Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority

Application Purpose: the Purpose of This Award Is to Provide Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority $23554953 in FFY22 Section 5307 Funding to Support Transit Service.; Activities Performed: Section 5307 - Metro Bus Preventive Maintenance - $16157560 in Federal Funding. Funding Will Be Used for Bus Preventive Maintenance Including All the Activities Supplies Material Labor Services and Associated Costs Required to Preserve or Extend the Functionality and Serviceability of the Assets. Section 5307 - Metro Rail Preventive Maintenance - $479574 in Federal Funding. Funding Will Be Used for Rail Preventive Maintenance Including All the Activities Supplies Material Labor Services and Associated Costs Required to Preserve or Extend the Functionality and Serviceability of the Assets. Section 5307 - Purchase (7) Clean Diesel 40 Buses - 2ND Order - $3458071 in Federal Funding. Funding Will Be Used to Purchase 40-FOOT Buses to Replace Life Expired Rolling Stock. Section 5307 - Purchase (7) Clean Diesel 40 Buses - 3RD Order - $3459748 in Federal Funding. Funding Will Be Used to Purchase 40-FOOT Buses to Replace Life Expired Rolling Stock. the Clean Diesel 40-FOOT Buses Are in Two Separate Projects Due to Having Different Delivery Dates and Milestone Dates.these Figures Conform to the Fta Full Apportionments for Ffy 2022 as Published on the Fta Website. a Copy Is Attached to the Grant Application in the Project Details Section. the Preventive Maintenance Line Items in This Grant Support Maintenance Activities for Bus and Rail Equipment and Facilities as Defined in the National Transit Database Reporting Manual.; Expected Outcomes: This Project Will Help 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 Clean Diesel Buses and Preventive Maintenance Will Reduce the Frequency of Breakdowns Experienced by Nfta-metros Life and Mileage-expired Diesel-fueled Fleet Currently in Service.; Intended Beneficiaries: 5307 Urbanized Area Funding Is Used for Safety Related Projects Which Allows Nfta to Continue to Provide Safe Efficient and Convenient Public Transit Throughout Buffalo Ny. Both Bus and Rail Preventive Maintenance Activities Are a Top Priority for Nfta. Utilizing These Funds for Safety Expenses Ensures the Safety of the Transit Rider Frontline Transit Workforce and the Safety of the Public. Preventive Maintenance Is Vital to Fleet Health Which Overall Reduces Risk for Transit Operations.; Subrecipient Activities: N/a