This $1,250,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.534 - Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending) will fund the implementation of one on-route opportunity charger to support the charging of battery electric transit buses in the City of Alexandria, Virginia's DASH fleet. The charger will enable DASH to continue its transition to a 100% zero-emissions bus fleet by addressing range limitations,...
The City of Alexandria, Louisiana received a $735,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration on February 25, 2021 to support capital assistance through the end of the project period on February 28, 2022. The grant funding will support the replacement, rehabilitation, purchase, or lease of buses and related equipment as well as bus facility rehabilitation, purchase, construction, or lease under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula,...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA), under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), awarded a $59,519,082 Project Grant to the County of Fairfax, Virginia. The purpose of this award is to replace 60 old diesel buses with diesel-electric hybrid buses, which will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve reliability and service for the Fairfax Connector bus system, while addressing the needs of disadvantaged communities. The new...
This $750,000 Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500) will enable the City of Alexandria, Virginia to develop a transit-oriented development land use plan for the Duke Street Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor. The plan will guide future growth in the area by incorporating best practices for transit-oriented development, creating more housing including affordable units, improving transportation infrastructure and...
The City of Alexandria, Louisiana was awarded a $642,042 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic from June 2, 2022 to January 31, 2023. The funding will support the operations of the Alexandria Transit (ATrans) system, including salaries, wages, benefits of operating and maintenance staff as well as fuel, parts, etc....
This federal Project Grant award of $15,904,954.00 from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will fund several capital projects to support public transportation in Loudoun County, Virginia. The key activities include: Purchase of 23 replacement 29-foot compressed natural gas (CNG) buses Construction of a new CNG/renewable natural gas (RNG) fueling station Rehabilitation of a maintenance...
This federal Project Grant award from 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) provides $6,753,092 to the City of Las Cruces to purchase six heavy-duty battery electric buses, seven DC bus chargers, and associated charge management software, as well as to fund contracted project management and workforce development. The funding will replace six aging...
This $47,205,886 federal Project Grant award from 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 Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's (MBTA) purchase of 28 forty-foot battery electric buses (BEBs) to replace the agency's existing electric trolleybus (ETB) fleet. The grant will also support related workforce development initiatives, such as...
This $18,240,390 federal Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean School Bus Program (CFDA 66.045) provides funding for Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) to replace 42 existing diesel school buses with 42 new zero-emission electric school buses. The award will enable FCPS to transport approximately 3,234 students each day using the new electric buses, while also providing training for bus drivers and technicians and conducting community outreach to...
This Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration totaling $55,664,613 will fund the purchase of 45 all-electric buses to replace locally funded buses that have reached the end of their useful lives. Awarded on August 10, 2021 under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), the grant will obligate $55,597,377 in general funds and $67,236 in trust funds to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. As...