This $7,132,472 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.500 - Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program) will fund the project development phase of the Midvalley Connector Bus Rapid Transit project in Utah. The grant supports environmental design, engineering, and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance to complete 100% design and engineering for the project. The expected outcomes are to enhance...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $65,830,000 Project Grant under the National Infrastructure Investments (RAISE) program to the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT). The grant will fund the construction of the High Valley Transit State Route 224 Battery Electric Bus and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in Summit County, Utah. Key activities include building bus lanes, BRT stations, and upgrading existing transit stations. Expected outcomes include increased mobility choices,...
This $81,133,185 Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will assist the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) in meeting the transportation needs of riders in the UTA service area. The grant funding will support various activities including bus vehicle and facilities preventive maintenance, light rail car rehabilitation, electrical/power distribution equipment rehabilitation, non-fixed route ADA paratransit service, and the acquisition of mobile...
This Project 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) provides $2,987,087.00 in funding to the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) on August 26, 2024. The grant supports the purchase of two full and one partial battery electric transit buses, as well as one battery electric van, for Park City Transit in Utah. The expected outcomes include increased access to opportunities...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Utah Transit Authority a $62,055,576 project grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant will fund preventive maintenance activities for UTA's bus and rail systems through September 30, 2022. Specifically, the funding will support maintenance of UTA's capital assets, including its bus and light rail fleets, to keep them in a state of good repair. As the designated recipient for...
The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) was awarded a $450,000 Project Grant on July 18, 2023 from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500). The grant will fund comprehensive planning efforts to create Station Area Plans (SAP) for the areas around existing and potential new UTA stations along the Midvalley Connector Bus Rapid Transit route on 4700 South. The planning activities include economic...
The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) received a $12.5 million project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500) to support the Ogden/Weber State University Bus Rapid Transit project. The grant funding will partially replace non-Capital Investment Grant matching funds to allow UTA to continue successful delivery of the project. Activities supported include guideway and track elements,...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $1,512,513 Formula Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT). The grant will fund the purchase of one full and one partial battery-electric transit bus for the Park City Transit (PCT) service area. This project aims to enable the appropriate use of new battery-electric bus technology and benefit the general population of the PCT...
This federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) provides $804,464.00 to the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) to design and install two on-route charging stations for electric buses. The goal is to allow buses to be deployed in more locations without concerns about charge range, ultimately benefiting residents in Salt Lake County, Utah who use transit services. The award was made on March 4, 2025 and has an expected completion...
This $89,675,196 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) will assist the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) in maintaining its public transportation assets in a state of good repair. The grant funds will support the rehabilitation and preventive maintenance of UTA's rail infrastructure, including track, grade crossings, substations, train control and communications systems,...