail equipment and facilities. Additionally, the funding will be used to...
- This $1,912,238 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will fund the purchase of one 40-foot clean diesel bus and ten paratransit vehicles to replace an equal number of life and mileage-expired buses currently in use by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA). The grant will also support the purchase of 43 bus shelters to be...
- 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 $1,952,884 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...
- The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) received a $24,002,409 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration. The grant will fund preventive maintenance for NFTA's bus and rail assets, as well as the purchase of 7 new battery electric buses. Specifically, the grant will provide $16,480,711 for bus preventive maintenance, $494,421 for rail preventive maintenance, and $7,027,277 to purchase the new electric buses....
- 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...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $650,000 Project Grant to the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) to develop a community engagement plan supporting the Bailey Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in Buffalo, NY. The grant funding will support robust public outreach and planning activities to identify actions that can increase the economic and social benefits of the BRT project, and build trust in the surrounding communities. The Bailey Avenue BRT project aims to reduce travel times, increase transit frequency and reliability, and improve operating costs and emissions along the corridor. The grant award is dated August 25, 2025 with an expected completion date of May 31, 2027.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $650.0k | 8/25/25 |