The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Lowcountry Regional Transportation Authority a $4.59 million Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant will support existing transit services in South Carolina's urban areas through June 2029 by funding preventative maintenance for vehicles and facilities, as well as planning, capital, and operating assistance. Funds will cover all eligible operating expenses to continue...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $2,394,154 Project Grant to the Lymo Waccamaw Regional Transit Authority under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant will fund five projects to support the Authority's bus operations and maintenance through September 2031. Project 1 will receive $432,000 to lease a temporary maintenance facility and acquire related capital equipment. Project 3 will...
The Lowcountry Regional Transportation Authority (Palmetto Breeze) was awarded a $1.4 million project grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). Funds will be used to perform necessary repairs to the maintenance and administrative facility to maintain a state of good repair, allowing the Authority to continue providing transit services. The grant period runs...
This $4,752,035 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA Buses and Bus Facilities Program, CFDA 20.526) will enable the Lymo Waccamaw Regional Transit Authority (The Coast RTA) to acquire two replacement cutaway vehicles and one replacement Ford Transit van for their fixed-route and paratransit operations. The award will also fund the acquisition of 17.61 acres of right-of-way property on Grissom Parkway in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina,...
The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded a $3,471,514 Project Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to the BCD Council of Government (BCDCOG) on July 6, 2023. The grant will fund the construction of a 115-space park-and-ride lot and multimodal transit hub in Charleston, South Carolina, with an expected useful life of 20 years. The hub will provide connections to transit and a planned...
This Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration totaling $6,063,772 provides funding under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support the purchase of transit vehicles. Specifically, the Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority will use $5,154,206 in federal funding to procure four 35-foot buses and eight 40-foot buses, with six of the 40-foot buses replacing existing vehicles and four buses expanding the fleet. An...
The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority (Carta) received a $13,750,000 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration. The grant funding will be used for two primary purposes: 1) Acquiring real estate to construct a new 300-space park-and-ride facility along U.S. Highway 78 that will serve as a transit hub for Carta's local routes and the planned Lowcountry Rapid Transit project, and 2) Improving Carta's...
The Waccamaw Regional Transit Authority (Coast RTA) received a $161,166 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The funding will support the replacement of three vehicles that were prematurely taken out of service due to manufacturing defects, as well as the purchase of two additional medium-duty buses and two medium-duty cutaway vans....
This $1,585,740 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration on July 30, 2024 provides funding to the BCD Council of Government and its sub-recipient Berkeley Charleston Dorchester Rural Transportation Management Association (Tricounty Link) to cover eligible operating expenses for public transit services. The grant funding will allow Tricounty Link to continue operations, maintain federally-funded equipment, and...
The Lowell Regional Transit Authority (LRTA) received a $6,859,296 federal Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) through the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) on May 20, 2024. The grant will fund the replacement of one 35-foot fixed-route hybrid bus and six 30-foot fixed-route diesel buses that have reached the end of their useful life. The award will also support workforce development for instructional and...