Summary of Fiscal Year 2018 Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Infrastructure Investment Program Project Selections, 8393-8398 [2019-04113]

Download as PDF amozie on DSK9F9SC42PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 45 / Thursday, March 7, 2019 / Notices or hand delivery to the DOT Docket Management Facility, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590. Thirdly, in the event that a grantee or subgrantee needs to request immediate relief and does not have access to electronic means to request that relief, the grantee or subgrantee may contact any FTA regional office or FTA headquarters and request that FTA staff submit the petition on its behalf. Federal public transportation law at 49 U.S.C. 5324(d) provides that a grant awarded under Section 5324, or under 49 U.S.C. 5307 or 49 U.S.C. 5311, that is made to address an emergency shall be subject to the terms and conditions the Secretary determines are necessary. This language allows FTA to waive certain statutory, as well as administrative, requirements. An FTA grantee or subgrantee receiving financial assistance under 49 U.S.C. 5324, 5307, or 5311 that is affected by a national or regional emergency or disaster may request a waiver of provisions of Chapter 53 of Title 49 of the United States Code in connection with such financial assistance, when a grantee or subgrantee demonstrates that the requirement(s) will limit a grantee’s or subgrantee’s ability to respond to a national or regional emergency or disaster. A grantee or subgrantee must include certain information when requesting a waiver of statutory or administrative requirements. A petition for relief shall: (a) Include the agency name (Federal Transit Administration) and docket number FTA–2019–0001; (b) Identify the grantee or subgrantee and its geographic location; (c) Identify the section of Chapter 53 of Title 49 of the United States Code, or the portion of an FTA policy statement, circular, guidance document or rule, from which the grantee or subgrantee seeks relief; (d) Specifically address how a requirement in Chapter 53 of Title 49 of the United States Code, or an FTA requirement in a policy statement, circular, agency guidance or rule, will limit a grantee’s or subgrantee’s ability to respond to a national or regional emergency or disaster; and (e) Specify if the petition for relief is one-time or ongoing, and if ongoing identify the time period for which the relief is requested. The time period may not exceed three months; however, additional time may be requested through a second petition for relief. A petition for relief from administrative requirements will be conditionally granted for a period of three (3) business days from the date it is submitted to the Emergency Relief VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:13 Mar 06, 2019 Jkt 247001 Docket. FTA will review the petition after the expiration of the three business days and review any comments submitted regarding the petition. FTA may contact the grantee or subgrantee that submitted the request for relief, or any party that submits comments to the docket, to obtain more information prior to making a decision. FTA shall then post a decision to the Emergency Relief Docket. FTA’s decision will be based on whether the petition meets the criteria for use of these emergency procedures, the substance of the request, and any comments submitted regarding the petition. If FTA does not respond to the request for relief to the docket within three business days, the grantee or subgrantee may assume its petition is granted for a period not to exceed three months until and unless FTA states otherwise. A petition for relief from statutory requirements will not be conditionally granted and requires a written decision from the FTA Administrator. An FTA decision letter, either granting or denying a petition, shall be posted in the Emergency Relief Docket and shall reference the document number of the petition to which it relates. FTA reserves the right to reconsider any decision made pursuant to these emergency procedures based upon its own initiative, based upon information or comments received subsequent to the three business day comment period, or at the request of a grantee or subgrantee upon denial of a request for relief. FTA shall notify the grantee or subgrantee if FTA plans to reconsider a decision. Pursuant to FTA’s Charter Rule at 49 CFR 604.2(f), grantees and subgrantees may assist with evacuations or other movement of people that might otherwise be considered charter transportation when that transportation is in response to an emergency declared by the President, governor or mayor, or in an emergency requiring immediate action prior to a formal declaration, even if a formal declaration of an emergency is not eventually made by the President, governor or mayor. Therefore, a request for relief is not necessary in order to provide this service. However, if the emergency lasts more than 45 calendar days and the grantee will continue to provide service that would otherwise be considered charter service, the grantee or subgrantee shall follow the procedures set out in this notice. PO 00000 Frm 00099 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 8393 Issued in Washington, DC. K. Jane Williams, Acting Administrator. [FR Doc. 2019–04110 Filed 3–6–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Transit Administration Summary of Fiscal Year 2018 Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Infrastructure Investment Program Project Selections Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT. ACTION: Notice; summary of project selections. Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Infrastructure Investment Program. AGENCY: The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) summarizes the allocation of $366,162,440 to projects under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Infrastructure Investment Program (Bus Program) and provides administrative guidance on award management. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Successful applicants should contact the appropriate FTA Regional Office for information regarding applying for the funds or program-specific information. A list of Regional Offices can be found at www.fta.dot.gov. Unsuccessful applicants may contact Mark G. Bathrick, Office of Program Management at (202) 366–9955, email: Mark.Bathrick @dot.gov, to arrange a proposal debriefing within 30 days of this notice. A TDD is available at 1–800–877–8339 (TDD/FIRS). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The competitive funding allocations announced in this notice are authorized by Section 5339(b) of Title 49, United States Code. Federal public transportation law at 49 U.S.C. 5338(a)(2)(M) authorizes $246,514,000 million for competitive allocations in FY 2018. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 appropriated an additional $161,446,000 for the Bus Program for FY 2018. After the statutory set aside for oversight, $366,293,150 was available for competitive grants under the Bus Program. On June 21, 2018, FTA published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcing the availability of $366,293,150 in competitive funding under the Bus Program. These funds will provide financial assistance to states and eligible public agencies to replace, rehabilitate, purchase, or lease SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\07MRN1.SGM 07MRN1 8394 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 45 / Thursday, March 7, 2019 / Notices buses, vans, and related equipment, and capital projects to rehabilitate, purchase, construct, or lease bus-related facilities. In response to the NOFO, FTA received 339 project proposals from 51 States and territories requesting approximately $2 billion in Federal funds. Project proposals were evaluated based on each applicant’s responsiveness to the program evaluation criteria outlined in the NOFO. Based on the criteria in the NOFO, FTA is funding 107 projects, as shown in Table 1, for a total of $366,162,440. Recipients selected for competitive funding are required to work with their FTA Regional Office to submit a grant application in FTA’s Transit Award Management System (TrAMs) for the projects identified in the attached table. Grant applications must include only eligible activities applied for in the original project application. Funds must be used consistent with the competitive proposal and for the eligible capital purposes described in the NOFO. In cases where the allocation amount is less than the proposer’s total requested amount, recipients are required to fund the scalable project option as described in the application. If the award amount does not correspond to the scalable option, the recipient should work with the Regional Office to reduce scope or scale the project such that a complete phase or project is accomplished. Recipients also may provide additional local funds to complete a proposed project. A discretionary project identification number has been assigned to each project for tracking purposes and must be used in the TrAMs application. Selected projects are eligible to incur costs under pre-award authority no earlier than the date projects were publicly announced, which was September 25, 2018. Pre-award authority does not guarantee that project expenses incurred prior to the award of a grant will be eligible for reimbursement, as eligibility for reimbursement is contingent upon other requirements, such as planning and environmental requirements, having been met. For more about FTA’s policy on pre-award authority, please see the FTA Fiscal Year 2018 Apportionments, Allocations, and Program Information and Interim Guidance found in 83 FR 33018 (July 16, 2018). Post-award reporting requirements include submission