Formula Grant DC2026005
- Federal Formula Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration awarded the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) a $287 million Formula Grant under the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement (PRIIA) Projects program (CFDA 20.524) on July 24, 2025, with performance extending through December 29, 2028. This award supports WMATA's capital programs and projects designed to maintain and sustain safe, reliable public transit operations and services throughout the National...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) a Formula Grant totaling $4,811,365 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 4, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of January 31, 2028. The grant funds the procurement of four (4) 40-foot replacement buses to retire vehicles that have reached the end of their useful life in accordance with FTA Circular 5010.1F standards....
- Federal Transit Formula Grants Award Summary The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) received a $217.99 million Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), awarded on March 23, 2026, with a completion date of December 30, 2029. This award funds the modernization and replacement of transit infrastructure and vehicles to ensure safe and reliable operations for the DC-VA-MD urbanized area. Primary...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) $18.58 million under the Rail and Transit Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.075) on September 1, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2028. This Project Grant supports critical security initiatives designed to protect WMATA's transit infrastructure and traveling populations across the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region, which operates the...
- This federal Formula Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.524 - Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement (PRIIA) Projects for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)) provides $287,000,000.00 in funding to WMATA to support capital programs and projects to maintain and sustain safe, reliable public transit operations and services within the National Capital Region. The grant-funded activities include replacing prime movers,...
- Summary of Federal Grant Award The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) a Formula Grant totaling $15,384,818 under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The award, issued February 26, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of December 30, 2028, funds the reconstruction and modernization of WMATA's Bladensburg Bus Maintenance and Operations Garage. The project scope...
- 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...
- 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...
- Federal Formula Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) a $10 million Formula Grant under the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement (PRIIA) Projects program (CFDA 20.524) on July 24, 2025, to fund WMATA's Office of the Inspector General (OIG) operating budget for fiscal year 2026. This award supports the OIG's oversight and compliance functions through June 30, 2028, with no subrecipient activities...
- The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission (WMSC) a Formula Grant totaling $4,053,689 on July 21, 2025, under the Rail Fixed Guideway Public Transportation System State Safety Oversight Formula Grant Program (CFDA 20.528). This five-year award, extending from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030, provides operating assistance to enable WMSC to fulfill its federally-mandated State Safety Oversight responsibilities for the Washington Metropolitan...
The Federal Transit Administration awarded the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) $11.45 million in Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) on March 31, 2026, to establish facility improvements and new training infrastructure supporting safe and secure operations of the WMATA system. The award funds the replacement and rehabilitation of the Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD) training building, establishment of a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and police driver training lot, and creation of WMATA's comprehensive training center. These facilities will encompass training for all aspects of WMATA's police force, bus, rail, and paratransit operations. The project, with an ultimate completion date of December 29, 2031, is designed to create a modern, forward-focused training environment that attracts, retains, and develops WMATA's workforce while providing diverse functional facilities for operational training. The primary beneficiaries are WMATA employees and operations, which will enable the organization to deliver safe and reliable public transit services to customers throughout the Washington-Arlington-DC-Virginia-Maryland urbanized area. No subrecipient activities are included in this award.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $9.2m | 3/31/26 |