Chapel Hill Transit’s future bus rapid transit project got a funding boost on Wednesday, as U.S. Rep. Valerie Foushee announced it earned $24.4 million in grant funding from the federal government. A release from Foushee’s office said the Chapel Hill North-South Bus Rapid Transit System landed the funding from the Federal Transit Administration and its capital investment grants. The congresswoman — whose district includes Chapel Hill and all of Orange County — said she is “thrilled” to see the additional $24.4 million allocated to her community. The amount falls far short of what was initially recommended in the Biden administration’s budget proposal last spring, as the NSBRT was listed to receive $138 million as one of 14 transit projects in the request. But it marks the biggest chunk of federal funding received yet, which is critical since roughly 70% of the project’s cost is expected to come from the Federal Transit Administration and U.S. government. This inclusion will raise the...