This $287,000,000 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement (PRIIA) Projects for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) program (CFDA 20.524) supports WMATA's capital programs and projects to maintain and sustain safe, reliable public transit operations and services within the National Capital Region. Key activities include ongoing rail fleet scheduled maintenance, replacement of escalators,...
This $287,000,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement (PRIIA) program supports capital and preventive maintenance projects for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) transit systems. The funding will be used for safety and service reliability improvements across WMATA's rail network, including platform rehabilitation, railcar overhauls, replacement or...
This $10,000,000.00 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement (PRIIA) Projects for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) program (CFDA 20.524) will fund WMATA's FY2026 operating budget for the WMATA Office of Inspector General (OIG). The grant activities include oversight of PRIIA-funded capital projects and programs, as well as carrying out the requirements of Section 602 of Public Law 117-58. The intended outcomes...
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) was awarded a $57,000,000 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) on September 16, 2024. The grant funding will be used to continue ongoing bus preventive maintenance and rehabilitation, add security systems and enterprise video systems, and improve ADA accessibility at the L'Enfant Plaza station. Key activities include maintaining the bus fleet in a state of good repair,...
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) received a $713,935,457 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration on June 1, 2021 with a completion date of July 26, 2022. The grant was awarded under the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to provide operating assistance to WMATA. The Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (49 U.S.C. 5307) makes federal resources available to local and...
This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will provide $4,266,461 to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to replace four 40-foot buses that have reached the end of their useful life. The grant is funded under the FTA's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), which supports public transportation infrastructure, operations, and capital improvements in urbanized areas. This award will...
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) was awarded a $230,586,240 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525). The purpose of this grant is to ensure the state of good repair and safety of WMATA's metro rail stations, facilities, systems, and customer experience. Key activities to be funded include routine and scheduled preventive maintenance of the metro system's track, structures, and railcar fleets, as...
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) received a $4,842,240 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration on April 13, 2021 to support its Formula Bus Bridges Capital Program through September 30, 2021. The grant funding will support WMATA's capital program and services through the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). This program makes federal resources available to...
This $4,053,689.00 Formula Grant award, provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Rail Fixed Guideway Public Transportation System State Safety Oversight Formula Grant Program (CFDA 20.528), will fund 5 years of operating assistance for the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission (WMSC) from 7/01/2025 to 6/30/2030. The grant will cover salaries, benefits, and other organizational expenses required for WMSC to execute its State Safety Oversight (SSO) program and maintain...
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) received a $5,084,445 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant will fund WMATA's purchase of an estimated nine 40-foot clean diesel or compressed natural gas buses as part of its Fiscal Year 2022 bus replacement program. The buses will help WMATA continue providing safe, reliable public transportation and improving...