The City of Middletown, Ohio received a $249,706 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support operating assistance for public transit services through December 31, 2021. The grant funding will help supplement funds received under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act to ensure continued operation of essential public transportation services provided by the...
The Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) received a $24,045,309 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to fund operating assistance and other COVID-19 response expenses from August 4, 2021 through March 20, 2022. The grant will allow SORTA to continue providing essential public transportation services ensuring access to work, medical care, education and other...
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...
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...
The City of Milwaukee, WI received a $13.7 million project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 12, 2022. The grant will fund operating assistance for the city's Hop streetcar system through March 30, 2027 to support continued transit operations and maintenance activities during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic response period. Eligible activities include contracted operations...
This $7,757,970 Project Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) will fund several key initiatives for the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA): Land acquisition, engineering/design, and construction of the Walnut Hills Transit Center Transit ridership planning surveys/studies and updates to SORTA's long-range transit development plan Purchase of...
This $24,463,212 federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will support the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) in Cincinnati, Ohio. The funding will be used for the following key activities: Maintaining SORTA's bus fleet and providing ADA-compliant paratransit service for persons with disabilities, as well as enhancing transit security. Implementing a single badge system that SORTA employees can...
The City of Fairfield, California received a $1,049,102 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant funding will support operating assistance expenses for the San Francisco-Oakland Urbanized Area related to preventing, preparing for, and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. Eligible expenses include transit operations services...
This $1.1 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) provides funding to the City of Corvallis, Oregon for preventive measures responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant will support administrative leave due to reduced transit service, purchase of cleaning products for buses and transit shelters, and continuation of fixed route transit through January 2023. As...
This $866,493 Federal Highway Administration Formula Grant awarded to the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) on August 8, 2023 will fund the purchase of bike kiosks and electric-assist bicycles to expand the Cincinnati bike share system. The grant is provided under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205), which supports various transportation infrastructure projects across the country. As a sub-award, the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority will receive...