IL-2025-006
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Application purpose: The purpose of this award is to provide funding for the replacement of vehicles that are beyond their useful life and workforce development training activities.
Activities performed: This funding will purchase 33 fixed route hybrid buses to replace buses that have exceeded their useful life and provide funding for training operators, support staff, and mechanics on the hybrid bus fleet.
Expected outcomes: Replacing vehicles that have exceeded their useful life will reduce maintenance costs, improve reliability, and provide a better customer experience.
This project is a crucial step in PACE's long-term goal to continue to provide excellent public transit with cleaner, quieter, more modern, and more sustainable vehicles.
This funding will allow PACE to transition to low-emission cleaner vehicles while the agency continues facility upgrades to accommodate ZEBs as part of the agency's goal of operating a 100% ZEB fleet by 2040.
Intended beneficiaries: The project improves equity, opportunity, and environmental justice to disadvantaged communities.
Replacing buses that have exceeded their useful life with new hybrid buses reduces air pollutants as well as improves reliability and ridership experience on the new buses and improves health due to cleaner air.
PACE provides services to schools, economic generators, and employment destinations - which provide access to opportunities and improve the local economy.
This project benefits communities facing barriers to affordable, equitable, reliable, and safe transportation.
PACE's operations team will play a vital role in integrating the new hybrid vehicles into existing routes.
Training operators, support staff, and mechanics on operating and maintaining the new vehicles is critical in ensuring these hybrid vehicles are integrated successfully into the system.
Subrecipient activities: None.
Activities performed: This funding will purchase 33 fixed route hybrid buses to replace buses that have exceeded their useful life and provide funding for training operators, support staff, and mechanics on the hybrid bus fleet.
Expected outcomes: Replacing vehicles that have exceeded their useful life will reduce maintenance costs, improve reliability, and provide a better customer experience.
This project is a crucial step in PACE's long-term goal to continue to provide excellent public transit with cleaner, quieter, more modern, and more sustainable vehicles.
This funding will allow PACE to transition to low-emission cleaner vehicles while the agency continues facility upgrades to accommodate ZEBs as part of the agency's goal of operating a 100% ZEB fleet by 2040.
Intended beneficiaries: The project improves equity, opportunity, and environmental justice to disadvantaged communities.
Replacing buses that have exceeded their useful life with new hybrid buses reduces air pollutants as well as improves reliability and ridership experience on the new buses and improves health due to cleaner air.
PACE provides services to schools, economic generators, and employment destinations - which provide access to opportunities and improve the local economy.
This project benefits communities facing barriers to affordable, equitable, reliable, and safe transportation.
PACE's operations team will play a vital role in integrating the new hybrid vehicles into existing routes.
Training operators, support staff, and mechanics on operating and maintaining the new vehicles is critical in ensuring these hybrid vehicles are integrated successfully into the system.
Subrecipient activities: None.
Funding Goals
THE LOW-NO PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING FOR THE PURCHASE OR LEASE OF ZERO-EMISSION AND LOW-EMISSION TRANSIT BUSES INCLUDING ACQUISITION CONSTRUCTION AND LEASING OF REQUIRED SUPPORTING FACILITIES SUCH AS RECHARGING REFUELING AND MAINTENANCE FACILITIES.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Illinois
United States
Geographic Scope
State-Wide
The Suburban Bus Division Of The Regional Transportation Authority Pace was awarded
Hybrid Bus Fleet Replacement Grant for Sustainable Public Transit
Project Grant IL-2025-006
worth $30,911,000
from the FTA Office of Budget and Policy in March 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Illinois United States.
The grant
has a duration of 4 years and
was awarded through assistance program 20.526 Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs.
$5,459,000 (15.0%) of this Project Grant was funded by non-federal sources.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity FY2024 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Low- or No-Emission Program.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 4/1/25
Period of Performance
3/26/25
Start Date
3/30/29
End Date
Funding Split
$30.9M
Federal Obligation
$5.5M
Non-Federal Obligation
$36.4M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
IL-2025-006
SAI Number
IL-2025-006-00-20.526
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Other
Awarding Office
695124 REGION 5 DOT FTA
Funding Office
693JJ8 OFFICE OF BUDGET AND POLICY(TBP)
Awardee UEI
CQNQCKLJRAN8
Awardee CAGE
59JR3
Performance District
IL-90
Senators
Richard Durbin
Tammy Duckworth
Tammy Duckworth
Modified: 4/1/25