The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $1,247,387 Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants) to the Municipality of Mayaguez in Puerto Rico on June 23, 2025. The grant will fund operating assistance, preventive maintenance, and the acquisition of 2 paratransit vehicles for the municipality's public transit system. The funding will be used to operate and maintain the transit fleet in satisfactory condition, cover increased service demand, improve accessibility,...
The Municipality of Mayaguez in Puerto Rico received a $3,112,606 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants) on April 1, 2024. The grant funds will be used to cover operating assistance, preventive maintenance, drug/alcohol testing, vehicle insurance, installation of bus stop signs and bus vehicle signage, acquisition of a vehicle for oversight activities, administration and maintenance of a mobile application, and acquisition of a...
The Municipality of Mayaguez in Puerto Rico received a $1,858,000 Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to replace aging transit vehicles. Specifically, the grant will fund replacing six buses and eight cutaways used on the recipient's urban and rural transit routes. The vehicles to be replaced have exceeded their useful life benchmarks established under prior federal awards. Procuring newer, smaller vehicles is...
The Municipality of Barceloneta received a $619,432 project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The funding will support upgrades to the Fidel Santiago Transit Terminal to meet ADA accessibility requirements and current building codes. Specifically, the Municipality will remodel the terminal to improve accessibility and safety measures for all transit riders and visitors in Barceloneta,...
The Municipality of Barceloneta was awarded a $632,000 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) on August 21, 2024. The grant funding will be used to maintain existing public transit services and assist in responding to and recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic over a performance period ending on September 30, 2029. Specifically, the funds will cover eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries...
The Municipality of Fajardo was awarded a $311,134 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The purpose of this award is to provide funding for preventive maintenance of the municipality's fixed-route public transit service, purchase of office support equipment, and operating assistance for ADA paratransit service. This funding will allow the Municipality of Fajardo to continue providing reliable public...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded a $2,800,000 Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) to the Caguas Municipality in Puerto Rico. The purpose of this grant is to provide funding for the renovation and development of the Francisco Pereira Transportation Terminal in order to increase ridership and establish the terminal as a regional transportation hub. Grant funds will cover all eligible construction activities related to the...
The Municipio De TOA Baja in Puerto Rico was awarded a $2,555,871 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) on September 13, 2023. The purpose of this 7-year award is to renew the municipality's transit fleet, improve pedestrian access to the transit system, provide better amenities for transit users, and reduce the economic burden of operating and maintaining the transit system. Key activities to be...
This $3,000,000 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will fund the reconstruction of the public transportation terminal in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico that was damaged by Hurricane Mara. The grant will enable the Municipality of Guaynabo to demolish the existing terminal and replace it with a new mid-size bus transit terminal that includes a park and ride facility. The intended beneficiaries are the...
The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded the Municipality of Fajardo, Puerto Rico a $420,080 Formula Grant on August 14, 2023. The grant funds will be used to cover eligible operating expenses, vehicle preventive maintenance, and the acquisition of a compact administrative vehicle for the municipality's public transit system. The grant aims to allow the Municipality of Fajardo to continue providing reliable transit operations that would otherwise have to be cut...