The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) was awarded a $103,579,644 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration on August 21, 2024. The grant will be matched with $25,894,911 in local funds for a total eligible cost of $129,474,555. The grant funds will support critical capital and preventive maintenance activities for MARTA's bus and rail systems, including rail station and transitway line...
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) was awarded a $188,431,911 project grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support capital and preventive maintenance activities for MARTA's bus and rail systems from August 31, 2022 through March 30, 2030. The grant funds will be used to support preventive maintenance of MARTA's bus and rail fleets, rehabilitation of rail stations and transitways, security and crime...
This $33.5 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will fund capital improvement projects for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) from January 2022 through March 2029. The grant funds will support rehabilitation and replacement of MARTA's traction power substation system equipment as well as acquisition of security-related equipment. This funding will allow...
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), doing business as Marta, received a $12,350,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 20.534). The grant will provide federal funding support for five key transit projects across the MARTA service area, including the rehabilitation of the Brookhaven rail station, replacement of buses with electric...
This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), will fund the critical replacement of 40 40-ft transit buses for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA). The $32,433,125 grant, awarded on April 10, 2025, will be matched with $6,486,625 in local funds to support the purchase of clean-fuel, accessible, low-floor urban transit buses to replace MARTA's aging fleet. The new buses...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration has awarded a $3,125,000 Project Grant to the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The funding will support the engineering and design phase of the Bus Corridor Improvement/Safe Routes to Transit project, which aims to improve accessibility and safety around bus stops in the MARTA service area. The activities include preliminary engineering and design...
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) was awarded a $137.01 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on July 16, 2021. The grant will support MARTA's delivery of preventive maintenance for bus and rail systems, rehabilitation of rail stations and transitways, security and crime prevention initiatives, and bus transit enhancements through March 31, 2026. $58.94...
This $1,725,000 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will support the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) in implementing a 24-month microtransit service pilot project within the Atlanta Airport Community Improvement Districts (AACIDS). The funding will cover the capital costs of contracting with a third-party provider to operate the new on-demand transportation services for airport patrons and...
This federal Formula Grant award of $522,290 was provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant funds will be used by the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) to support the purchase of approximately one (1) clean-fuel accessible low-floor urban transit bus to replace an existing bus that has met its useful life. This project...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $10,168,250 Project Grant to the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) under the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500) to support planning and project development activities for the Clayton Southlake Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. The purpose of the grant is to fund pre-construction activities for the new BRT route in advance of a future Small Starts grant agreement. The expected outcomes include...