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

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Regional Transportation District $115.715 million under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on July 22, 2026, for preventive maintenance of bus and rail vehicles and facilities and operation of Americans with Disabilities Act paratransit services. RTD, a public not-for-profit transit agency headquartered in Denver, Colorado, will deploy the funding to ensure a state of good repair for its transit fleet and infrastructure while maintaining ADA paratransit operations serving the eight-county Denver metropolitan service area. The award carries a period of performance through December 31, 2027, and encompasses performance throughout Colorado. No sub-recipients are funded by this award. The grant serves the transit patrons of RTD's service area, whose continued access to preventive-maintenance-supported bus, rail, and paratransit services represents the intended beneficiary population.

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 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.