The Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority (PDRTA) has been awarded a $3,170,252 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA), under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). This funding will allow PDRTA to maintain and expand public transit services, including fixed-route, ADA complementary paratransit, deviated fixed-route, and demand response options, across six counties in South Carolina. The grant will cover eligible...
This $1,789,063 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will allow the Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority (PDRTA) to maintain and expand public transit services across its six-county service area in South Carolina. The funding will cover eligible preventive maintenance, operating, and capital expenses such as wages, salaries, fuel, insurance, and indirect costs....
This $1,171,544 Formula 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 allow the Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority (PDRTA) to replace aging vehicles in its public transit fleet. The funding will enable PDRTA to operate its fixed-route, demand response, commuter, and ADA complementary paratransit services more efficiently, reducing...
The Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority (PDRTA) received a $1 million 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 rehabilitation and renovation of PDRTA's administration and bus facility located in Mullins, South Carolina, as well as the purchase of up to three buses less than 30 feet in length. Specifically, the...
The Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority (PDRTA) was awarded a $1,002,000 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant funds will support the procurement of one heavy-duty low-floor battery electric bus and associated charging station for $850,000 (federal) plus $152,300 (Volkswagen settlement funds). The bus and charging...
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...
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 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $29,049,827 Formula Grant under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT). The purpose of this grant is to provide support to 20 SCDOT Section 5311 subrecipients, including county councils on aging, regional transit authorities, and municipal transit providers, to carry out day-to-day activities of providing public transportation services to the...
The Waccamaw Regional Transit Authority (Waccamaw RTA) received a $3,202,401 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant funds will support preventative maintenance, operating assistance, and safety/security activities for the Authority's public transportation services through January 2023. Specifically, $812,921 will fund preventative maintenance with an 80% federal/20% local...
The Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration, awarded $1,585,740.00 to the BCD Council of Government (BCDCOG) on July 30, 2024. The grant will fund operating expenses, including driver salaries, fuel, and other items with a useful life of less than one year, to enable the BCD Regional Transportation Management Association (RTMA), as a subrecipient, to continue transit operations in the...