Two of NJ Transits ongoing bus route redesigns currently underway are about to be joined by a third, after Federal Transit Administration officials awarded a $514,045 grant to NJ Transit. The agency is one of 50 transit agencies in 24 states that received funds from a $25 million pot made up of funds from the American Rescue Plan. The funding is intended to help agencies plan projects to increase ridership and reduce travel times in response to changing travel patterns in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, FTA officials said. The awards were announced Thursday. NJ Transit will use the funds…