The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded a $119,513 Formula Grant to the City of Bristol, Tennessee to procure two new transit vans. The funding is provided through the FTA's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), which supports the replacement, rehabilitation, purchase, or lease of buses and bus-related equipment and facilities. The grant will enable Bristol Tennessee Transit to replace two aging...
This Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration provides $218,095 in funding to the First Tennessee Human Resource Agency (FTHRA) for demand response transportation services in the urbanized areas of Bristol, Johnson City, and Kingsport, Tennessee. The award will enable FTHRA to provide approximately 30,000 demand response trips during the fiscal year to serve the general public, with a focus on low-income,...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded a $626,983 Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) to District Three Governmental Cooperative, doing business as Waghington County Public Trans, to support a bus replacement purchase and operating assistance. The grant funding will be used to purchase a replacement bus and operate four fixed routes in Abingdon, VA Monday through Friday, as well as a daily route to the city of Bristol serving the I-81 corridor in Washington County and Bristol, VA. The...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $175,000 Formula Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to the District Three Governmental Cooperative, doing business as Waghington County Public Trans, to fund the replacement of buses in their transit fleet. This award, effective December 12, 2024, with a planned completion date of March 31, 2026, will enable the organization to maintain a state of good repair for their public transportation services, which serve...
The Federal Transit Administration awarded a $225,553 project grant to the First Tennessee Human Resource Agency on August 27, 2021 through the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant will be used to purchase vehicles for the urbanized areas of Johnson City, Kingsport, and Bristol in Tennessee. This includes $47,443 in Section 5339 FFY2018 redistribution funds, which includes a state and local match of $11,861. These funds will...
The City of Winchester, Virginia has been awarded a $2,083,872 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to provide operating assistance critical to the continuation of public transportation services in the city. The grant funding will support the operating costs associated with maintaining and improving the local public transit system, with the goal of ensuring continued and enhanced public transportation options for city residents and transit...
This $526,902 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) will fund operating expenses for demand response transportation services in the urbanized areas outside of Kingsport, Johnson City, and Bristol, Tennessee. The award period runs from August 7, 2024 to March 30, 2030. Eligible activities include employee wages, fuel, insurance, radio communications, operating supplies, and utilities...
The Town of Blacksburg, Virginia received a $105,935 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on May 18, 2021. The grant funding supported operating assistance for Blacksburg Transit through August 10, 2021. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal resources available to local and regional authorities for transit operating assistance and transportation...
This $9,794,000 Federal Transit Formula Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507) on March 5, 2025, provides operating assistance to the City of Harrisonburg, Virginia to maintain and enhance its fixed-route public transportation services. The grant funding supports personnel costs and other operating expenses to allow the city to continue providing reliable and accessible transit services to its citizens. The expected outcomes include...
The Town of Blacksburg, Virginia received a $12.3 million Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on April 28, 2023. The funding will support capital purchases critical to Blacksburg Transit's continued provision of safe, clean, and reliable public transportation services through June 2025. Specifically, the Town will use the funds to purchase buses, support vehicles, shop equipment,...