of the Federal Financial Report and Milestone progress reports in TrAMs (see FTA.C.5010.1E). Recipients must comply with all applicable Federal statutes, regulations, executive orders, FTA circulars, and other Federal requirements in carrying out the project supported by the FTA grant. FTA emphasizes that recipients must follow all third-party procurement guidance as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 5325(a) and described in FTA.C.4220.1F. Funds allocated in this announcement must be obligated in a grant by September 30, 2021. Technical Review and Evaluation Summary: FTA assessed all project proposals that were submitted under the FY 2018 Bus Program competition according to the following evaluation criteria. The specific metrics for each criterion were described in the June 21, 2018 NOFO: 1. Demonstration of Need 2. Demonstration of Benefits 3. Planning/Local Prioritization 4. Local Financial Commitment 5. Project Implementation Strategy 6. Technical, Legal, and Financial Capacity For each project, a technical review panel assigned a rating of Highly Recommended, Recommended, or Not Recommended for each of the six criteria. The technical review panel then assigned an overall rating of Highly Recommended, Recommended, Not Recommended, or Ineligible to the project proposal. Projects were assigned a final overall rating of Highly Recommended if they were rated Highly Recommended in at least four categories overall, with no Not Recommended ratings. Projects were assigned a final overall rating of Recommended if the project had three or more Recommended ratings and no Not Recommended ratings. Projects were assigned a rating of Not Recommended if they received a Not Recommended rating in any category. A summary of the overall scores is shown in the table below. Overall Project Ratings (eligible submissions): Highly Recommended ................. Recommended ............................. Not Recommended ...................... 201 74 64 Total ...................................... 339 As outlined in the NOFO, FTA made the final selections based on the technical ratings as well geographic diversity, Departmental objectives, and/ or receipt of other recent competitive awards. As further outlined in the NOFO, in some cases, due to funding limitations, proposers that were selected for funding received less than the amount originally requested. Issued in Washington, DC. K. Jane Williams, Acting Administrator. amozie on DSK9F9SC42PROD with NOTICES TABLE 1—FY 18 GRANTS FOR BUSES AND BUS FACILITIES COMPETITION PROJECT SELECTIONS State Applicant Project ID Project title AK ................ Municipality of Anchorage D2018–BUSC–132 AL ................ Alabama A&M University D2018–BUSC–133 AR ............... Ozark Regional Transit .... D2018–BUSC–134 AZ ................ City of Phoenix ................ D2018–BUSC–135 CA ............... City of Fresno .................. D2018–BUSC–136 CA ............... City of Los Angeles, Department of Transportation. D2018–BUSC–137 CA ............... City of Norwalk ................ D2018–BUSC–138 CA ............... City of Roseville ............... D2018–BUSC–139 The Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska will receive funding to Implement a new Information Technology System (ITS) for the Public Transportation Department (PTD) in Anchorage, Alaska. The Alabama A&M University will receive funding to purchase electric buses, construct a bus storage facility, purchase and install bus shelters, and acquire ITS. Ozark Regional Transit will receive funding to replace their Operations Center. The City of Phoenix will receive funding to replace buses that have exceeded their useful life. The City of Fresno will receive funding to rehabilitate the Fresno Area Express fixed route maintenance and operations facility. The City of Los Angeles, Department of Transportation will receive funding to help with the electrification of LADOT bus maintenance facilities to support an electric bus fleet. The City of Norwalk will receive funding to purchase zero emission buses, and chargers for expansion. The City of Roseville will receive funding to replace commuter buses with zero-emission buses. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:13 Mar 06, 2019 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00100 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07MRN1.SGM Funded amount $4,250,000 Overall rating Recommended. 3,761,033 Highly Recommended. 2,900,000 Highly Recommended. 6,393,630 Highly Recommended. 1,004,973 Highly Recommended. 3,215,977 Highly Recommended. 986,928 Highly Recommended. 826,377 Highly Recommended. 07MRN1 8395 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 45 / Thursday, March 7, 2019 / Notices TABLE 1—FY 18 GRANTS FOR BUSES AND BUS FACILITIES COMPETITION PROJECT SELECTIONS—Continued State Applicant Project ID Project title CA ............... City of Santa Rosa .......... D2018–BUSC–140 CA ............... City of Visalia ................... D2018–BUSC–141 CA ............... Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. D2018–BUSC–142 San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA). San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority. Victor Valley Transit Authority. State of California Department of Transportation. D2018–BUSC–144 CA ............... State of California Department of Transportation. D2018–BUSC–148 CO ............... City of Fort Collins ........... D2018–BUSC–149 CO ............... Regional Transportation District. Regional Transportation District. D2018–BUSC–150 State of Colorado Department of Transportation. State of Colorado Department of Transportation. D2018–BUSC–152 CO ............... State of Colorado Department of Transportation. D2018–BUSC–154 CO ............... Mesa County ................... D2018–BUSC–155 CT ................ Connecticut Department of Transportation. D2018–BUSC–156 DC ............... Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. D2018–BUSC–157 DE ............... Delaware Transit Corporation. Miami Dade County ......... D2018–BUSC–158 The City of Santa Rosa will receive funding to purchase zero emission buses. City of Visalia will receive funding to purchase new buses. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority will receive funding to replace diesel buses with CNG buses in Los Angeles County. The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System will receive funding to upgrade bus CAD/AVL and radio network hardware. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency will receive funding to modernize the Woods Bus Maintenance Facility. San Luis Obispo Region Transit Authority will receive funding for a new bus maintenance facility. Victor Valley Transit Authority will receive funding to replace CNG buses with electric buses. The State of California Department of Transportation will receive funding to replace and expand vehicles for accessible transportation services. The State of California Department of Transportation on behalf of Eastern Sierra Transit Authority will receive funding to build a new operations and administrative facility. The City of Fort Collins will receive funding to replace and expand bus stops throughout the bus system. The Regional Transportation District will receive funding to purchase replacement buses. The Regional Transportation District will receive funding to replace roofs on existing maintenance facilities. The State of Colorado on behalf of Durango Transit will receive funding to replace vehicles. The State of Colorado on behalf of Roaring Fork Transportation Authority will receive funding to replace buses. The State of Colorado on behalf of Steamboat Springs Transit will receive funding to replace buses. Mesa County on behalf of Grand Valley Transit will receive funding for bus replacements. The Connecticut Department of Transportation will receive funding to rehabilitate the Hartford maintenance facility. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority will receive funding to replace CNG buses in the fleet. The Delaware Transit Corporation will receive funding to expand the New Castle County Bus Facility. Miami Dade County will receive funding to replace diesel buses with CNG buses throughout the fleet. The Georgia Department of Transportation on behalf of the City of Albany will receive funding to replace buses and fund a transit center. The City of Dubuque will receive funding to purchase ADA vehicles and install a new farebox system. The Iowa Department of Transportation will receive funding to replace rural buses throughout the State. The Idaho Transportation Department on behalf of the City of Driggs will receive funding to construct passenger shelters and bus pullouts. The Nez Perce Tribe will receive funding to purchase new buses and install new bus bay doors on their facility. The Bloomington-Normal Public Transportation System will receive funding to purchase battery electric replacement buses. The City of Decatur will receive funding to purchase new buses. The Illinois Department of Transportation will receive funding for the Galesburg/Macomb Fixed Route Bus Replacement and Quincy Bus Facility Rehabilitation Projects. The South Bend Public Transportation Corporation will receive funding to replace buses that operate on their fixed route service. CA ............... CA ............... CA ............... CA ............... CA ............... CO ............... CO ............... CO ............... amozie on DSK9F9SC42PROD with NOTICES FL ................ D2018–BUSC–143 D2018–BUSC–145 D2018–BUSC–146 D2018–BUSC–147 D2018–BUSC–151 D2018–BUSC–153 D2018–BUSC–159 GA ............... Georgia Department of Transportation. D2018–BUSC–160 IA ................. City of Dubuque .............. D2018–BUSC–161 IA ................. Iowa Department of Transportation. D2018–BUSC–162 ID ................. Idaho Transportation Department. D2018–BUSC–163 ID ................. Nez Perce Tribe .............. D2018–BUSC–164 IL ................. Bloomington-Normal Public Transportation System. City of Decatur ................. D2018–BUSC–165 IL ................. D2018–BUSC–166 IL ................. Illinois Department of Transportation. D2018–BUSC–167 IN ................. South Bend Public Transportation Corporation. D2018–BUSC–168 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:13 Mar 06, 2019 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00101 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07MRN1.SGM Funded amount Overall rating 1,780,133 Highly Recommended. 569,595 Highly Recommended. 5,457,098 Highly Recommended. 3,923,122 Highly Recommended. 3,617,415 Highly Recommended. 6,285,662 Highly Recommended. 867,007 Highly Recommended. 312,027 Highly Recommended. 457,139 Highly Recommended. 1,520,344 Highly Recommended. 7,497,000 Highly Recommended. 3,503,000 Highly Recommended. 211,200 Highly Recommended. 2,231,500 Highly Recommended. 536,000 Highly Recommended. 392,000 Highly Recommended. 7,000,000 Highly Recommended. 4,250,000 Recommended. 3,385,600 Recommended. 11,000,000 Highly Recommended. 4,250,000 Recommended. 1,939,672 Highly Recommended. 7,000,000 Highly Recommended. 192,000 Highly Recommended. 96,300 Highly Recommended. 6,000,000 Highly Recommended. 4,662,000 Highly Recommended. 2,285,000 Highly Recommended. 4,910,748 Highly Recommended. 07MRN1 8396 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 45 / Thursday, March 7, 2019 / Notices TABLE 1—FY 18 GRANTS FOR BUSES AND BUS FACILITIES COMPETITION PROJECT SELECTIONS—Continued State Applicant Project ID Project title IN ................. Bloomington Public Transportation Corporation. Topeka Metropolitan Transit Authority. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. D2018–BUSC–169 New Orleans Regional Transit Authority. Pioneer Valley Transit Authority. D2018–BUSC–172 Montgomery County Government. City of Bangor .................. D2018–BUSC–174 The Bloomington Public Transportation Corporation will receive funding to purchase new electric buses and associated charging infrastructure. The Topeka Metropolitan Transit Authority will receive funding to purchase new ITS equipment. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will receive funds on behalf of 19 transit agencies to expand & replace vehicles, construct and renovate bus facilities, and purchase associated bus equipment. The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority will receive funding to expand their biodiesel bus fleet. The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority will receive funding to rehabilitate and convert their FixedRoute Bus Maintenance Garage to a Paratransit Facility. Montgomery County will receive funding to replace diesel buses with electric buses. The City of Bangor will receive funding to replace buses operating on the city’s fixed route. The Maine Department of Transportation will receive funding to replace rural buses throughout the State. The Capital Area Transportation Authority will receive funding to replace buses throughout the fleet. The Central County Transportation Authority will receive funding to replace buses throughout the fleet. The City of Detroit will receive funding to rehabilitate the Coolidge Terminal and Maintenance Facility. The Michigan Department of Transportation will receive funding to replace vehicles for 47 rural agencies and provide expansion vehicles for five rural agencies. The Michigan Department of Transportation will receive funding for replacement and expansion vehicles for three small urban transit agencies. The Metropolitan Council/Metro Transit will receive funding to construct the new Heywood II Bus Garage (Minneapolis Bus Garage). The Missouri Department of Transportation will receive funding to purchase transit buses and vans for rural public transportation, as well as, technological upgrades for new and existing vehicles. The Office of the Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, on behalf of the Commonwealth Office of Transit Authority (COTA) will receive funding to construct an administrative and maintenance facility, purchase buses for their new fixed route service, and construct bus shelters. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians will receive funding to purchase replacement and expansions vehicles. The City of Billings will receive funding to purchase replacement buses and associated equipment. The Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation will receive funding to construct a new transit facility. KS ................ KY ................ LA ................ MA ............... MD ............... ME ............... D2018–BUSC–171 D2018–BUSC–173 D2018–BUSC–175 ME ............... Maine Department of Transportation. D2018–BUSC–176 MI ................ Capital Area Transportation Authority. D2018–BUSC–177 MI ................ Central County Transportation Authority. D2018–BUSC–178 MI ................ City of Detroit Department of Transportation. Michigan Department of Transportation. D2018–BUSC–179 MI ................ Michigan Department of Transportation. D2018–BUSC–181 MN ............... Metropolitan Council/ Metro Transit. D2018–BUSC–182 MO ............... Missouri Department of Transportation. D2018–BUSC–183 MP ............... Office of the Governor— COTA. D2018–BUSC–184 MS ............... Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. D2018–BUSC–185 MT ............... City of Billings .................. D2018–BUSC–186 MT ............... Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes. D2018–BUSC–187 NC ............... City of Charlotte ............... D2018–BUSC–189 NC ............... City of Durham ................ D2018–BUSC–190 ND ............... North Dakota Department of Transportation. D2018–BUSC–191 ND ............... City of Bismarck .............. D2018–BUSC–192 NE ............... The Transit Authority of the City of Omaha d/b/ a/ Metro. Manchester Transit Authority. NJ Transit ........................ D2018–BUSC–193 MI ................ MT ............... amozie on DSK9F9SC42PROD with NOTICES D2018–BUSC–170 NH ............... NJ ................ VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:13 Mar 06, 2019 D2018–BUSC–180 D2018–BUSC–188 D2018–BUSC–194 D2018–BUSC–195 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 The Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes will receive funding to purchase new ADA vehicles and bus shelters. The City of Charlotte will receive funding to purchase replacement buses. The City of Durham will receive funding to replace diesel buses with electric buses. The North Dakota Department of Transportation will receive funding to replace rural transit vehicles throughout the State. The City of Bismarck will receive funding to rehabilitate an existing bus facility. The Transit Authority of the City of Omaha will receive funding to purchase associated infrastructure for CNG and electric buses. The Manchester Transit Authority will receive funding to purchase replacement buses for their fleet. NJ Transit will receive funding to purchase bus lifts across the State. Frm 00102 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07MRN1.SGM Funded amount Overall rating 357,524 Highly Recommended. 503,120 Recommended. 7,000,000 Highly Recommended. 6,392,000 Highly Recommended. 2,400,000 Highly Recommended. 4,365,000 Highly Recommended. 2,890,000 Highly Recommended. 2,201,370 Highly Recommended. 3,155,380 Highly Recommended. 2,808,797 Highly Recommended. 9,536,038 Highly Recommended. 9,536,038 Highly Recommended. 4,267,199 Highly Recommended. 11,000,000 Highly Recommended. 5,630,565 Highly Recommended. 6,387,346 Highly Recommended. 857,700 Highly Recommended. 1,360,000 Highly Recommended. 2,765,664 Highly Recommended. 328,040 Highly Recommended. 5,932,800 Highly Recommended. 2,125,000 Highly Recommended. 3,772,000 Highly Recommended. 96,000 Recommended. 6,685,000 Highly Recommended. 934,723 Highly Recommended. 7,000,000 Highly Recommended. 07MRN1 8397 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 45 / Thursday, March 7, 2019 / Notices TABLE 1—FY 18 GRANTS FOR BUSES AND BUS FACILITIES COMPETITION PROJECT SELECTIONS—Continued State Applicant Project ID Project title NM ............... City of Las Cruces ........... D2018–BUSC–196 NV ............... Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe. D2018–BUSC–197 NY ............... Capital District Transportation Authority. D2018–BUSC–198 NY ............... Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority. Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority. Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority. D2018–BUSC–199 The City of Las Cruces will receive funding to construct a new transit maintenance and operations center. The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe will receive funding to purchase new buses and rehabilitate existing buses. The Capital District Transportation Authority will receive funding to construct the River Corridor Bus Rapid Transit System (BRT), which includes the purchase of vehicles, construction of stops, and other associated improvements. The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority will receive funding to purchase CNG buses. The Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority will receive funding to construct a new maintenance facility. Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority will receive funding to replace diesel buses with electric buses. The Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority will receive funding to make the bus wash system CNG compliant. The Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) will receive funding to rehabilitate the Silverton Access/‘‘Fare Deal’’ Customer Facility. