The purpose of this grant award is to assist with expenses for preventive maintenance for bus and rail vehicles and facilities and ADA paratransit operating

The Federal Transit Administration awarded Regional Transportation District $332.426 million on December 16, 2025, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to fund preventive maintenance for bus and rail vehicles and facilities, and to support ADA paratransit operations.

RTD, a public not-for-profit transit agency headquartered in Denver, Colorado, will use the award to maintain a state of good repair for its vehicle and facility assets and to continue providing ADA paratransit services to customers across its eight-county Denver metropolitan service area. The award carries no subrecipients; RTD delivers all funded activities directly. Performance of maintenance and paratransit operations occurs throughout Colorado. The grant period runs through May 13, 2026.

Activities

Activities include preventive maintenance for rail and bus vehicles and facilities and ADA paratransit operations.

Expected outcomes

This grant award will assist RTD in ensuring a state of good repair for vehicles and facilities and providing ADA paratransit services to customers.

Intended beneficiaries

The transit patrons of the RTD service area will benefit from the funding in this application.

Subrecipient activities

No subrecipients are funded by this award.