The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) was awarded a $2,020,000 Formula Grant by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants) on April 9, 2024. The purpose of this grant is to provide funding for a design-build project to stabilize the track at Mile Post 206.8 and ensure the continuation of efficient and dependable Metrolink and Amtrak passenger rail and freight rail service in Orange County, California. The...
This $400,000 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will provide funding for the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) to stabilize the rail track at Mile Post 206.8 in Orange County, California. The project aims to mitigate environmental harm from potential slope failure and ensure the continuation of Metrolink and Amtrak passenger rail as well as freight rail service through the project area. The...
This $4,500,000 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will provide funding to the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) to stabilize the rail track at Mile Post 206.8. The grant activities are designed to mitigate environmental harm from future slope failure and ensure the continuation of Metrolink and Amtrak passenger rail and freight rail service through the project area. Over the 20-year period, this...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Orange County Transportation Authority a $38.7 million Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 10, 2021 to support public transit operating costs through March 31, 2022. The grant funds will support OCTA's operating expenses as defined by the National Transit Database reporting system from June 1, 2021 through January 30, 2022. Additionally, $705k will be subawarded to...
This $3,972,193 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) provides funding to the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) to support preventive maintenance activities for facilities that enable OCTA to continue providing efficient and dependable fixed-route transit service in Orange County, California. The grant funds will be used to maintain OCTA's transportation infrastructure in a state of good repair, which...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) a $52,356,252 Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support operating costs for OCTA and the Anaheim Transportation Network (ATN). The grant funding will be used to cover non-fixed route paratransit operations, preventive maintenance, contracted fixed route service, and ATN preventive maintenance activities from July 1, 2022 to...
This $36,711,863 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) will support the design, construction, and implementation of the OC Streetcar project. Key project elements include approximately 4.15 miles of double-track alignment, a maintenance and storage facility, 10 new stations, 16 platforms, the purchase of 8 streetcar vehicles, and installation of transit signal priority. The project...
This Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration provides $137,886,110 to the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) to support maintenance and operating costs for OCTA and its subrecipient, the Anaheim Transportation Network (ATN).
The grant funding will be used to cover preventive maintenance costs for OCTA's bus services and ATN's transportation network. This will allow OCTA and ATN to continue...
This $1,500,000 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507) provides critical funding support to the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) for a track stabilization project along the coastal rail corridor in Orange County, California.
The grant funding will enable SCRRA to provide essential training, flagging, and material mobilization support during construction to stabilize the track at Mile Post...
This $3,366,773 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) supports capital costs for ADA paratransit service in Orange County, California. The funding will enable the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) to purchase up to 18 out of 108 Ford Transit vans to replace existing OC Access cutaway vehicles. This grant will help OCTA continue providing transit mobility and...