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation will receive funding to purchase replacement and expansion vehicles throughout the State. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation will receive funding to rehabilitate rural bus facilities throughout the State. The Oregon Department of Transportation on behalf of Yamhill County Transit will receive funding to replace buses. The Oregon Department of Transportation on behalf of Benton County will receive funding to purchase new ADA buses. The Oregon Department of Transportation on behalf of Canby Area Transit will receive funding to replace buses. The Oregon Department of Transportation on behalf of Curry County will receive funding to purchase a bus and a van. The Oregon Department of Transportation on behalf of Mid-Columbia Economic Development District (MCEDD) will receive funding to purchase a bus. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will receive funding for the Pennsylvania Fixed Route Intelligent Transportation System (FRITS) Project. The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority will receive funding for the Chafee Maintenance Facility Modernization Project. The Greenville Transit Authority (GTA) will receive funding for a new transit facility. The Oglala Sioux Tribe will receive funding to purchase accessible transit vehicles equipped with ITS technology. The South Dakota Department of Transportation will receive funding for the Highmore Transit Facility. The South Dakota Department of Transportation will receive funding for the River Cities Public Transit Call Center. The South Dakota Department of Transportation on behalf of Prairie Hill Transit and River Cities Transit will receive funding for snow removal equipment. The South Dakota Department of Transportation will receive funding for the Yankton Transit Facility. The Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority will receive funding to replace buses throughout the fleet. The City of Wichita Falls will receive funding for a bus administrative and maintenance facility for the Wichita Falls Transit System and SHARP Lines Rural Transportation. The City Transit Management Company Inc. for City of Lubbock will receive funding for the purchase of new buses. The Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council will receive funding for new bus passenger shelters. NY ............... OH ............... D2018–BUSC–201 OH ............... Portage Area Regional D2018–BUSC–202 Transportation Authority. OH ............... Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA). Oklahoma Department of Transportation. D2018–BUSC–203 OK ............... Oklahoma Department of Transportation. D2018–BUSC–205 OR ............... Oregon Department of Transportation. D2018–BUSC–206 OR ............... Oregon Department of Transportation. D2018–BUSC–207 OR ............... Oregon Department of Transportation. D2018–BUSC–208 OR ............... Oregon Department of Transportation. D2018–BUSC–209 OR ............... Oregon Department of Transportation. D2018–BUSC–210 PA ................ Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. D2018–BUSC–211 RI ................. Rhode Island Public Transit Authority. D2018–BUSC–212 SC ............... Greenville Transit Authority. Oglala Sioux Tribe ........... D2018–BUSC–213 OK ............... SD ............... SD ............... D2018–BUSC–204 D2018–BUSC–214 SD Department Of Transportation. SD Department Of Transportation. D2018–BUSC–215 SD ............... SD Department Of Transportation. D2018–BUSC–217 SD ............... SD Department Of Transportation. Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority. D2018–BUSC–218 TX ................ City of Wichita Falls ......... D2018–BUSC–220 TX ................ City Transit Management Company Inc. for City of Lubbock. Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council. D2018–BUSC–221 SD ............... TN ................ amozie on DSK9F9SC42PROD with NOTICES D2018–BUSC–200 TX ................ VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:13 Mar 06, 2019 D2018–BUSC–216 D2018–BUSC–219 D2018–BUSC–222 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00103 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07MRN1.SGM Funded amount Overall rating 11,000,000 Highly Recommended. 188,760 Highly Recommended. 5,000,000 Highly Recommended. 11,000,000 Highly Recommended. 2,000,000 Highly Recommended. 5,725,000 Highly Recommended. 165,330 Highly Recommended. 180,000 Recommended. 3,874,200 Highly Recommended. 407,596 Recommended. 960,090 Highly Recommended. 198,900 Highly Recommended. 352,000 Highly Recommended. 131,000 Recommended. 68,000 Recommended. 7,000,000 Highly Recommended. 3,280,000 Recommended. 11,000,000 Highly Recommended. 262,200 Highly Recommended. 400,000 Highly Recommended. 160,000 Recommended. 80,000 Recommended. 350,000 Recommended. 9,028,800 Highly Recommended. 9,864,858 Highly Recommended. 2,500,000 Highly Recommended. 661,342 Highly Recommended. 07MRN1 8398 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 45 / Thursday, March 7, 2019 / Notices TABLE 1—FY 18 GRANTS FOR BUSES AND BUS FACILITIES COMPETITION PROJECT SELECTIONS—Continued State Applicant Project ID Project title TX ................ VIA Metropolitan Transit .. D2018–BUSC–223 TX ................ Texas Department of Transportation. D2018–BUSC–224 UT ................ Utah Transit Authority ...... D2018–BUSC–225 VT ................ Vermont Agency of Transportation. D2018–BUSC–226 WA ............... Intercity Transit ................ D2018–BUSC–227 WA ............... Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe D2018–BUSC–228 WA ............... Washington State Department of Transportation. D2018–BUSC–229 WA ............... Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation. Washington State Department of Transportation. D2018–BUSC–230 WA ............... Washington State Department of Transportation. D2018–BUSC–232 WI ................ City of Appleton, Valley Transit. City of Janesville ............. D2018–BUSC–233 VIA Metropolitan Transit will receive funding for their paratransit operating and maintenance facility. The Texas Department of Transportation will receive funding to purchase buses for 35 rural transit providers throughout the State. The Utah Transit Authority will receive funding for the construction of the Depot District Clean Fuel Technology Center (DDTC). The Vermont Agency for Transportation will receive funding for the Bradford Vermont Public Transit Facility. Intercity Transit will receive funding for the Pattison Street Facility Renovation and Expansion Project—Phase II. The Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe will receive funding to purchase new buses and bus shelters. The Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of the Mason County Public Transportation Benefit Area will receive funding to purchase hybrid buses to replace diesel buses. The Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation will receive funding to purchase an expansion bus. The Washington State Department of Transportation will receive funding to deploy low emission vehicles in rural Columbia County. The Washington State Department of Transportation will receive funding to deploy lower-emission propane powered vehicles in rural Island County. The City of Appleton, Valley Transit will receive funding for their bus replacement project. The City of Janesville will receive funding for the purchase of replacement buses. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) will receive funding to purchase new buses for rural transit providers across the State. The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin will receive funding to purchase new buses. The West Virginia Division of Public Transit will receive funding for rural buses. The Wyoming Department of Transportation will receive funding for the Sheridan, Wyoming Public Transportation Bus Replacement Project for Goose Creek Transit. WA ............... WI ................ D2018–BUSC–231 D2018–BUSC–234 WI ................ Wisconsin Department of Transportation. D2018–BUSC–235 WI ................ Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin. 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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 45 (Thursday, March 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

Summary of Fiscal Year 2018 Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities
Infrastructure Investment Program Project Selections

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice; summary of project selections. Grants for Buses and Bus
Facilities Infrastructure Investment Program.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) summarizes the allocation of $366,162,440 to
projects under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Grants for Buses and Bus
Facilities Infrastructure Investment Program (Bus Program) and provides
administrative guidance on award management.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Successful applicants should contact
the appropriate FTA Regional Office for information regarding applying
for the funds or program-specific information. A list of Regional
Offices can be found at www.fta.dot.gov. Unsuccessful applicants may
contact Mark G. Bathrick, Office of Program Management at (202) 366-
9955, email: Mark.Bathrick @dot.gov, to arrange a proposal debriefing
within 30 days of this notice. A TDD is available at 1-800-877-8339
(TDD/FIRS).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The competitive funding allocations
announced in this notice are authorized by Section 5339(b) of Title 49,
United States Code. Federal public transportation law at 49 U.S.C.
