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Putting the award page together from the records…
APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE CITY OF TUCSON WILL RECEIVE FUNDING TO BUY 19 ELECTRIC BUSES AND CHARGING EQUIPMENT FOR FIXED-ROUTE AND REGIONAL PARATRANSIT SERVICES CONNECTING TUCSON TO THE SABINO CANYON RECREATION AREA OF THE CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST. THIS PROJECT WILL REDUCE EMISSIONS AND IMPROVE AIR QUALITY IN TUCSON METRO REGION.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: CITY OF TUCSON WILL PURCHASE OF TEN (10) 40 BATTERY ELECTRIC BUSES WITH FIVE (5) ASSOCIATED ELECTRIC CHARGING STATIONS FOR FIXED-ROUTE SERVICE AND SEVEN (7) 26 BATTERY ELECTRIC CUTAWAY SHUTTLE BUSES WITH FIVE (5) ASSOCIATED CHARGING STATIONS FOR PARATRANSIT SERVICE. TWO (2) ADDITIONAL 26 BATTERY ELECTRIC CUTAWAY VEHICLES WITH ONE ASSOCIATED CHARGING STATION WOULD OPERATE ON A NEW TRANSIT ROUTE CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY TO THE SABINO CANYON RECREATION AREA.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: FUNDING WILL PERMIT CITY OF TUCSON TO PROCURE TEN (10) 40 ELECTRIC BUSES AND FIVE (5) ASSOCIATED CHARGING STATION AND NINE (9) 26 ELECTRIC CUTAWAY VEHICLES AND FIVE (5) ASSOCIATED CHARGING STATIONS. THE EXPANSION OF ELECTRIC BUSES ON FIXED-ROUTE SERVICE WILL REPLACE OLDER UNDEPENDABLE DIESEL-POWERED VEHICLES WHILE CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY GOAL OF A CARBON-NEUTRAL TRANSIT FLEET BY 2030. THE INTRODUCTION OF THE 26 VEHICLES IN PARATRANSIT AND REGIONAL SERVICE WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO FIELD TEST SMALLER ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES IN A DESERT CLIMATE.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE CITY OF TUCSON AND THE RIDERS THAT RELY ON ITS SERVICE WILL BENEFIT FROM ACCESS TO CONTINUED SERVICES PERMITTING WORKERS TO GET TO WORK AND RIDERS TO REACH ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND DAILY DESTINATIONS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: RTA WILL PURCHASE TWO (2) 26 REPLACEMENT ELECTRIC VANS AND TWO (2) 26 ELECTRIC VANS TO OPERATE ON A NEW TRANSIT ROUTE THAT HAVE AN EXPECTED USEFUL LIFE OF 4 YEARS AND/OR 100000 MILES. THE VEHICLES BEING REPLACED HAVE MET THEIR USEFUL LIFE OF 10 YEARS AND/OR 100000 MILES AND WILL BE DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE TO FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS. THESE BUSES WILL MEET THE CLEAN AIR ACT STANDARDS (CAA) AND THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) REQUIREMENTS.
SpendQuery holds FY2023 on; earlier years are on USAspending.gov.
No subawards reported for this award. Primes report subawards of $30,000 or more; many awards have none.
2 actions since 2023-09-19. Each is a modification or amendment with the money it added or took back.
| Date | Amendment | Kind | Amount | What the agency wrote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-10 | 1 | Revision | $350.5K | APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE CITY OF TUCSON WILL RECEIVE FUNDING TO BUY 19 ELECTRIC BUSES AND CHARGING EQUIPMENT FOR FIXED-ROUTE AND REGIONAL PARATRANSIT SERVICES CONNECTING TUCSON TO THE SABINO CANYON RECREATION AREA OF THE CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST. THIS… |
| 2023-09-19 | 0 | New award | $11.76M | APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE CITY OF TUCSON WILL RECEIVE FUNDING TO BUY 19 ELECTRIC BUSES AND CHARGING EQUIPMENT FOR FIXED-ROUTE AND REGIONAL PARATRANSIT SERVICES CONNECTING TUCSON TO THE SABINO CANYON RECREATION AREA OF THE CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST. THIS… |
Source: USAspending.gov prime award transactions and FSRS subaward reports, as loaded by SpendQuery (data as of 2026-09-29). Amounts are obligations (money committed), not outlays. The official record on USAspending.gov ↗