This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA), under the Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending (CFDA 20.534) program, provides $3,125,000.00 to Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corp (doing business as Pierce Transit) to purchase and replace approximately 200 bus stop shelters. The goal is to modernize and upgrade passenger experience, improve transportation safety, security, and accessibility for...
This Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration awarded Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation $31,403,311 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on September 18, 2021 for operations through March 21, 2022. The funding will allow Pierce Transit to respond to and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic by bringing back any employees previously furloughed and rehiring any laid off positions due to financial challenges caused by the public...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA), through its Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), awarded a $3,705,739.00 grant to Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corp (doing business as Pierce Transit) on April 29, 2025. The grant funds will be used to purchase and deliver approximately 12 twenty-five-footer replacement shuttle vehicles for ADA complementary paratransit services in Pierce Transit's service area. The expected outcomes include maintaining a state of...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $10,467,868 Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) to the Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corp, doing business as Pierce Transit, on May 1, 2025. The purpose of this award is to fund the replacement of approximately 13 buses to sustain transportation in Pierce Transit's service area. Specifically, the funds will be used to purchase 13 replacement buses to maintain fixed-route transportation levels and provide safe operations within...
This Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) provides $4,838,500.00 to Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corp (dba Pierce Transit) to purchase approximately three (3) 40 ft. replacement battery electric buses, construct and install approximately three (3) conductive charging infrastructures, and provide workforce development and training. The intended...
This $4,407,318 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA Federal Transit Formula Grants, CFDA 20.507) will fund the purchase and delivery of approximately 16 replacement twenty-five-footer shuttle vehicles for ADA complementary paratransit services in and around Pierce County, Washington. The grant aims to maintain or increase levels of ADA complementary paratransit services for citizens in the region. The award was made on Sep 9,...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA), through the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525), awarded $258,388.00 to the Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation, doing business as Pierce Transit, on September 14, 2024. The purpose of this formula grant is to fund the replacement of approximately 15 40-foot buses to sustain transportation services within the Pierce Transit service area. The grant funds will be used to purchase the replacement buses, which will help...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $924,316 Project Grant to Pierce Transit under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant will fund ADA complementary paratransit service from September 2021 through March 2022. As part of the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program, the grant provides capital and operating assistance to local authorities for transit and transportation planning in urbanized areas. Specifically, the funding will...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $4,436,426 Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) to the Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corp (dba Pierce Transit) on August 30, 2024. The purpose of this grant is to provide continued ADA complementary paratransit contracted services in the Pierce Transit service area from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The grant funds will be used to sustain the existing ADA complementary paratransit service,...
This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525), will fund the replacement of approximately 9 buses to sustain public transportation operations in the Pierce Transit service area. The $250,070 award, granted on September 17, 2024, will enable Pierce Transit, a local government transit authority, to purchase replacement buses to maintain fixed-route and demand...