The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) received a $2.74 million Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507) on September 21, 2022. The funding will support environmental work, design expenses, right-of-way acquisition, and eligible staff time for the Route 1 Metroway Extension project in Alexandria, Virginia through May 1, 2025. As the awardee, NVTC will provide the...
The City of Alexandria, Virginia was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500) to develop a transit-oriented development land use plan for the proposed Duke Street Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor. The funding will be used to secure consultant services to provide specialized planning support, including analysis, recommendations, and community engagement, that will culminate in a strategic land use plan to guide...
This $7,916,969 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) is intended to provide funding for transportation demand management (TDM) projects and the purchase of eight 45-foot commuter buses for the Potomac & Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC) in Virginia.
The grant will support PRTC's activities such as their "Best Workplace" program, mobile ticketing,...
The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada received a $258,933,088 grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500) to implement a 12.5-mile bus rapid transit (BRT) project along the Maryland Parkway corridor in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Key activities funded by the grant include construction of 25 branded BRT stations, installation of 7.2 miles of dedicated bus-only lanes, and procurement of 15 hydrogen fuel...
The Old Dominion Transit Management Co, doing business as Grtc Transit Systems, was awarded a $3.8 million project grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to provide capital purchases and consulting services from March 2023 through July 2025. Funding will support security camera upgrades, software and hardware updates, renovations to administrative and maintenance facilities, and...
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) was awarded $1,909,840 under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. This Formula Grant will support preliminary engineering for the Richmond Highway Bus Rapid Transit project in Fairfax County, Virginia. Specifically, funding will go toward median running bus rapid transit from the Huntington Metro area to Fort Belvoir, including new...
This $1,593,750.00 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration, under the Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 20.534), provides funding for the purchase and installation of transit shelters and amenities by the Old Dominion Transit Management Co, doing business as GRTC Transit Systems. The goal of this award is to continue providing clean, safe, and reliable transportation services while...
The federal Project Grant award ID VA2025008, 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 enable the County of Fairfax, Virginia to replace 60 old diesel buses with diesel-electric hybrid buses. The $59,519,082 award, dated March 26, 2025, will fund the procurement of these cleaner, more sustainable buses, which are expected to reduce...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $273.4 million Project Grant to the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to provide operating assistance from July 2022 through December 2026. Funding will permit PRTC and its subrecipients, Virginia Railway Express and Fredericksburg Regional Transit, to continue bus and commuter rail services that would otherwise be reduced or eliminated due...
This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) provides $3,612,635.00 to Old Dominion Transit Management Co, doing business as GRTC Transit Systems, to support capital purchases critical to the success of its public transit operations in the Richmond, Virginia area. The funding will be used to purchase and install bus shelters, as well...