The Lower RIO Grande Valley Development Council (LRGVDC) has received a $104,553 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (CFDA 20.513) program. The grant funds will be used for mobility management expenses and related activities to ensure the continued provision of safe and reliable public transportation services within the five-county region of Hidalgo, Cameron,...
The Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council Corporation, Inc. (LRGVDC) will use a $306,081 project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program to support operating expenses for public transportation services through March 2026. As a council of governments and designated recipient, LRGVDC coordinates the Valley Metro transit system serving Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy, Starr, and Zapata counties...
The Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council (LRGVDC) received a $1,773,347 Formula Grant from the U.S. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513). The funding will be used for the following activities in the McAllen urbanized area: $177,333 for administrative costs to oversee and coordinate transportation services and mobility initiatives $401,012 for hardware purchases to enable the implementation and...
The Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council Corporation, Inc. was awarded a $2,076,102 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 4, 2022. The grant will fund operating expenses, preventive maintenance, and vehicle replacement for public transportation services in the Rio Grande Valley through June 28, 2026. Specifically, $1,090,025 will support operating expenses, $386,480 will fund...
The Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council Corporation, Inc. (LRGVDC) received a $2.645 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (CFDA 20.513) program. The grant will support administration, mobility management services, and construction of accessible sidewalks to improve transportation options for seniors and individuals with disabilities in the McAllen...
This $9,973,420 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will provide operating assistance and preventive maintenance funding to the Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council (LRGVDC) in Texas. The grant will support LRGVDC's Valley Metro transit system by covering salaries, fuel, and other operating expenses, as well as subscription services for maintenance management software and fare collection...
The Lower RIO Grande Valley Development Council (LRGVDC) received a $1,453,962 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). The grant funding will be used to acquire two (2) new 35-foot ADA-equipped buses and overhaul two (2) existing buses that have reached the end of their useful life. The new bus purchases will replace aging vehicles in LRGVDC's public transportation...
The Lower RIO Grande Valley Development Council (LRGVDC) received a $247,598 Formula Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). This grant will fund the acquisition of one type XI ADA-equipped vehicle, a Glaval 24-passenger bus, to continue providing public transportation services in the small urban areas of the Rio Grande Valley. The vehicle has a life...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $1,536,517 Project Grant to the Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council Corporation, Inc. under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to fund the purchase of rolling stock, support vehicles, and a fare collection system. Specifically, $547,264 will be used to purchase four replacement ADA-accessible transit vehicles, $172,820 to purchase one additional transit...
The Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council Corporation, Inc. (LRGVDC) received a $1,436,436 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant will fund bus stop improvements, onboard camera systems, support vehicles, and pedestrian access/walkway rehabilitation projects to maximize utilization of $618,218 in Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Funds from FY2017-2019 for the...