NY-2023-048
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Application Purpose: The purpose of this award is to provide Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority $4,844,000 in Section 5339 discretionary funding to support transit service.
Activities Performed: This grant funds a purchase toward four (4) 40-foot battery electric buses (BEB) to replace an equal number of life and mileage expired buses currently in revenue service as part of the NFTA-Metro bus fleet. This grant will also expand the battery electric bus (BEB) charging infrastructure at the NFTA-Metro Cold Spring Bus Maintenance Facility to power the 4 new BEBs as they enter the fleet.
Expected Outcomes: This project will help the NFTA reduce its overall average bus fleet age, minimize the number of buses out of service for repairs, and reduce the cost of fleet maintenance. The purchase of replacement battery electric buses will reduce the frequency of breakdowns experienced by NFTA-Metro's life and mileage-expired diesel-fueled fleet currently in service.
Intended Beneficiaries: Replacement battery electric buses purchased through this grant will operate out of the NFTA's Cold Spring Bus Maintenance Facility located in Buffalo, NY. These routes connect people living in the city of Buffalo and its surrounding suburbs to employment, healthcare, education, and recreation opportunities. As such, by replacing life and mileage-expired buses with new battery electric models to operate across these routes, this project will increase access to convenient, reliable, and efficient public transportation options for a large portion of the NFTA's overall ridership. Also, through the replacement of life-expired diesel buses with new battery-electric models, this project will result in a significant amount of emission reduction benefits for the entire NFTA service area.
Subrecipient Activities: N/A
Activities Performed: This grant funds a purchase toward four (4) 40-foot battery electric buses (BEB) to replace an equal number of life and mileage expired buses currently in revenue service as part of the NFTA-Metro bus fleet. This grant will also expand the battery electric bus (BEB) charging infrastructure at the NFTA-Metro Cold Spring Bus Maintenance Facility to power the 4 new BEBs as they enter the fleet.
Expected Outcomes: This project will help the NFTA reduce its overall average bus fleet age, minimize the number of buses out of service for repairs, and reduce the cost of fleet maintenance. The purchase of replacement battery electric buses will reduce the frequency of breakdowns experienced by NFTA-Metro's life and mileage-expired diesel-fueled fleet currently in service.
Intended Beneficiaries: Replacement battery electric buses purchased through this grant will operate out of the NFTA's Cold Spring Bus Maintenance Facility located in Buffalo, NY. These routes connect people living in the city of Buffalo and its surrounding suburbs to employment, healthcare, education, and recreation opportunities. As such, by replacing life and mileage-expired buses with new battery electric models to operate across these routes, this project will increase access to convenient, reliable, and efficient public transportation options for a large portion of the NFTA's overall ridership. Also, through the replacement of life-expired diesel buses with new battery-electric models, this project will result in a significant amount of emission reduction benefits for the entire NFTA service area.
Subrecipient Activities: N/A
Funding Goals
NOT APPLICABLE
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
New York
United States
Geographic Scope
State-Wide
Related Opportunity
NOT APPLICABLE
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 01/31/24 to 02/09/24.
Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority was awarded
NFTA Battery Electric Bus Grant: Enhancing Transit Service
Project Grant NY-2023-048
worth $4,844,000
from the FTA Office of Budget and Policy in August 2023 with work to be completed primarily in New York United States.
The grant
has a duration of 6 months and
was awarded through assistance program 20.526 Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs.
$812,732 (14.0%) of this Project Grant was funded by non-federal sources.
Status
(Complete)
Last Modified 5/3/24
Period of Performance
8/16/23
Start Date
2/9/24
End Date
Funding Split
$4.8M
Federal Obligation
$812.7K
Non-Federal Obligation
$5.7M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to NY-2023-048
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
NY-2023-048
SAI Number
NY-2023-048-01-20.526
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Other
Awarding Office
692387 REGION 2 DOT FTA
Funding Office
693JJ8 OFFICE OF BUDGET AND POLICY(TBP)
Awardee UEI
DFJMHK81X832
Awardee CAGE
3VLX0
Performance District
NY-90
Senators
Kirsten Gillibrand
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
Budget Funding
| Federal Account | Budget Subfunction | Object Class | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formula and Bus Grants, Liquidation of Contract Authorization, Federal Transit Administration, Transportation (069-8350) | Ground transportation | Grants, subsidies, and contributions (41.0) | $4,844,000 | 100% |
Modified: 5/3/24