Project Grant SC2025007
- This is a 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). The total project cost is $2,755,695, with $2,204,556 in federal funding and $551,139 in local matching funds. The award will provide capital funding to the Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority Inc. (Carta) to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and bus-related equipment, as well as construct...
- This federal Formula Grant award of $785,447 was provided by the 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 be used by the Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA) to purchase buses and related equipment, as well as construct bus facilities. Specifically, the grant will cover 80% of the total project cost, with the remaining 20% provided by local funding from...
- 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 Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority Inc. (CARTA) received a $1,127,600 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant will fund the development of a strategic plan to improve downtown transit routing in the Charleston-North Charleston urbanized area of South Carolina through revisions to existing CARTA fixed routes, including changes to service patterns and...
- The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority Inc. (CARTA) received a $7.7 million Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant will fund operating expenses, preventive maintenance activities, and security equipment acquisitions for CARTA's transit system from the award date of December 21, 2021 through January 31, 2023. Specifically, the funding will cover eligible...
- The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority Inc. (CARTA) received a $14,634,619 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on June 23, 2025. This grant will enable CARTA to utilize $8,897,309 in federal funds, with a $5,737,310 non-federal share, to support operating expenses, preventive maintenance activities, and the acquisition of safety and security items for the CARTA transit system. The funding will allow CARTA to continue...
- The Federal Transit Administration awarded the Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA) a $15,473,236 project grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant period runs from September 2, 2021 through March 30, 2027. CARTA will use the funding to purchase replacement fixed route and paratransit vehicles. Specifically, CARTA intends to purchase five all-electric vehicles to replace diesel fixed route...
- The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority a $7,065,580 Project Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant will fund the purchase of two battery-electric buses, two fuel cell electric buses, associated charging infrastructure, and hydrogen refueling infrastructure. Subrecipients will provide services and equipment in support of deploying these...
- This is a $1,387,781 federal 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). The award will fund a variety of capital projects for the Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA) in Tennessee, including: Purchasing security equipment, shop equipment and tools, ADP hardware and software, mobile fare collection equipment,...
- The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $779,302 Formula Grant under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) to the Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments (BCDCOG) for a $1,039,854 total project. The funding will support the following activities: $375,000 for Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority (Carta) to replace 4 transit vehicles and associated equipment $69,327 for Carta to expand demand response...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority, Inc. (Carta) a $25,906,730 federal grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to support the construction of a regional passenger transit hub, the purchase of nine diesel-hybrid buses and one on-route fast bus charging device, and workforce development training. The total project cost is $31,834,706, with 80% federal funding for the facility and workforce development components, 85% federal funding for the vehicle replacement, and 90% federal funding for the on-route charging device. The grant was awarded on December 18, 2025, with a projected completion date of March 30, 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $25.9m | 12/18/25 |