The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) was awarded a $26,959,984 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on May 28, 2024. This grant funding will support a range of capital projects and operational activities for RTA's public transit system serving Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Key deliverables include purchasing new buses and railcars, performing preventive maintenance on existing vehicles,...
This federal Formula Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) provides $38,459,984.00 to the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) to support the purchase of new vehicles and maintain a state of good repair for its facilities and properties. The key activities funded under this award include the purchase of new buses and spare parts, new rail cars, light rail track rehabilitation, pavement...
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) was awarded a $85,979,190 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support various capital projects. The grant will fund the replacement of existing diesel-fueled vehicles with compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles, replacement of aging rail vehicles, reconstruction of light rail track, and replacement of passenger shelters along the Shaker Rapid Line....
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) was awarded a $11,250,000 Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 20.534). The grant will enable RTA to replace its existing rail fleet, which has reached the end of its useful life, with new rail vehicles. This is expected to improve the reliability of RTA's rail system, benefiting the residents of Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The grant award...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA), through its Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), awarded a $9,500,000 formula grant to the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority (RTA) on July 13, 2023. The grant funds will be used to purchase replacement buses to update RTA's fleet with more energy-efficient vehicles. The project is expected to be completed by September 14, 2023. RTA, a local government-owned transit authority, will directly implement the grant-funded activities...
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) was awarded a $650,000 Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). The purpose of this grant is to conduct in-depth research to identify impediments to transit access in areas of persistent poverty within the City of Cleveland and its inner-ring suburbs. The activities performed under this grant include...
The Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority (R T A), a U.S. local government entity and transit authority, received a $28,454,176 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant funds will be used to cover eligible ADA operating expenses, such as operator salaries and wages, as well as preventive maintenance costs including maintenance salaries, tools, and supplies. Additionally, the funding will...
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) was awarded a $49.3 million Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's State of Good Repair Grants Program on August 4, 2021. The grant will fund capital projects to maintain existing fixed guideway and high-intensity motorbus transit systems through March 2029. Specifically, the grant will support light rail track rehabilitation, rail vehicle replacement, bus replacement and spare parts, facility repairs and upgrades, and...
The Western Reserve Transit Authority (WRTA) received a $7.2 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support operating assistance from June 2021 through April 2022. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal funding available to local and regional authorities for transit capital, operating assistance, and transportation planning in urbanized areas....
The Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan (RTA) was awarded a $179,755 project grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant funding will support RTA's ongoing regional planning and coordination activities as described in its FY2020-21 Unified Work Program. Activities will focus on general regional transportation planning and providing planning and coordination services to all...