5338(a)(2)(M) authorizes $246,514,000 million for competitive
allocations in FY 2018. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018
appropriated an additional $161,446,000 for the Bus Program for FY
2018. After the statutory set aside for oversight, $366,293,150 was
available for competitive grants under the Bus Program.
On June 21, 2018, FTA published a Notice of Funding Opportunity
(NOFO) announcing the availability of $366,293,150 in competitive
funding under the Bus Program. These funds will provide financial
assistance to states and eligible public agencies to replace,
rehabilitate, purchase, or lease

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buses, vans, and related equipment, and capital projects to
rehabilitate, purchase, construct, or lease bus-related facilities. In
response to the NOFO, FTA received 339 project proposals from 51 States
and territories requesting approximately $2 billion in Federal funds.
Project proposals were evaluated based on each applicant's
responsiveness to the program evaluation criteria outlined in the NOFO.
Based on the criteria in the NOFO, FTA is funding 107 projects, as
shown in Table 1, for a total of $366,162,440. Recipients selected for
competitive funding are required to work with their FTA Regional Office
to submit a grant application in FTA's Transit Award Management System
(TrAMs) for the projects identified in the attached table. Grant
applications must include only eligible activities applied for in the
original project application. Funds must be used consistent with the
competitive proposal and for the eligible capital purposes described in
the NOFO.
In cases where the allocation amount is less than the proposer's
total requested amount, recipients are required to fund the scalable
project option as described in the application. If the award amount
does not correspond to the scalable option, the recipient should work
with the Regional Office to reduce scope or scale the project such that
a complete phase or project is accomplished. Recipients also may
provide additional local funds to complete a proposed project. A
discretionary project identification number has been assigned to each
project for tracking purposes and must be used in the TrAMs
application.
Selected projects are eligible to incur costs under pre-award
authority no earlier than the date projects were publicly announced,
which was September 25, 2018. Pre-award authority does not guarantee
that project expenses incurred prior to the award of a grant will be
eligible for reimbursement, as eligibility for reimbursement is
contingent upon other requirements, such as planning and environmental
requirements, having been met. For more about FTA's policy on pre-award
authority, please see the FTA Fiscal Year 2018 Apportionments,
Allocations, and Program Information and Interim Guidance found in 83
FR 33018 (July 16, 2018). Post-award reporting requirements include
submission of the Federal Financial Report and Milestone progress
reports in TrAMs (see FTA.C.5010.1E). Recipients must comply with all
applicable Federal statutes, regulations, executive orders, FTA
circulars, and other Federal requirements in carrying out the project
supported by the FTA grant. FTA emphasizes that recipients must follow
all third-party procurement guidance as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 5325(a)
and described in FTA.C.4220.1F. Funds allocated in this announcement
must be obligated in a grant by September 30, 2021.
Technical Review and Evaluation Summary: FTA assessed all project
proposals that were submitted under the FY 2018 Bus Program competition
according to the following evaluation criteria. The specific metrics
for each criterion were described in the June 21, 2018 NOFO:

1. Demonstration of Need
2. Demonstration of Benefits
3. Planning/Local Prioritization
4. Local Financial Commitment
5. Project Implementation Strategy
6. Technical, Legal, and Financial Capacity

For each project, a technical review panel assigned a rating of
Highly Recommended, Recommended, or Not Recommended for each of the six
criteria. The technical review panel then assigned an overall rating of
Highly Recommended, Recommended, Not Recommended, or Ineligible to the
project proposal.
Projects were assigned a final overall rating of Highly Recommended
if they were rated Highly Recommended in at least four categories
overall, with no Not Recommended ratings. Projects were assigned a
final overall rating of Recommended if the project had three or more
Recommended ratings and no Not Recommended ratings. Projects were
assigned a rating of Not Recommended if they received a Not Recommended
rating in any category. A summary of the overall scores is shown in the
table below.
Overall Project Ratings (eligible submissions):

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Highly Recommended........................................... 201
Recommended.................................................. 74
Not Recommended.............................................. 64
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Total...................................................... 339
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As outlined in the NOFO, FTA made the final selections based on the
technical ratings as well geographic diversity, Departmental
objectives, and/or receipt of other recent competitive awards. As
further outlined in the NOFO, in some cases, due to funding
limitations, proposers that were selected for funding received less
than the amount originally requested.

Issued in Washington, DC.
K. Jane Williams,
Acting Administrator.

Table 1--FY 18 Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Competition Project Selections
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State Applicant Project ID Project title Funded amount Overall rating
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AK.................. Municipality of D2018-BUSC-132............. The Municipality of $4,250,000 Recommended.
Anchorage. Anchorage, Alaska will
receive funding to
Implement a new
Information Technology
System (ITS) for the
Public Transportation
Department (PTD) in
Anchorage, Alaska.
AL.................. Alabama A&M University D2018-BUSC-133............. The Alabama A&M University 3,761,033 Highly Recommended.
will receive funding to
purchase electric buses,
construct a bus storage
facility, purchase and
install bus shelters, and
acquire ITS.
AR.................. Ozark Regional Transit D2018-BUSC-134............. Ozark Regional Transit 2,900,000 Highly Recommended.
will receive funding to
replace their Operations
Center.
AZ.................. City of Phoenix....... D2018-BUSC-135............. The City of Phoenix will 6,393,630 Highly Recommended.
receive funding to
replace buses that have
exceeded their useful
life.
CA.................. City of Fresno........ D2018-BUSC-136............. The City of Fresno will 1,004,973 Highly Recommended.
receive funding to
rehabilitate the Fresno
Area Express fixed route
maintenance and
operations facility.
CA.................. City of Los Angeles, D2018-BUSC-137............. The City of Los Angeles, 3,215,977 Highly Recommended.
