Formula Grant DC2026013
- 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....
- 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...
- Federal Formula Grant Award Summary The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) received a $217,994,545 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 supports critical modernization and replacement initiatives across WMATA's transit infrastructure serving the Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Maryland urbanized area. Primary...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) $122.4 million under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) on June 9, 2026. This Project Grant funds the procurement and replacement of hybrid electric buses that have reached the end of their useful life. The replacement initiative ensures WMATA's bus fleet complies with the Federal Transit...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) a $59.2 million Project Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) on June 9, 2026, for the procurement and replacement of hybrid electric buses that have reached the end of their useful life. The project, with a completion deadline of June 30, 2031, will ensure WMATA's fleet replacement aligns...
- 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 Formula Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) $1,831,960 under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program (CFDA 20.513) on May 18, 2026, with a completion deadline of March 30, 2027. This formula grant funds the procurement and replacement of approximately eight paratransit vehicles that have reached the end of their useful service life for Metro Access, WMATA's...
- 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) $15.38 million under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) on February 26, 2026. The award funds the comprehensive reconstruction and modernization of WMATA's Bladensburg Bus Maintenance and Operations Garage, with project completion scheduled for December 30, 2028. The scope of work encompasses design,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) a Formula Grant under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) totaling $239.96 million, obligated on June 24, 2026, with a completion date of December 31, 2031. This award funds critical capital improvements to maintain WMATA's MetroRail system in a state of good repair and ensure operational safety for both customers and personnel throughout the...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) $5,008,087 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on June 26, 2026, for the procurement of forty 40-foot replacement buses. This capital award supports WMATA's fleet modernization initiative by replacing transit vehicles that have reached the end of their useful life in accordance with FTA Circular 5010.1F standards. The project is scheduled for completion by December 30, 2027, with no subrecipient activities involved. The replacement buses will enhance service reliability and safety for WMATA's ridership within the Washington-Arlington urbanized area spanning the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland (DC-VA-MD UZA). By ensuring timely vehicle replacement consistent with federal useful life standards, this funding enables WMATA to maintain operational efficiency and continue providing safe, reliable public transit service to both WMATA employees and customers who commute within or connect to the regional transit system.Federal Formula Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $4.0m | 6/26/26 |