Formula Grant CO2026021
- Federal Formula Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration awarded Regional Transportation District (RTD) a formula grant of $332.4 million on December 16, 2025, under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507). The grant funds preventive maintenance activities for RTD's bus and rail vehicle fleets, fixed facilities, and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) paratransit operations serving the eight-county Denver metropolitan service area through the grant completion...
- The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded $116.6 million to the Regional Transportation District (RTD) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on June 24, 2026, with a completion date of December 30, 2026. This formula grant funds two primary service categories: preventive maintenance for bus and rail vehicles and facilities, and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) paratransit operations. The preventive maintenance activities support RTD's state of good repair...
- Summary of Federal Formula Grant Award The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded $87.6 million to the Regional Transportation District (RTD) on July 28, 2025, under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525). This formula grant supports preventive maintenance activities for RTD's fixed guideway and rail systems, including vehicles, track, associated equipment, and infrastructure serving the Denver metropolitan region. The award will enable RTD to maintain its transit assets...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Regional Transportation District (RTD) $43.5 million under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) on June 29, 2026, with a completion deadline of December 30, 2027. This formula grant funds preventive maintenance activities on RTD's fixed guideway and rail systems, including vehicles, track, associated equipment, and infrastructure within the eight-county Denver metropolitan service area. The grant...
- The Regional Transportation District (RTD) received a $177.56 million Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to fund preventive maintenance and capital costs of contracting from October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2022. The grant funds will assist RTD in maintaining transit services for the benefit of patrons and employees in Colorado. No subrecipients are involved in delivering the...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Regional Transportation District (RTD) a formula grant of $2.65 million under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) on August 19, 2025. The award funds the replacement of capital equipment at RTD's District Shops Maintenance Facility, specifically an engine dynamometer and associated dynamometer support equipment that have reached the end of their useful...
- The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Regional Transportation District (RTD) a Formula Grant of $294,230 under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507) effective December 3, 2025, with a completion date of January 31, 2027. The grant funds a planning study designed to increase transit ridership and reduce cost per trip for RTD's FlexRide paratransit services in the northwest Denver metropolitan area. RTD will develop this study with support from a third-party...
- The Regional Transportation District (RTD) received a $203,367,528 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support operating assistance from April 8, 2021 through April 28, 2022. The Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (49 U.S.C. 5307) makes federal resources available to local and regional government authorities and states for transit capital and operating...
- Federal Formula Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded $1.73M to the Regional Transportation District under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 19, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of March 30, 2030. This award funds on-demand shuttle services in the Golden, Colorado area, connecting downtown Golden, the Colorado School of Mines, and the Regional Transportation District's Jeffco Government Center Station. The Colorado School of...
- The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Regional Transportation District (RTD) a $304,227,365 project grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The funding will support RTD's operation of bus and rail lines in the Denver-Aurora urbanized area through September 2024, including salaries, utilities, fuel and other operational costs. Specifically, the American Rescue Plan Act funds will enable RTD to continue providing transit...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Regional Transportation District (RTD) $115.7 million under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on July 22, 2026, with a completion date of December 31, 2027. This formula grant provides funding for preventive maintenance services on RTD's bus and rail vehicle fleet and facilities, along with operating expenses for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) paratransit services. The preventive maintenance activities ensure RTD's transit infrastructure remains in a state of good repair, while the paratransit operations support mobility for eligible customers across RTD's eight-county Denver metropolitan service area. The grant will directly benefit RTD's transit patrons by sustaining reliable service through systematic vehicle and facility upkeep and maintaining accessible transportation options for ADA-eligible riders. No subrecipients are funded under this award; RTD serves as the sole recipient responsible for executing all grant activities. This award is consistent with FTA's Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program, which allocates annual resources to metropolitan transit agencies for capital and operating assistance to develop, improve, and maintain public transportation systems in urbanized areas.Federal Formula Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $92.6m | 7/22/26 |