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…
CERTS Portal: What operators need to know before the July 19 deadline
The good news is the CERTS Portal is open. The bad news is some operators have had hiccups with the online application process.
As operators…
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…
Treasury positioned to accept CERTS grant submissions soon
Motorcoach operators who’ve been waiting for months to learn details about funding for the CERTS grant program are finally seeing signs of progress in the…
Progress on CERTS grant program: What you need to know
Motorcoach company operators received welcome news Thursday afternoon when the U.S. Department of the Treasury released guidance on the Coronavirus Economic Relief for…
Industry launches effort to secure additional funding for CERTS grant program
The United Motorcoach Association launched a campaign Friday during the 2021 UMA Motorcoach EXPO urging House members to support additional funding for…
US Reps call on Secretary Yellen to act quickly in providing CERTS funds
Led by original sponsors Rep. Darin LaHood and Rep. Albio Sires, more than 80 House members are asking Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to move quickly…
Senators ask Treasury Secretary to fast track CERTS Act
A group of 29 senators petitioned incoming Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to fast-track the Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services (CERTS) Act.
Sens. Susan Collins,…
CERTS coalition calls for $40B in new relief funding
Following a year of unprecedented losses, the private motorcoach, school bus and passenger vessel industries have called on Congress to fund $40 billion in…