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MA-2024-030

Formula Grant

Overview

Grant Description
Application purpose: The purpose of this award is to provide PVTA with funding for a program of capital projects that will maintain vehicles and buildings in a state of good repair, provide essential services, and enhance regional transit planning efforts.

Activities performed: Activities to be performed include:

- The electrification and expansion of PVTA's Springfield operations and maintenance facility located at 655 Cottage Street.

- The bus bay expansion of PVTA's UMass Amherst facility located at 185 Holdsworth Way, Amherst, MA.

- Fencing installation at PVTA's Northampton facility located at 54 Industrial Drive.

Expected outcomes: These activities will allow PVTA to continue to support the community by maintaining a safe, reliable, and efficient public transportation system in the Pioneer Valley.

Assets will be maintained in a state of good repair and upgraded in accordance with PVTA's Transit Asset Management Plan.

Intended beneficiaries: The residents of the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority's service area and local area commuters and employees, as well as higher education students.

Subrecipient activities: None.
Funding Goals
NOT APPLICABLE
Awarding Agency
Place of Performance
Massachusetts United States
Geographic Scope
State-Wide
Related Opportunity
NOT APPLICABLE
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 3498% from $1,930,000 to $69,436,000.
Pioneer Valley Transit Authority was awarded PVTA Capital Projects Grant: Enhancing Regional Transit Infrastructure Formula Grant MA-2024-030 worth $55,544,000 from the FTA Office of Budget and Policy in September 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Massachusetts United States. The grant has a duration of 4 years and was awarded through assistance program 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants. $13,892,000 (20.0%) of this Formula Grant was funded by non-federal sources.

Status
(Ongoing)

Last Modified 9/23/24

Period of Performance
9/22/24
Start Date
9/30/28
End Date
32.0% Complete

Funding Split
$55.5M
Federal Obligation
$13.9M
Non-Federal Obligation
$69.4M
Total Obligated
80.0% Federal Funding
20.0% Non-Federal Funding

Activity Timeline

Interactive chart of timeline of amendments to MA-2024-030

Transaction History

Modifications to MA-2024-030

Additional Detail

Award ID FAIN
MA-2024-030
SAI Number
MA-2024-030-00-20.526
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Other
Awarding Office
691384 REGION 1 VOLPE NATIONAL TSC
Funding Office
693JJ8 OFFICE OF BUDGET AND POLICY(TBP)
Awardee UEI
PKJWANW43WB3
Awardee CAGE
59XJ1
Performance District
MA-90
Senators
Edward Markey
Elizabeth Warren
Modified: 9/23/24