{"id":7138,"date":"2022-07-10T18:28:12","date_gmt":"2022-07-10T23:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mnrtap.us\/?p=7138"},"modified":"2022-07-10T18:28:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-10T23:28:12","slug":"fta-announces-historic-funding-to-modernize-ferry-service-and-connect-rural-communities-inbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mnrtap.us\/fta-announces-historic-funding-to-modernize-ferry-service-and-connect-rural-communities-inbox\/","title":{"rendered":"FTA Announces Historic Funding to Modernize Ferry Service and Connect Rural Communities Inbox"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ha\">\n<h2 id=\":oa\" class=\"hP\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-thread-perm-id=\"thread-f:1737795917403850043\" data-legacy-thread-id=\"181de42dfcfb053b\">FTA Announces Historic Funding to Modernize Ferry Service and Connect Rural Communities<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ahR\">\n<div class=\"hN\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-tooltip=\"Search for all messages with label Inbox\" aria-label=\"Inbox\"><strong>Published on:<\/strong> <em>July 10, 2022<\/em><\/div>\n<div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-tooltip=\"Search for all messages with label Inbox\" aria-label=\"Inbox\">\n<p>FTA today announced $294.5 million in competitive grant funding is now available for its Ferry Grant Programs. The funds will support efforts that help people get better access to transit, supporting President Biden\u2019s call to promote equity and address climate change.<\/p>\n<p>FTA\u2019s Ferry Programs, which includes two new competitive programs this year, supports transit agencies modernize and improve passenger ferry service, establish new service, transition to climate-friendly technologies and expand ferry services to rural areas.<\/p>\n<p>The application period will close on September 6, 2022.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transit.dot.gov\/about\/news\/biden-administration-announces-historic-funding-modernize-ferry-service-and-connect\">News Release<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transit.dot.gov\/grants\/fta-ferry-programs\">Ferry Grant Program<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transit.dot.gov\/notices-funding\/fiscal-year-2022-passenger-ferry-grant-program-electric-or-low-emitting-ferry-pilot\">Notice of Funding Opportunity<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hO\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-tooltip=\"Remove label Inbox from this conversation\" aria-label=\"Remove label\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn more about the grant here. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":631,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - 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