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...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.933 National Infrastructure Investments) provides $3,675,603 to the Western Reserve Transit Authority (WRTA) to complete engineering and final design for the reconstruction of the WRTA's Federal Station transit hub. The purpose is to transform the existing facility into a mixed-use, transit-oriented development that will include a sheltered passenger terminal, parking garage,...
This $6,155,000 Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) project grant awarded by the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration on July 5, 2023 will fund the following key activities for the Western Reserve Transit Authority, a U.S. state government transit authority: Transit planning and analysis to update service plans and policies. Architecture and engineering design support for various technical and construction projects. The purchase of 8 replacement light-duty...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded an $11.8 million Project Grant under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to the Ohio Department of Transportation on July 19, 2022. The grant will support intercity bus operations through March 20, 2027. Specifically, $5.9 million will be subawarded to Hocking Athens Perry Community Action to support ongoing intercity transit services and COVID-19 emergency response activities. The...
This federal Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513), will provide $3,516,404.00 to the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) to support the Mobility Ohio Demonstration Project in Ohio. The key activities to be performed under this award include mobility management project administration, acquisition of capital items, and the development of new software called DRIVES to...
The Ohio Department of Transportation was awarded a $9.376 million project grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) on July 22, 2022 to fund the Ohio Rural Zero Emission Pilot. The grant will support the purchase of nine zero-emission accessible transit vehicles and associated charging infrastructure for the Chillicothe Transit System and Perry County Transit. Funding will cover capital, operating, and preventive...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Western Reserve Transit Authority a $10,717,440 project grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant provides one year of operating assistance for fixed route transit service in Warren, Ohio, as well as one year each of planning assistance, architecture and engineering design, and preventive maintenance. It also funds the purchase of five replacement light transit vehicles, one modified...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $2.53 million Project Grant to Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to support ongoing operations and capital projects from March 2023 through September 2025. Funding will support operating expenses, security and shop equipment, vehicle replacement, and the design and construction of a new administrative...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), will provide $4,001,588.00 in capital funding to the Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority (Parta) to procure five (5) replacement 35-foot CNG-powered revenue transit vehicles. The purpose of this award is to enable Parta to replace outdated vehicles, lower the age...
The Mid-Ohio Valley Transit Authority (MOVTA) received a $1.74 million Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant funded MOVTA's operating expenses from May 2021 through February 2022. As the designated transit provider for West Virginia's Mid-Ohio Valley region operating under the name Easy Rider, MOVTA utilized the grant funding to support public transportation...