Project Grant WV2021012
- The Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority (KVRTA) received a $7.4 million project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507) to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus from July 2021 to May 2022. The grant funds will support KVRTA's operating expenditures over the 11-month period and allow the continuation of transit services in the West Virginia region amidst the...
- Federal Formula Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority (KVRTA) $11.695 million through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on February 13, 2026, to support ongoing public transportation operations and capital improvements in Charleston, West Virginia. The funding will be allocated toward eligible operating expenses, including driver salaries and benefits, as well as the purchase of buses,...
- Federal Formula Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority $7.27 million under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on February 13, 2026, with a completion date of August 31, 2026. These funds support operating assistance and capital purchases necessary to maintain reliable public transportation services in Charleston, West Virginia. Specifically, the grant funds eligible operating expenses including...
- This $42,868,364 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) provides operating assistance and capital funding for eligible projects to the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) and 12 sub-recipient transit providers across rural and non-urbanized areas of West Virginia. The grant supports the continued safe and effective operation of transit services, including activities such as...
- The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the West Virginia Division of Public Transit $31.2 million on September 19, 2025, under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). This formula grant provides capital, operating, and administrative support to maintain safe and effective public transportation services across West Virginia's rural and non-urbanized areas through December 31, 2027. The funding supports twelve subrecipient rural transit...
- The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $2,521,139 Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) to the Ohio Valley Regional Transportation Authority (OVRTA) on August 14, 2024. The grant funding will be used to provide operating and capital assistance to sustain public transit services in the Wheeling, West Virginia urbanized area. Specifically, the grant will support the purchase of buses and bus support equipment, as well as provide operating assistance, with the intended outcome of maintaining...
- The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Ohio Valley Regional Transportation Authority (OVRTA) a Formula Grant totaling $2.78 million under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on July 30, 2025. The award provides capital and operating assistance to support public transportation services in the Wheeling urbanized area. Specifically, OVRTA will utilize these funds to purchase two replacement vans and two replacement buses, along with operational support to maintain...
- Federal Formula Grant Summary Valley Regional Transit (VRT) received a $1,376,640 Federal Transit Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), effective August 19, 2025, with a completion date of January 30, 2027. The grant provides operating assistance for transit services in the Nampa Urbanized Area, supporting the continuation and sustainability of VRT's transit operations, accessibility, and service...
- Federal Formula Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded New River Transit Authority (NRTA) $2,548,014 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on September 23, 2025, with a completion date of March 31, 2027. This formula grant provides operating and capital assistance to sustain and expand public transit services throughout NRTA's service area in West Virginia, which encompasses Beckley, Sophia, Mt. Hope, Oak Hill, and Fayetteville in Raleigh...
- The West Virginia Division of Public Transit received a $402,703 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). The grant will fund transportation planning activities in West Virginia, including refreshing human service transportation coordinated plans, conducting transit studies to initiate service in counties without public transit, developing a statewide...
The Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority (KVRTA) received a $2,007,067 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant funded operating assistance from April 30, 2021 through June 25, 2021 to support KVRTA's provision of public transportation services in West Virginia. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal funding available to local and regional authorities for transit operating and capital expenses as well as transportation planning in urbanized areas. This award helped KVRTA maintain operations and continue providing public transportation options for residents in its service area at a time when additional federal support was needed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $0 | 7/19/21 | ||
| Not listed | $2.0m | 4/30/21 |