HART has been awarded a $4.3 million Bus and Bus Facilities Program Grant by the Department of Transportation (DOT) to
replace diesel buses with new Compressed Natural Gas buses!
"HART is very excited to be the recipient of this
grant," said Cyndy Stiglich, Interim HART Chief Financial Officer.
"It will allow us to replace diesel-fueled buses with Compressed Natural
Gas buses to improve our services to major employment centers in the City of
Tampa and Hillsborough County."
Demand for FTA's Grants for Buses and Bus
Facilities Program far exceeded available funds, as FTA received
applications for 318 eligible projects totaling
approximately $1.9 billion in funding requests, from a total of 270
applicants in 43 states and territories. Only 94 projects
received grant funding. Project proposals were evaluated based on criteria
outlined in the Notice
of Funding Opportunity.
"Public bus systems throughout the country provide
millions of Americans access to jobs, healthcare, grocery stores, and other
vital services," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao.
HART would like to thank the Hillsborough
County congressional delegation for their support with special thanks to Rep.
Kathy Castor, Sen. Marco Rubio, Sen. Rick Scott and Rep. Ross Spano.
HART service carries
roughly 35,000 daily trips with a service area of
1,266 square miles and a bus fleet of 180 buses.
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