Project Grant TN2022004
- 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. The grant will cover 80% of the total project costs, with the remaining 20% coming from the Tennessee Department of Transportation and the City of Memphis. The grant funding will allow MATA to maintain its fleet of public transportation vehicles, resulting in fewer...
- 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,...
- 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 Area Transit Authority (MATA) was awarded a $2,830,204 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (CFDA 20.513) program. The grant will fund the purchase of two 29-passenger buses, up to 10 vans, and associated spare components for MATA's demand-response ADA service known as MATAPlus. This project aims to improve the reliability and accessibility of MATA's paratransit services for seniors and...
- 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 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 federal Project Grant award, provided by 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 fund the design and construction of a new operations and maintenance facility (OMF) for the Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA). The $70,642,857 grant, awarded on August 19, 2025, will support the acquisition of a 27-acre site and the development of a modern,...
- 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...
- 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 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...
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 urbanized area formula funds in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR urbanized area, MATA will utilize the funding to continue operations and purchase additional cleaning/disinfection supplies and equipment to ensure safe, sanitized transit for drivers and riders. No subrecipient activities are included.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $0 | 3/28/23 | ||
| Not listed | $32.2m | 1/7/22 |