This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) provides $740,758 to the City of Kingsport, Tennessee to replace 3 ADA-equipped transit buses and 2 staff vehicles. The award includes $598,708 in federal funds, along with $71,025 in state matching funds and $71,025 in local matching funds. The project period runs from April 1, 2024 to April 1, 2027. This grant supports the City's efforts to...
The City of Kingsport, Tennessee will receive $4.34 million from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants Program (CFDA 20.507) to continue construction of a comprehensive transit center project. Phase one of the project, funded by a prior $5.55 million grant, constructed a new transit center facility. This follow-on award will fund phase two, building a new $2.1 million bus storage facility with wash bay at the same site. The storage facility will house Kingsport Area...
This is a $2,051,600 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to the City of Kingsport, Tennessee. The grant will provide $1,110,700 in federal funds, with $605,450 in state matching funds and $335,450 in local matching funds, to support the Kingsport Area Transit System (KATS) operations and preventive maintenance from July 1, 2024 through March 30, 2029. The funding will cover the operating costs of KATS' fixed-route bus service and ADA...
The City of Knoxville, Tennessee was awarded a $857,170 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs on May 15, 2023. The grant is intended to fund capital investments to maintain and improve transit services in Knoxville through March 30, 2030. Specifically, the City will use the funds to conduct capital projects such as bus station facility maintenance, vehicle procurement...
This $496,995 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 support public transportation services in Kingsport, Tennessee. The funds will be used to operate the city's fixed-route and paratransit services, cover payroll for transit providers, purchase personal protective equipment, and provide administrative leave for operations or contractor personnel due to service...
The Federal Transit Administration awarded a $225,553 project grant to the First Tennessee Human Resource Agency on August 27, 2021 through the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant will be used to purchase vehicles for the urbanized areas of Johnson City, Kingsport, and Bristol in Tennessee. This includes $47,443 in Section 5339 FFY2018 redistribution funds, which includes a state and local match of $11,861. These funds will...
The City of Knoxville received a $895,630 Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) on September 20, 2021. The grant will fund Knoxville Area Transit's program of projects to purchase replacement capital vans, acquire shop equipment and computer hardware, purchase support vehicles, and rehabilitate administrative and maintenance facilities through March 30, 2026. The Buses and Bus...
The City of Knoxville, Tennessee was awarded a $3,992,411 project grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program on June 14, 2022. The grant will fund the purchase of replacement transit buses to maintain a safe and reliable public transportation fleet through March 31, 2027. As part of the Urbanized Area Formula Funding program, the grant provides capital assistance for transit vehicles to ensure...
The City of Knoxville, Tennessee received a $5.2 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on June 5, 2023 to replace diesel buses with electric buses and install associated charging infrastructure. Through this funding, the City will purchase replacement electric buses and charging stations to maintain its public transit fleet in a state of good repair while reducing pollutants and improving local air quality....
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)...