This $1,018,552 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) will provide the City of Waco with eight replacement Glaval Commute paratransit vehicles. The grant funding, with an award date of August 22, 2024, will be used to cover the full cost of the vehicles, which are expected to be delivered by the ultimate completion date of December 31, 2024. These replacement...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the City of Waco, Texas a $5,985,050 Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant, effective from August 9, 2023 to September 30, 2024, will provide capital (ADA paratransit and preventive maintenance) as well as planning and operating assistance for the Waco Transit System (WTS) service area. Specifically, the grant funds will allow WTS to continue providing safe, reliable, and...
The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration has awarded the City of Waco, Texas a $3,981,427 Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) to provide capital, operating, and planning assistance for the Waco Transit System. The grant funds will be used for ADA paratransit services, preventive vehicle maintenance, and general public transportation operations to continue delivering safe, reliable, and efficient transit services to the Waco community through FY2024 and potentially FY2025. The...
The City of Waco, Texas was awarded a $537,993 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support operating assistance for the Waco Transit System through August 31, 2022. The grant funding will allow WTS to maintain regular transit operations and preventive maintenance activities to continue providing public transportation services to the Waco urbanized area during the COVID-19...
The City of Wichita Falls received a $164,706 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 grant funding will support the purchase of support equipment and contribute to the construction costs for replacing passenger bus shelters for the Wichita Falls Transit System. The award aims to improve the transit infrastructure and passenger...
The City of Lubbock received a $726,661 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) grant awarded on January 3, 2024. The grant funds will be used to purchase four (4) new ARBOC Spirit of Mobility vans to replace older vehicles that have exceeded their useful life. This will help relieve maintenance backlog and increase safety and reliability of service for seniors, individuals with disabilities, and...
The Trinity Metro, a local government transit authority in Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded a $2,475,080 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant funding will be used to replace older revenue vehicles that have exceeded their useful life of 500,000 miles or 12 years, whichever comes first. These vehicle replacements are expected to improve the service reliability of...
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) was awarded a $8,000,000 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant will enable rural transit providers in Texas to keep their equipment, facilities, and fleet in a state of good repair through activities such as fleet replacement, facility design and rehabilitation, and purchase of miscellaneous equipment. The expected...
The City of Wichita Falls, Texas received a $187,090 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Program (CFDA 20.526) grant award. The funding will be used to acquire and purchase the migration of the current GPS/CAD AVL system (DoubleMap) to the new TransLoc system. Additionally, the grant will contribute to the construction of concrete bus shelter pads and replacement of current bus shelters. The expected outcomes are to...
This $15 million project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) provides capital funding to the Texas Department of Transportation to support rural transit services across Texas. The grant award date is August 29, 2022 with a completion date of December 31, 2025. The funding will be distributed as sub-awards to 36 subrecipients representing rural transit districts...