Project Grant NY2026026
- Federal Formula Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded $1,912,238.00 to the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) on August 18, 2025, under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The award funds the purchase of transit fleet replacement vehicles and passenger amenities, specifically one 40-foot clean diesel bus and ten paratransit vehicles to replace life and mileage-expired units currently in...
- 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...
- Federal Formula Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded $6.25 million to the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on June 8, 2026, to procure four 40-foot battery electric buses (BEBs). These vehicles will replace an equivalent number of life and mileage-expired diesel buses currently in the NFTA-Metro revenue service fleet, with completion targeted for March 31, 2028. The buses will operate...
- Federal Transit Formula Grants Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority $22,962,075 in Federal Fiscal Year 2025 Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Funding on July 30, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2028. This grant, administered under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), supports transit capital and operating assistance in the Buffalo, New York urbanized area. The award obligates a total...
- 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....
- 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 $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...
- The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) received a $43,182,780 project grant award from the United States Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on May 12, 2021. The award was provided through the FTA's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to fund operating assistance through August 3, 2021. The Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (49 U.S.C. 5307) makes federal resources available to local and regional government authorities for...
- This federal Formula Grant award, with ID NY2024028, was provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525). The $4,546,458 in FFY24 Section 5337 funding will support the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) in its Metro Rail preventive maintenance activities, including supplies, materials, labor, and services required to preserve and extend the functionality of rail equipment and facilities. Additionally, the funding will...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded $650,000 to the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority on August 25, 2025, under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) to develop a comprehensive community engagement plan supporting the Bailey Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in Buffalo, New York. The project, with an ultimate completion date of May 1, 2026, focuses on robust...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority $28.9 million in FY23 Section 5339 Discretionary Low or No Emissions Program funding (CFDA 20.526: Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs) on July 23, 2026. The grant supports the purchase of 42 new 40-foot compressed natural gas buses to replace an equal number of life and mileage-expired buses currently in the NFTA-Metro fleet. The total obligated amount for this project is $34.1 million, with a completion deadline of December 1, 2029. This capital investment will modernize NFTA's bus fleet serving the Buffalo-Niagara region, reducing the average fleet age and minimizing out-of-service repairs and fleet maintenance costs. The replacement buses will reduce breakdown frequency and improve service reliability on regional transit routes that connect residents of Buffalo and surrounding communities to employment, healthcare, education, and recreation opportunities. No subrecipient activities are associated with this award.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $28.9m | 7/23/26 |