Project Grant PA2020012

This Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) provides $57,282,726 in funding to the City of Charlotte, North Carolina through the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS). The award will support the replacement of 31 older diesel buses with 15 battery electric buses and 16 hybrid electric diesel buses, the addition of 15 electric vehicle charging stations, the replacement...

This federal Formula Grant award of $5,328,820.00 was granted on August 15, 2024 by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA). The funding will support the procurement of 16 replacement vehicles, 7 expansion vehicles, 7 automatic vehicle location system devices, and 6 electronic fareboxes for transit services in multiple Maryland counties and...

This Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), will provide $2,200,000 to the Mississippi Coast Transportation Authority (CTA) to purchase nine replacement buses. Specifically, CTA will use the funding to acquire seven demand response buses and two fixed-route buses that have exceeded their useful life. The new vehicles will be dual-fuel gasoline/propane buses,...

This federal Project Grant award of $7,946,458.00 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 Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) to enhance the CTAS 103rd Street Garage. The grant funds will be used to acquire six battery electric buses (BEBs) and the necessary charging equipment infrastructure to electrify the fleet. This initiative also...

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the City of Charlotte, North Carolina, a $2,513,146 Project Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The funding will be used to purchase 40 electric and hybrid vehicle replacements, special transportation services vehicle replacements, an inventory asset management system replacement, LED lighting upgrades for CATS facilities, preventive maintenance for...

This $1,854,836 Formula Grant award, provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525), will support transit projects budgeted for the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) 2026 fiscal year and beyond. The funding will be used for preventive maintenance of CATS' bus, paratransit, and rail systems, as well as a safety and security project. The intended beneficiaries are the residents of the CATS service area, which covers a...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), will provide $9,000,000 in funding to the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) to purchase 18 new energy-efficient, clean diesel, ADA-accessible buses to replace older diesel buses that have reached the end of their useful life. The funding includes $7,650,000 in FY 2024 Section 5339 FTA...

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $4.39 million project grant to the City of Charlottesville, Virginia on April 19, 2021 under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant will fund the purchase of buses and shop equipment for Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT) through September 30, 2023. The Buses and Bus Facilities Formula program provides capital funding to public transit agencies for...

This $6,356,171 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), will fund the procurement of 19 replacement buses and 12 expansion vehicles to improve transit services across 11 counties and municipalities in Maryland. The grant will enable the Maryland Transit Administration to ensure consistent and reliable transit operations, reduce vehicle emissions, and enhance service...

The Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) was awarded a $5.4 million Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) on August 9, 2021 to purchase ten 40-foot compressed natural gas (CNG) buses. The grant will fund the replacement of buses that have met the 12-year or 500,000-mile useful life thresholds with new buses expected to have a 12-year or 500,000-mile useful life. MTS will use the buses...