Project Grant TN2021030
- The Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) was awarded a $7,646,396 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for preventive maintenance activities in fiscal year 2025. The federal share of this award is $6,117,117, with the remaining $1,529,279 in non-federal matching funds provided by the Tennessee Department of Transportation and the City of Memphis. The expected outcome of this funding is that MATA's fleet...
- The Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) received a $19.9 million project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 27, 2021 to purchase ten electric buses and associated infrastructure. The grant will also provide $4.8 million for operating assistance over the first three years the buses are in service on new routes connecting the Central Business District of Memphis to the Memphis...
- The federal 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 $70,642,857.00 to the Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) to design and construct a new operations and maintenance facility (OMF) in Tennessee. The project aims to replace MATA's current 40-year-old OMF, which suffers from deteriorating conditions and increased maintenance costs. The new facility will...
- The Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) received a $32,171,766 project grant award from the Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to provide operating assistance from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2022. The grant funding will support MATA's delivery of public transportation services, including salaries for drivers and preventative maintenance, to help recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the designated recipient for...
- The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $133,432 Project Grant to the Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (CFDA 20.513) program. The purpose of this award is to provide funds for MATA to purchase a new van and spare components to continue operations of its MATAPLUS demand-response ADA service. The new van will have a useful life of at least 5 years or 150,000 miles. This funding will...
- The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $133,434 Project Grant under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (CFDA 20.513) program to the Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA). The grant funding will enable MATA to purchase one new van and spare components for its MataPlus demand-response ADA transportation service. This will allow MATA to continue providing operations and service for MataPlus riders who are seniors or...
- This $1,113,943 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (CFDA 20.513) program will fund the purchase of replacement vans and spare components for the Memphis Area Transit Authority's (MATA) MATAPLUS demand-response ADA service. The new vehicles are expected to improve the reliability of MATAPLUS, which provides paratransit transportation for seniors and individuals with...
- The Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) was awarded an $8.5 million Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on September 21, 2021 to support design and engineering costs for the Memphis Innovation Corridor public transportation project. The grant will fund preliminary design activities through March 30, 2026 and supplements Capital Investment Grants funding. MATA will provide bus and rail transportation services through the...
- The Memphis Innovation Corridor Project is a federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants) to the Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA). The $2,329,854 grant, awarded on August 21, 2024, will fund the installation of 16 new transit stations, the reconstruction of 54 traffic signals, the implementation of transit signal priority and queue jumps, and the construction of ADA-compliant infrastructure and fiber optic communications...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) provides $8,750,000 to the Tennessee Department of Transportation to improve the state of good repair of public transit fleets and increase transit service efficiency across Tennessee. The funding will be used to purchase replacement vehicles and intelligent transportation systems (ITS)...
The Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) received a $4.6 million project grant award from the U.S. 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 MATA's replacement of its existing computer-aided dispatch/automatic vehicle location system, which has reached the end of its useful life. The grant award covers 75% of the $4.6 million total project costs, with the remaining 25% to be provided by the Tennessee Department of Transportation ($463k) and the City of Memphis ($463k). The project is scheduled for completion by November 2022. The Buses and Bus Facilities Formula program aims to provide capital funding for the replacement, rehabilitation, purchase, or lease of buses and related equipment and facilities.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $0 | 3/28/23 | ||
| Not listed | $3.7m | 8/18/21 |