FTA’s Areas of Persistent Poverty (AoPP) program provides support to state and local governments, transit agencies, and nonprofit organizations to create better transit for residents with limited or no transportation options.
The EV Jump Start funding lane covers up to 75% of eligible infrastructure equipment and software costs for projects up to $750,000.
Once the project begins, it is expected to create more than 72,000 American jobs in the region.
The funding includes a nearly $23 million grant to build a pedestrian bridge and a multimodal transit hub to better connect neighborhoods and college campuses to downtown Orangeburg, South Carolina.
The proposal uses SEPTA’s final installment of federal COVID relief funding that has helped to avoid service cuts and fare increases associated with pandemic-induced revenue losses.
This year’s recipients were instrumental in enacting the 2022 and 2023 THUD Appropriations Acts, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and COVID-19 emergency relief funding.
The large rail and BRT projects in 11 states were recommended to receive federal support in President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request to Congress.
Via’s TransitTech products are used by more than 600 communities around the globe to expand access to public transportation.
This investment comes as traffic fatalities reached a 16-year high in 2021 and preliminary data indicates will remain near those levels in 2022.
The projects will enable communities to showcase innovative business partnerships, technologies, and practices that promote independent mobility for all.
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