Department of Department of
Transportation. Transportation will
receive funding to help
with the electrification
of LADOT bus maintenance
facilities to support an
electric bus fleet.
CA.................. City of Norwalk....... D2018-BUSC-138............. The City of Norwalk will 986,928 Highly Recommended.
receive funding to
purchase zero emission
buses, and chargers for
expansion.
CA.................. City of Roseville..... D2018-BUSC-139............. The City of Roseville will 826,377 Highly Recommended.
receive funding to
replace commuter buses
with zero-emission buses.

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CA.................. City of Santa Rosa.... D2018-BUSC-140............. The City of Santa Rosa 1,780,133 Highly Recommended.
will receive funding to
purchase zero emission
buses.
CA.................. City of Visalia....... D2018-BUSC-141............. City of Visalia will 569,595 Highly Recommended.
receive funding to
purchase new buses.
CA.................. Los Angeles County D2018-BUSC-142............. The Los Angeles County 5,457,098 Highly Recommended.
Metropolitan Metropolitan
Transportation Transportation Authority
Authority. will receive funding to
replace diesel buses with
CNG buses in Los Angeles
County.
CA.................. San Diego Metropolitan D2018-BUSC-143............. The San Diego Metropolitan 3,923,122 Highly Recommended.
Transit System. Transit System will
receive funding to
upgrade bus CAD/AVL and
radio network hardware.
CA.................. San Francisco D2018-BUSC-144............. The San Francisco 3,617,415 Highly Recommended.
Municipal Municipal Transportation
Transportation Agency Agency will receive
(SFMTA). funding to modernize the
Woods Bus Maintenance
Facility.
CA.................. San Luis Obispo D2018-BUSC-145............. San Luis Obispo Region 6,285,662 Highly Recommended.
Regional Transit Transit Authority will
Authority. receive funding for a new
bus maintenance facility.
CA.................. Victor Valley Transit D2018-BUSC-146............. Victor Valley Transit 867,007 Highly Recommended.
Authority. Authority will receive
funding to replace CNG
buses with electric buses.
CA.................. State of California D2018-BUSC-147............. The State of California 312,027 Highly Recommended.
Department of Department of
Transportation. Transportation will
receive funding to
replace and expand
vehicles for accessible
transportation services.
CA.................. State of California D2018-BUSC-148............. The State of California 457,139 Highly Recommended.
Department of Department of
Transportation. Transportation on behalf
of Eastern Sierra Transit
Authority will receive
funding to build a new
operations and
administrative facility.
CO.................. City of Fort Collins.. D2018-BUSC-149............. The City of Fort Collins 1,520,344 Highly Recommended.
will receive funding to
replace and expand bus
stops throughout the bus
system.
CO.................. Regional D2018-BUSC-150............. The Regional 7,497,000 Highly Recommended.
Transportation Transportation District
District. will receive funding to
purchase replacement
buses.
CO.................. Regional D2018-BUSC-151............. The Regional 3,503,000 Highly Recommended.
Transportation Transportation District
District. will receive funding to
replace roofs on existing
maintenance facilities.
CO.................. State of Colorado D2018-BUSC-152............. The State of Colorado on 211,200 Highly Recommended.
Department of behalf of Durango Transit
Transportation. will receive funding to
replace vehicles.
CO.................. State of Colorado D2018-BUSC-153............. The State of Colorado on 2,231,500 Highly Recommended.
Department of behalf of Roaring Fork
Transportation. Transportation Authority
will receive funding to
replace buses.
CO.................. State of Colorado D2018-BUSC-154............. The State of Colorado on 536,000 Highly Recommended.
Department of behalf of Steamboat
Transportation. Springs Transit will
receive funding to
replace buses.
CO.................. Mesa County........... D2018-BUSC-155............. Mesa County on behalf of 392,000 Highly Recommended.
Grand Valley Transit will
receive funding for bus
replacements.
CT.................. Connecticut Department D2018-BUSC-156............. The Connecticut Department 7,000,000 Highly Recommended.
of Transportation. of Transportation will
receive funding to
rehabilitate the Hartford
maintenance facility.
DC.................. Washington D2018-BUSC-157............. The Washington 4,250,000 Recommended.
Metropolitan Area Metropolitan Area Transit
Transit Authority. Authority will receive
funding to replace CNG
buses in the fleet.
DE.................. Delaware Transit D2018-BUSC-158............. The Delaware Transit 3,385,600 Recommended.
Corporation. Corporation will receive
funding to expand the New
Castle County Bus
Facility.
FL.................. Miami Dade County..... D2018-BUSC-159............. Miami Dade County will 11,000,000 Highly Recommended.
receive funding to
replace diesel buses with
CNG buses throughout the
fleet.
GA.................. Georgia Department of D2018-BUSC-160............. The Georgia Department of 4,250,000 Recommended.
Transportation. Transportation on behalf
of the City of Albany
will receive funding to
replace buses and fund a
transit center.
IA.................. City of Dubuque....... D2018-BUSC-161............. The City of Dubuque will 1,939,672 Highly Recommended.
receive funding to
purchase ADA vehicles and
install a new farebox
system.
IA.................. Iowa Department of D2018-BUSC-162............. The Iowa Department of 7,000,000 Highly Recommended.
Transportation. Transportation will
receive funding to
replace rural buses
throughout the State.
ID.................. Idaho Transportation D2018-BUSC-163............. The Idaho Transportation 192,000 Highly Recommended.
Department. Department on behalf of
the City of Driggs will
receive funding to
construct passenger
shelters and bus pullouts.
ID.................. Nez Perce Tribe....... D2018-BUSC-164............. The Nez Perce Tribe will 96,300 Highly Recommended.
receive funding to
purchase new buses and
install new bus bay doors
on their facility.
IL.................. Bloomington-Normal D2018-BUSC-165............. The Bloomington-Normal 6,000,000 Highly Recommended.
Public Transportation Public Transportation
System. System will receive
funding to purchase
battery electric
replacement buses.
IL.................. City of Decatur....... D2018-BUSC-166............. The City of Decatur will 4,662,000 Highly Recommended.
receive funding to
purchase new buses.
IL.................. Illinois Department of D2018-BUSC-167............. The Illinois Department of 2,285,000 Highly Recommended.
Transportation. Transportation will
receive funding for the
Galesburg/Macomb Fixed
Route Bus Replacement and
Quincy Bus Facility
Rehabilitation Projects.
IN.................. South Bend Public D2018-BUSC-168............. The South Bend Public 4,910,748 Highly Recommended.
Transportation Transportation
Corporation. Corporation will receive
funding to replace buses
that operate on their
fixed route service.

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IN.................. Bloomington Public D2018-BUSC-169............. The Bloomington Public 357,524 Highly Recommended.
Transportation Transportation
Corporation. Corporation will receive
funding to purchase new
electric buses and
associated charging
infrastructure.
KS.................. Topeka Metropolitan D2018-BUSC-170............. The Topeka Metropolitan 503,120 Recommended.
Transit Authority. Transit Authority will
receive funding to
purchase new ITS
equipment.
KY.................. Kentucky D2018-BUSC-171............. The Kentucky 7,000,000 Highly Recommended.
Transportation Transportation Cabinet
Cabinet. will receive funds on
behalf of 19 transit
agencies to expand &
replace vehicles,
construct and renovate
bus facilities, and
purchase associated bus
equipment.
LA.................. New Orleans Regional D2018-BUSC-172............. The New Orleans Regional 6,392,000 Highly Recommended.
