The Williamsburg Area Transit Authority (WATA) was awarded a $2.5 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to fund architectural and engineering services and construction of a new Northern Transfer Facility. The grant will support continued connections between several public transit routes and seamless transportation services for residents of James City County, York County, and...
The Williamsburg Area Transit Authority (WATA) received a $1.88 million Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support public transit services from August 2021 to April 2024. Funding will support preventative maintenance of federally funded transit assets, purchase of property for a new transfer station, implementation of an updated Transit Strategic Plan, and acquisition of a...
The Williamsburg Area Transit Authority (WATA) was awarded a $1 million Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant funding will support WATA's construction of an administration and maintenance facility, with expected outcomes of continued seamless transportation services for residents of James City County, York County, and the City of Williamsburg in Virginia. The award period is from September 19, 2022...
The Williamsburg Area Transit Authority (WATA) was awarded a $2,840,980 project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on December 5, 2022. The funding will support preventative maintenance of federally funded transit assets and the purchase and installation of software to support transportation-related technology through July 1, 2024. Specifically, WATA will use $1,136,392 for these purposes,...
The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $309,819 Project Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to the Williamsburg Area Transit Authority (WATA). The grant funding will be used to procure two new buses to improve the provision of ADA complementary paratransit services in the Virginia communities of James City County, York County, and the City of Williamsburg. The expected outcome...
This federal Project Grant award for $625,000.00, provided by the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.534 Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending), will fund the relocation of the Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) transfer station on Duffys Lane in Norfolk, Virginia. The key activities to be performed under this grant include constructing a new transfer station near the intersection of W. Ocean View Avenue and Duffys Lane. The expected outcome is to continue providing clean,...
This $3,071,460 federal Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending (CFDA 20.534) program will provide funding for the purchase of two 40-foot electric buses for Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) to expand their paratransit services in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia. The award, dated June 24, 2025, aims to enable HRT to continue providing clean, safe, and reliable paratransit services to transit riders in...
This $4,109,954.00 Project Grant was awarded on June 28, 2023 by the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant provides funding for the City of Harrisonburg to purchase replacement buses and an intelligent transportation system (ITS) for its paratransit vehicle fleet. The expected outcomes are to improve the efficiency and vehicle replacement of the Harrisonburg public transit system, which directly...
The Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration, has awarded the Williamsburg Area Transit Authority (WATA) a $7,944,331 formula grant to support operating expenditures and preventive maintenance for public transportation services in James City County, York County, the City of Williamsburg, and surrounding areas. The grant, awarded on July 8, 2025, will enable WATA to continue providing clean,...
The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) received a $2,099,151 project grant award from the Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to upgrade the transfer bridge lifting systems at Jamestown Landing Ferry. The grant award, issued on September 9, 2022 with a completion date of January 31, 2026, will replace the existing horizontal hydraulic cylinder cable-lift system with a safer vertical hydraulic cylinder...