Project Grant OH2021044
- The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) received a $51.6 million Project Grant award from the United States Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration on May 17, 2021. The funding is provided through the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support operating assistance through November 1, 2021. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal resources available to local transit authorities for transit operating...
- The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) received a $750,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the National Infrastructure Investments (CFDA 20.933) program. The funding will support COTA's National Operations Center of Excellence from March 2023 through March 2026. As the name implies, the Center will serve as an excellence hub to share best practices in transportation operations with other transit agencies nationwide. The...
- This $23,618,946 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will support pre-construction activities for the West Broad Street Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in Columbus, Ohio. The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) will use the funding for final design, NEPA environmental review, and other planning activities to implement the 9.3-mile BRT service on the West Broad Street corridor. The project aims to improve...
- The federal Project Grant award of $636,700.00 was provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Rail and Transit Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.075) to the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA). The grant funding is intended to protect critical transportation infrastructure and the traveling public from terrorism and security threats. Specifically, the grant will support surveillance equipment upgrades, infrastructure hardening, emergency response training, and other...
- The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded a $900,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Asset Concessions and Innovative Finance Assistance program (CFDA 20.945) to the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA). The purpose of the award is to facilitate and evaluate public-private partnerships in which the private sector could assume a greater role in transportation infrastructure planning, development, financing, construction, maintenance, and operation. Specifically, COTA will explore...
- This $439,345 project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration provides operating assistance to the City of Columbus Transit system for the period of January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022. The grant funding comes from the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA #20.507) and will help support transit capital and operating expenses. Specifically, the grant will help offset lost fare revenue and increased fuel costs experienced by the City of Columbus...
- The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $1,366,800 Project Grant to the Columbus Georgia Consolidated Government under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant will fund the purchase of one 30-foot replacement bus and bus support equipment to enhance the recipient's existing fleet and support daily fixed route transit services through March 2029. The grant utilizes $547,720 in federal funds...
- This $2,373,675 Project 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 enable the Commonwealth Office of Transit Authority (COTA) in the Northern Mariana Islands to begin electrifying its transit fleet. Specifically, the grant funds will be used to purchase four electric transit vehicles and install necessary electric charging stations to...
- This Federal Transit Formula Grant award of $1,047,968 from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507) will support Clermont Transportation Connection (CTC) in Clermont County, Ohio. The grant funding will allow CTC to purchase five light transit vehicles (LTN cutaways), one medium-duty bus, and implement a new routing system software. These investments will help CTC manage and maintain its current fleet of aging vehicles, improve service efficiency...
- This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) provides $2,617,830.00 to the City of Columbus, Indiana to support the operations of the Columbus Transit system. The funding will be used for a one-year period from May 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026 to cover salaries, fringe benefits, preventive maintenance, and security/surveillance upgrades for the transit system. The expected outcomes...
The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) in Columbus, Ohio received a $6.7 million project grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to implement capital projects from July 2021 through March 2022. The grant provides $5.4 million in federal funding and $1.3 million in local matches to purchase up to twenty-eight 40-foot compressed natural gas buses. This will advance COTA's transition to cleaner fuel sources by replacing vehicles that have met their useful life. The new buses are eligible for Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement program funding and will reduce emissions. The grant enables COTA to abide by federal requirements for transit vehicle procurements, including Buy America and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise goals.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 11/23/21 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 11/23/21 | ||
| Not listed | $3.5m | 7/27/21 | ||
| Not listed | $1.9m | 7/27/21 |