Transit Authority. Transit Authority will
receive funding to expand
their biodiesel bus fleet.
MA.................. Pioneer Valley Transit D2018-BUSC-173............. The Pioneer Valley Transit 2,400,000 Highly Recommended.
Authority. Authority will receive
funding to rehabilitate
and convert their Fixed-
Route Bus Maintenance
Garage to a Paratransit
Facility.
MD.................. Montgomery County D2018-BUSC-174............. Montgomery County will 4,365,000 Highly Recommended.
Government. receive funding to
replace diesel buses with
electric buses.
ME.................. City of Bangor........ D2018-BUSC-175............. The City of Bangor will 2,890,000 Highly Recommended.
receive funding to
replace buses operating
on the city's fixed route.
ME.................. Maine Department of D2018-BUSC-176............. The Maine Department of 2,201,370 Highly Recommended.
Transportation. Transportation will
receive funding to
replace rural buses
throughout the State.
MI.................. Capital Area D2018-BUSC-177............. The Capital Area 3,155,380 Highly Recommended.
Transportation Transportation Authority
Authority. will receive funding to
replace buses throughout
the fleet.
MI.................. Central County D2018-BUSC-178............. The Central County 2,808,797 Highly Recommended.
Transportation Transportation Authority
Authority. will receive funding to
replace buses throughout
the fleet.
MI.................. City of Detroit D2018-BUSC-179............. The City of Detroit will 9,536,038 Highly Recommended.
Department of receive funding to
Transportation. rehabilitate the Coolidge
Terminal and Maintenance
Facility.
MI.................. Michigan Department of D2018-BUSC-180............. The Michigan Department of 9,536,038 Highly Recommended.
Transportation. Transportation will
receive funding to
replace vehicles for 47
rural agencies and
provide expansion
vehicles for five rural
agencies.
MI.................. Michigan Department of D2018-BUSC-181............. The Michigan Department of 4,267,199 Highly Recommended.
Transportation. Transportation will
receive funding for
replacement and expansion
vehicles for three small
urban transit agencies.
MN.................. Metropolitan Council/ D2018-BUSC-182............. The Metropolitan Council/ 11,000,000 Highly Recommended.
Metro Transit. Metro Transit will
receive funding to
construct the new Heywood
II Bus Garage
(Minneapolis Bus Garage).
MO.................. Missouri Department of D2018-BUSC-183............. The Missouri Department of 5,630,565 Highly Recommended.
Transportation. Transportation will
receive funding to
purchase transit buses
and vans for rural public
transportation, as well
as, technological
upgrades for new and
existing vehicles.
MP.................. Office of the D2018-BUSC-184............. The Office of the Governor 6,387,346 Highly Recommended.
Governor--COTA. of the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana
Islands, on behalf of the
Commonwealth Office of
Transit Authority (COTA)
will receive funding to
construct an
administrative and
maintenance facility,
purchase buses for their
new fixed route service,
and construct bus
shelters.
MS.................. Mississippi Band of D2018-BUSC-185............. The Mississippi Band of 857,700 Highly Recommended.
Choctaw Indians. Choctaw Indians will
receive funding to
purchase replacement and
expansions vehicles.
MT.................. City of Billings...... D2018-BUSC-186............. The City of Billings will 1,360,000 Highly Recommended.
receive funding to
purchase replacement
buses and associated
equipment.
MT.................. Northern Cheyenne D2018-BUSC-187............. The Northern Cheyenne 2,765,664 Highly Recommended.
Tribe of the Northern Tribe of the Northern
Cheyenne Indian Cheyenne Indian
Reservation. Reservation will receive
funding to construct a
new transit facility.
MT.................. Confederated Salish & D2018-BUSC-188............. The Confederated Salish & 328,040 Highly Recommended.
Kootenai Tribes. Kootenai Tribes will
receive funding to
purchase new ADA vehicles
and bus shelters.
NC.................. City of Charlotte..... D2018-BUSC-189............. The City of Charlotte will 5,932,800 Highly Recommended.
receive funding to
purchase replacement
buses.
NC.................. City of Durham........ D2018-BUSC-190............. The City of Durham will 2,125,000 Highly Recommended.
receive funding to
replace diesel buses with
electric buses.
ND.................. North Dakota D2018-BUSC-191............. The North Dakota 3,772,000 Highly Recommended.
Department of Department of
Transportation. Transportation will
receive funding to
replace rural transit
vehicles throughout the
State.
ND.................. City of Bismarck...... D2018-BUSC-192............. The City of Bismarck will 96,000 Recommended.
receive funding to
rehabilitate an existing
bus facility.
NE.................. The Transit Authority D2018-BUSC-193............. The Transit Authority of 6,685,000 Highly Recommended.
of the City of Omaha the City of Omaha will
d/b/a/ Metro. receive funding to
purchase associated
infrastructure for CNG
and electric buses.
NH.................. Manchester Transit D2018-BUSC-194............. The Manchester Transit 934,723 Highly Recommended.
Authority. Authority will receive
funding to purchase
replacement buses for
their fleet.
NJ.................. NJ Transit............ D2018-BUSC-195............. NJ Transit will receive 7,000,000 Highly Recommended.
funding to purchase bus
lifts across the State.

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NM.................. City of Las Cruces.... D2018-BUSC-196............. The City of Las Cruces 11,000,000 Highly Recommended.
will receive funding to
construct a new transit
maintenance and
operations center.
NV.................. Pyramid Lake Paiute D2018-BUSC-197............. The Pyramid Lake Paiute 188,760 Highly Recommended.
Tribe. Tribe will receive
funding to purchase new
buses and rehabilitate
existing buses.
NY.................. Capital District D2018-BUSC-198............. The Capital District 5,000,000 Highly Recommended.
Transportation Transportation Authority
Authority. will receive funding to
construct the River
Corridor Bus Rapid
Transit System (BRT),
which includes the
purchase of vehicles,
construction of stops,
and other associated
improvements.
NY.................. Niagara Frontier D2018-BUSC-199............. The Niagara Frontier 11,000,000 Highly Recommended.
Transportation Transportation Authority
Authority. will receive funding to
purchase CNG buses.
NY.................. Rochester Genesee D2018-BUSC-200............. The Rochester Genesee 2,000,000 Highly Recommended.
Regional Regional Transportation
Transportation Authority will receive
Authority. funding to construct a
new maintenance facility.
OH.................. Greater Dayton D2018-BUSC-201............. Greater Dayton Regional 5,725,000 Highly Recommended.
Regional Transit Transit Authority will
Authority. receive funding to
replace diesel buses with
electric buses.
OH.................. Portage Area Regional D2018-BUSC-202............. The Portage Area Regional 165,330 Highly Recommended.
Transportation Transportation Authority
Authority. will receive funding to
make the bus wash system
CNG compliant.
OH.................. Southwest Ohio D2018-BUSC-203............. The Southwest Ohio 180,000 Recommended.
Regional Transit Regional Transit
Authority (SORTA). Authority (SORTA) will
receive funding to
rehabilitate the
Silverton Access/``Fare
Deal'' Customer Facility.
OK.................. Oklahoma Department of D2018-BUSC-204............. The Oklahoma Department of 3,874,200 Highly Recommended.
Transportation. Transportation will
receive funding to
purchase replacement and
expansion vehicles
throughout the State.
OK.................. Oklahoma Department of D2018-BUSC-205............. The Oklahoma Department of 407,596 Recommended.
