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Putting the award page together from the records…
APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE NIAGARA FRONTIER TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY $4844000 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-METROS 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 NFTAS 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 NFTAS 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
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 2023-08-16. Each is a modification or amendment with the money it added or took back.
| Date | Amendment | Kind | Amount | What the agency wrote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-13 | 1 | Continuation | $0 | APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE NIAGARA FRONTIER TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY $4844000 IN SECTION 5339 DISCRETIONARY FUNDING TO SUPPORT TRANSIT SERVICE.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: THIS GRANT FUNDS A PURCHASE TOWARD FOUR (4) 40-FOOT… |
| 2023-08-16 | 0 | New award | $4.84M | APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE NIAGARA FRONTIER TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY $4844000 IN SECTION 5339 DISCRETIONARY FUNDING TO SUPPORT TRANSIT SERVICE.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: THIS GRANT FUNDS A PURCHASE TOWARD FOUR (4) 40-FOOT… |
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 ↗