The Dallas Area Rapid Transit Inc. (DART) received a $128.5 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The July 8, 2021 award will allow DART to provide operating assistance and prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus through September 1, 2021. As the major public transportation provider for the Dallas region, DART will utilize the funding to continue...
This federal Project Grant award for $2,500,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.534 - Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending) will enable Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) to install a new modernized diesel fuel system at the Tres Equipment Maintenance Facility (EMF). The project includes removing the current fuel management and storage system and replacing it with a new fully-compliant, environmentally-friendly fuel...
This Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500) provides $4,942,332 to the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) agency to support transit infrastructure improvements in the Dallas region. The funding will be used to pay for activities related to stations, stops, terminals, and intermodal improvements that will allow DART to continue providing high-quality transit service to the residents of the Dallas area....
The Dallas Area Rapid Transit Inc. (DART) was awarded a $230,000 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Public Transportation Innovation program (CFDA 20.530) to support the DART REAL-TIME INFRASTRUCTURE AND ASSET DIGITAL CONDITION ASSESSMENT PROJECT. The goals of this project include developing and deploying digital tools and technologies to assess, in real time, the condition of DART's transit infrastructure and assets from...
The Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) was awarded a $484,600 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 funds will be used by DCTA to replace aging buses that have reached the end of their useful life, with the replacement vehicles potentially serving both fixed-route and demand-response transit services. The grant requires a 20% local match, which...
The Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) received a $538,298 federal Formula Grant from the 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). This funding will be used to implement new transit technology, including real-time bus arrival information displays at bus stops and automated travel information at DCTA's joint bus/rail facilities. The total project cost is...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a Project Grant of $21,593,750.00 to the Des Moines Regional Transit Authority (DART) on August 24, 2023 under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant will fund the design and construction of the first phase of DART's new operations and maintenance facility. Phase 1 includes building a new 82,000 square foot maintenance building and a 106,000 square foot...
The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded a $300 million Project Grant to Dallas Area Rapid Transit Inc. under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on September 24, 2021. The funding will support Dallas Area Rapid Transit's continued operation and provision of transit services in the Dallas region through June 9, 2022. Specifically, the grant will reimburse Dallas Area Rapid Transit for $300 million in operating expenses incurred from October...
The Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) was awarded a $1,107,504 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 funds will be used to purchase new fleet vehicles and make repairs to DCTA's transit facilities. The expected outcomes include improved service provision for DCTA's customers in the Denton-Lewisville urbanized area. No sub-recipient activities were...
This federal Formula Grant award of $973,869, 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 following key activities for the Des Moines Regional Transit Authority (DART): Purchase of two replacement medium-duty buses to replace existing vehicles that have exceeded their useful life. The new buses will be light-duty models to better...