2021 brought major legislative wins – and some unfinished business
As we near the end of 2021, it is an appropriate time to take stock of the legislative efforts on your behalf, unfinished business, and…
Single audit not required for CERTS recipients
The U.S. Department of Treasury has confirmed that the Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services (CERTS) Program grant recipients are not required…
CERTS by the numbers: How Treasury divided up $2B
The U.S. Department of the Treasury dispersed CERTS grants to more than 1,400 motorcoach, school bus, passenger vessel, and pilotage companies representing all 50 states.…
UMA launches campaign for $6 billion in additional CERTS grants
The United Motorcoach Association is asking members and their supporters to take part in a campaign asking U.S. representatives and senators for additional CERTS grants…
Maine grant program targets motorcoach businesses, thanks to powerful storytelling
Maine has only six motorcoach companies, but the state’s governor has recognized their essential and central role in supporting the state’s tourism industry.
The result?…
Finally! Motorcoach operators begin receiving notice of CERTS grant funding
The timing couldn’t have been much better. As Thursday’s United Motorcoach Association Town Hall began, more than a dozen operators were reporting they had just…
CERTS Portal closes tonight
Motorcoach operators who have not submitted their applications for CERTS funding are almost out of time. The deadline to submit applications for CERTS…
CERTS funding tax questions? Treasury provides more answers
The U.S. Treasury Department is monitoring the CERTS funding questions that are coming in through its email and its phone lines. United Motorcoach Association officials…
Motorcoach operators can apply for CERTS funding through July 19
Tonight the US Department of Treasury has opened the CERTS Portal. The link is on the page where they previously published program guidelines, an…
Industry champion presses for CERTS funding to be expedited
At an Appropriations Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Ranking Member of the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, urged Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg…