Project Grant VA2023004

The City of Radford, Virginia was awarded a $1,042,316 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to provide operating assistance for public transit services from November 2021 through September 2022. The grant funds will support operating assistance and preventive maintenance to maintain federally funded transit assets, with the goal of continuing to provide public transportation services...

The City of Radford, doing business as Ohana, received a $1,691,256 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration. The funding will be used to sustain public transit services in the City of Radford, including operating assistance and the purchase of replacement buses and shop equipment to maintain federally funded transportation assets. The grant aims to continue providing reliable public transit services that enable...

The City of Harrisonburg Department of Public Transportation (HDPT) was awarded a $1.54 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant funds will support the purchase of eight replacement 35-foot low floor clean diesel buses and the acquisition and installation of Harrisonburg's ITS on-board communications system. The buses and communications system will allow HDPT to continue...

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,...

The New River Transit Authority received a $347,113 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on September 14, 2021. The grant will fund operating expenses including fuel, payroll, additional cleaning, and personal protective equipment from July 1, 2021 through October 31, 2022. The funding will allow the New River Transit Authority to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus...

This $9,794,000 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) provides operating assistance to the City of Harrisonburg, Virginia to support its fixed-route public transportation services from June 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. The grant will fund personnel costs, such as salaries and wages, to maintain the city's federally-funded transportation assets and continue providing reliable public transportation services to Harrisonburg's citizens. The...

This Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) provides $500,000 to the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) and its subrecipient Petersburg Area Transit (PAT). The funding will support three primary deliverables: 1) a Comprehensive Operational Analysis, 2) an Accessibility Gap Assessment, and 3) a Zero-Emission Fleet Transition...

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $2,695,914 Formula Grant (CFDA 20.509) to the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) to provide operating assistance for the Appalachian Area Agency on Aging's Rural Transit (ADTAP) program. The grant, awarded on April 26, 2024, will enable DRPT to support continued safe and effective operation of transit services for rural areas throughout Virginia. As the designated FTA funding recipient, DRPT acts as a pass-through...

This federal Project Grant award 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) provides $15,904,954 in funding to the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) to support capital investments in Loudoun County's public transit system. The key products and services to be delivered through this grant include the purchase of 23 replacement...

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Spartanburg Regional Health Services District Inc. a $546,338 project grant under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507) to fund operating expenses and preventive maintenance activities from January 2022 through December 2022. The funding will allow Spartanburg Regional Health Services District to continue providing demand response mass transit services in Spartanburg County, South Carolina without...