Recovery Act transit grants support "green" technologies and jobs in Michigan
​September 24, 2009 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) this week awarded $4.8 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) funds to the Flint Mass Transportation Authority (MTA) and Thunder Bay Transportation Authority (TBTA) in Alpena to purchase energy efficient mass transit vehicles. The funds are part of the Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) discretionary grant program.