Project Grant VA2026012
- The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $5,862,511 Project Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT). The grant will fund the replacement of 34 less than 30-foot body on chassis buses and 4 vans for 11 rural transit agencies across 45 localities in rural southwest, central, and eastern Virginia. The new, clean and modern vehicles are expected to...
- Federal Formula Grant Award Summary The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation received a $39.8 million Formula Grant for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) award from the Federal Transit Administration, obligated on December 11, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2029. This grant provides operating and capital assistance to support continued safe and effective public transportation services in rural Virginia. Operating assistance funds intercity bus...
- The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation has been awarded a $56,913,142 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). This grant will fund operating assistance, vehicle replacements and expansions, mobility management, facility and equipment upgrades, and other capital support for rural transit agencies across Virginia. The funding will enable...
- Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded $7.12 million to the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation through the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program (CFDA 20.513) to address transportation barriers for seniors and individuals with disabilities throughout Virginia. The formula grant, obligated on January 12, 2026, with a completion date of June 30, 2029,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded $1,977,547 in formula grant funding under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program (CFDA 20.513) to the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation on September 22, 2025. The award, with a completion date of October 1, 2027, is designed to meet transportation needs for seniors and individuals with disabilities within the Virginia Beach Urbanized Area (UZA). The grant will fund...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded $6.34 million to the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) to fund FY2026 transportation planning activities. Awarded on November 18, 2025, with completion by December 31, 2026, this formula grant supports the development and implementation of Unified Planning Work Programs (UPWPs)...
- This $4,793,057 Formula Grant awarded on March 10, 2025 by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will provide funding for Old Dominion Transit Management Co, doing business as GRTC Transit Systems, to purchase replacement paratransit vehicles. The expected outcomes are to continue providing clean, safe, and reliable transportation services and improve mobility and access throughout...
- This federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) provides $58,682,958 to the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) to support public transportation infrastructure and services in rural areas across the Commonwealth of Virginia. The funding will enable DRPT and its sub-recipients to deliver a range of transportation-related products and services, including: Operating assistance...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded $539,932 through the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to the Potomac & Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC) on July 31, 2025. The award supports two primary deliverables: preventive maintenance activities for PRTC's transit fleet and facilities, and the acquisition of three replacement 40-foot buses to replace vehicles that have reached the end of...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) a $6.85M formula grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) on September 10, 2025. The grant funds critical capital purchases and facility improvements essential to HRT's transit operations serving the Hampton Roads region of Virginia through September 30, 2028. The funded activities include facility rehabilitation and...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded $10.78 million under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation on May 1, 2026, for the Virginia Rural Transit Asset Management and Equity Program. The project funds the replacement of 78 vehicles distributed across eleven rural public transit agencies serving the Commonwealth, with completion targeted for December 31, 2028. The vehicle replacement initiative directly supports statewide asset management objectives while enhancing transit service reliability, safety, and accessibility in rural regions across southwest, central, and eastern Virginia. The funded vehicles will serve over 1.3 million transit riders across 64 localities and 55 Opportunity Zones spanning more than 16,000 square miles through the eleven subrecipient transit agencies, including Lake Country Area Agency on Aging, District Three Governmental Cooperative, Mountain Empire Older Citizens, Bay Aging Inc., Virginia Regional Transit, and the Accomack-Northampton Transportation District Commission, among others. Fleet modernization is expected to enhance service reliability and operational efficiency, freeing organizational resources for investment in infrastructure improvements and safety measures within individual service areas.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $8.6m | 5/1/26 |