Transportation. Transportation will
receive funding to
rehabilitate rural bus
facilities throughout the
State.
OR.................. Oregon Department of D2018-BUSC-206............. The Oregon Department of 960,090 Highly Recommended.
Transportation. Transportation on behalf
of Yamhill County Transit
will receive funding to
replace buses.
OR.................. Oregon Department of D2018-BUSC-207............. The Oregon Department of 198,900 Highly Recommended.
Transportation. Transportation on behalf
of Benton County will
receive funding to
purchase new ADA buses.
OR.................. Oregon Department of D2018-BUSC-208............. The Oregon Department of 352,000 Highly Recommended.
Transportation. Transportation on behalf
of Canby Area Transit
will receive funding to
replace buses.
OR.................. Oregon Department of D2018-BUSC-209............. The Oregon Department of 131,000 Recommended.
Transportation. Transportation on behalf
of Curry County will
receive funding to
purchase a bus and a van.
OR.................. Oregon Department of D2018-BUSC-210............. The Oregon Department of 68,000 Recommended.
Transportation. Transportation on behalf
of Mid-Columbia Economic
Development District
(MCEDD) will receive
funding to purchase a bus.
PA.................. Pennsylvania D2018-BUSC-211............. The Pennsylvania 7,000,000 Highly Recommended.
Department of Department of
Transportation. Transportation will
receive funding for the
Pennsylvania Fixed Route
Intelligent
Transportation System
(FRITS) Project.
RI.................. Rhode Island Public D2018-BUSC-212............. The Rhode Island Public 3,280,000 Recommended.
Transit Authority. Transit Authority will
receive funding for the
Chafee Maintenance
Facility Modernization
Project.
SC.................. Greenville Transit D2018-BUSC-213............. The Greenville Transit 11,000,000 Highly Recommended.
Authority. Authority (GTA) will
receive funding for a new
transit facility.
SD.................. Oglala Sioux Tribe.... D2018-BUSC-214............. The Oglala Sioux Tribe 262,200 Highly Recommended.
will receive funding to
purchase accessible
transit vehicles equipped
with ITS technology.
SD.................. SD Department Of D2018-BUSC-215............. The South Dakota 400,000 Highly Recommended.
Transportation. Department of
Transportation will
receive funding for the
Highmore Transit Facility.
SD.................. SD Department Of D2018-BUSC-216............. The South Dakota 160,000 Recommended.
Transportation. Department of
Transportation will
receive funding for the
River Cities Public
Transit Call Center.
SD.................. SD Department Of D2018-BUSC-217............. The South Dakota 80,000 Recommended.
Transportation. Department of
Transportation on behalf
of Prairie Hill Transit
and River Cities Transit
will receive funding for
snow removal equipment.
SD.................. SD Department Of D2018-BUSC-218............. The South Dakota 350,000 Recommended.
Transportation. Department of
Transportation will
receive funding for the
Yankton Transit Facility.
TN.................. Nashville Metropolitan D2018-BUSC-219............. The Nashville Metropolitan 9,028,800 Highly Recommended.
Transit Authority. Transit Authority will
receive funding to
replace buses throughout
the fleet.
TX.................. City of Wichita Falls. D2018-BUSC-220............. The City of Wichita Falls 9,864,858 Highly Recommended.
will receive funding for
a bus administrative and
maintenance facility for
the Wichita Falls Transit
System and SHARP Lines
Rural Transportation.
TX.................. City Transit D2018-BUSC-221............. The City Transit 2,500,000 Highly Recommended.
Management Company Management Company Inc.
Inc. for City of for City of Lubbock will
Lubbock. receive funding for the
purchase of new buses.
TX.................. Lower Rio Grande D2018-BUSC-222............. The Lower Rio Grande 661,342 Highly Recommended.
Valley Development Valley Development
Council. Council will receive
funding for new bus
passenger shelters.

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TX.................. VIA Metropolitan D2018-BUSC-223............. VIA Metropolitan Transit 6,000,000 Highly Recommended.
Transit. will receive funding for
their paratransit
operating and maintenance
facility.
TX.................. Texas Department of D2018-BUSC-224............. The Texas Department of 7,000,000 Highly Recommended.
Transportation. Transportation will
receive funding to
purchase buses for 35
rural transit providers
throughout the State.
UT.................. Utah Transit Authority D2018-BUSC-225............. The Utah Transit Authority 11,000,000 Highly Recommended.
will receive funding for
the construction of the
Depot District Clean Fuel
Technology Center (DDTC).
VT.................. Vermont Agency of D2018-BUSC-226............. The Vermont Agency for 2,080,000 Highly Recommended.
Transportation. Transportation will
receive funding for the
Bradford Vermont Public
Transit Facility.
WA.................. Intercity Transit..... D2018-BUSC-227............. Intercity Transit will 9,703,001 Highly Recommended.
receive funding for the
Pattison Street Facility
Renovation and Expansion
Project--Phase II.
WA.................. Sauk-Suiattle Indian D2018-BUSC-228............. The Sauk-Suiattle Indian 170,000 Highly Recommended.
Tribe. Tribe will receive
funding to purchase new
buses and bus shelters.
WA.................. Washington State D2018-BUSC-229............. The Washington State 1,482,690 Highly Recommended.
Department of Department of
Transportation. Transportation on behalf
of the Mason County
Public Transportation
Benefit Area will receive
funding to purchase
hybrid buses to replace
diesel buses.
WA.................. Kalispel Indian D2018-BUSC-230............. The Kalispel Indian 115,960 Highly Recommended.
Community of the Community of the Kalispel
Kalispel Reservation. Reservation will receive
funding to purchase an
expansion bus.
WA.................. Washington State D2018-BUSC-231............. The Washington State 176,000 Highly Recommended.
Department of Department of
Transportation. Transportation will
receive funding to deploy
low emission vehicles in
rural Columbia County.
WA.................. Washington State D2018-BUSC-232............. The Washington State 940,430 Highly Recommended.
Department of Department of
Transportation. Transportation will
receive funding to deploy
lower-emission propane
powered vehicles in rural
Island County.
WI.................. City of Appleton, D2018-BUSC-233............. The City of Appleton, 4,000,000 Highly Recommended.
Valley Transit. Valley Transit will
receive funding for their
bus replacement project.
WI.................. City of Janesville.... D2018-BUSC-234............. The City of Janesville 2,000,000 Highly Recommended.
will receive funding for
the purchase of
replacement buses.
WI.................. Wisconsin Department D2018-BUSC-235............. The Wisconsin Department 5,142,500 Highly Recommended.
of Transportation. of Transportation
(WisDOT) will receive
funding to purchase new
buses for rural transit
providers across the
State.
WI.................. Menominee Indian Tribe D2018-BUSC-236............. The Menominee Indian Tribe 180,000 Recommended.
of Wisconsin. of Wisconsin will receive
funding to purchase new
buses.
WV.................. West Virginia Division D2018-BUSC-237............. The West Virginia Division 182,400 Highly Recommended.
of Public Transit. of Public Transit will
receive funding for rural
buses.
WY.................. Wyoming Department of D2018-BUSC-238............. The Wyoming Department of 393,600 Highly Recommended.
Transportation. Transportation will
receive funding for the
Sheridan, Wyoming Public
Transportation Bus
Replacement Project for
Goose Creek Transit.
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Total........... ...................... ........................... .......................... 366,162,440 ................................
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