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MARQUETTE As part of the Federal Transit Administration’s Public Transportation COVID-19 Research Demonstration Grant Program, the Michigan Department of Transportation announced it will receive $600,000 to be distributed to five public transit agencies in rural and urban areas for projects related to COVID-19.
Recipients include the Marquette County Transit Authority, or Marq-Tran.
The program supports strategies to “develop, deploy and demonstrate innovative solutions” that improve the operational efficiency of transit agencies and enhance the mobility of transit users affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, MDOT said.
“Public transit remains a vital service for many citizens getting to work, school, shopping or doctor’s appointments,” said Jean Ruestman, MDOT Office of Passenger Transportation administrator, in a statement. “We continue to work with our partner transit agencies to look for grants for innovative solutions to protect passenge
MDOT receives $600,000 grant for innovative projects to reduce COVID-19 spread on public transit buses
MDOT receives $600,000 grant for innovative projects to reduce COVID-19 spread on public transit buses
Contact: Michael Frezell, MDOT Office of Communications, 517-281-6519 Agency: Transportation
Fast facts:
- MDOT will receive $600,000 in grants to be distributed to six public transit agencies to demonstrate innovations to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.
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Projects involve automated wheelchair securement systems and a contactless fare system.
February 4, 2021 As part of the Federal Transit Administration s (FTA) Public Transportation COVID-19 Research Demonstration Grant Program, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will receive $600,000 to be distributed to five public transit agencies in rural and urban areas for innovative projects. The program supports strategies to develop, deploy, and demonstrate innovative solutions that improve the operationa
MTA receives $600K grant to study spread of coronavirus on mass transit
Updated Jan 20, 2021;
Posted Jan 20, 2021
The MTA has received a $600,000 grant from the Federal Transit Administration to study the spread of the novel coronavirus on mass transit. (Andrew Cashin/MTA New York City Transit)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. The MTA has received federal funding to study how the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) travels through mass transit.
On Tuesday, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced various selected projects for the Public Transportation COVID-19 Research Demonstration Grant Program, including a $600,000 grant for the MTA to study how the virus moves on the Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road.
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Kent Intermediate School District recently received a federal grant it is using in coordination with a local coalition to increase human trafficking prevention efforts in Kent County.
The $1.5 million Human Trafficking Youth Prevention Education (HTYPE) Demonstration Program grant Kent ISD received in October is one of eight nationally from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Trafficking in Persons.
In partnership with the Kent County Area Human Trafficking Coalition, Kent ISD will work with coalition member nonprofits Solutions to End Exploitation (SEE) and Wedgwood Christian Services on creating a safer community through prevention education to stop exploitation.