The Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Capmetro) received a $5.8 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation 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 support Capmetro's purchase of four battery-electric buses to replace aging diesel buses that have reached the end of their useful life. Capmetro will use the buses for public...
This $4,169,920 federal grant award issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 20.534) will allow the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Capmetro) in Austin, Texas to install the necessary electrification infrastructure to support 42 battery-electric buses at their South Operations Bus Yard. The funding will cover the design, construction, and installation of...
The Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Capmetro) received a $42,096,396 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on March 11, 2021. The grant funding will support Capmetro's capital costs for contracting services to support public transportation operations in the Austin, Texas urbanized area through January 31, 2022. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes...
The Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Capmetro) received a $66.2 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on February 25, 2021. The funding will support Capmetro's operating assistance through January 5, 2023. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal resources available to local and regional authorities for transit capital, operating...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $20,000,000 Buses and Bus Facilities Program grant (CFDA 20.526) to the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Capital Metro) in Austin, Texas. The funding will be used to construct the Springdale Demand Response Operations and Maintenance Facility, a new state-of-the-art site to accommodate the growing fleet of MetroAccess paratransit and PICKUP on-demand vehicles. The project will support operational and maintenance efficiencies,...
This $3,300,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 20.534) will enable the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Capmetro) in Austin, Texas to purchase 26 new wheelchair-accessible paratransit vehicles. These vehicles will replace Capmetro's existing fleet of vehicles that have exceeded their minimum useful life, including...
This $128.2 million federal Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) provides operating assistance to Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Capital Metro) in Austin, Texas. The funding will support Capital Metro's operating activities and expenses from April 2021 through September 2024 as the recipient responds to and recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. Capital Metro will use...
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) was awarded a $269,464,252 project grant from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The funding will be used to acquire zero-emission buses, design and construct charging infrastructure, procure charging equipment, and support workforce development and training activities related to deploying, maintaining, and operating...
The Metropolitan Council Minnesota, operating as the Metro Transit & MTS Division, received a $20,435,000 Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The funding will be used to purchase 12 forty-foot Gillig battery-electric buses, 15 bus chargers (12 depot and 3 mobile), and associated charging infrastructure. Additionally, the grant will support workforce development...
The Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) received a $1,125,000 Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500). The funding will support planning activities for a transit-oriented development (TOD) pilot site at the North Lamar Transit Center in Austin, Texas. Key activities include conducting real estate market and operations feasibility studies, as well as conceptual design work,...