This $522,290 federal Formula Grant award issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.526 - Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs) will provide funding to the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) to support the purchase of approximately one clean-fuel, accessible, low-floor urban transit bus for use in the agency's fixed route service. The grant funds will help MARTA continue to maintain its...
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) was awarded a $103,579,644 Formula Grant by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant, awarded on August 21, 2024, 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,...
This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) provides $1,725,000 to the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) to support a 24-month microtransit service pilot in the ATL Airport Community Improvement Districts (AACIDS). The goal is to improve transportation access and mobility, especially for those without access to private vehicles, by providing first-mile and...
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) received a $8,875,246 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration on May 13, 2021 to support the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs. The grant will fund MARTA's deployment of zero emission electric buses and associated multi-source funding through March 30, 2025. The CFDA 20.526 program aims to replace, rehabilitate, purchase or lease buses and...
The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded a $99,037,773 State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) formula grant to the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA). The grant funds will be used to support critical capital and preventive maintenance activities for MARTA's bus and rail system, including: Preventive maintenance for buses and rail Rail station and line rehabilitation Comprehensive fare collection replacement Bus facility improvements...
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...
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...
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 $33,980,606 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant funding will support the replacement of up to 25 aging compressed natural gas (CNG) buses with 25 new battery-electric buses, along with the acquisition and installation of up to 25 plug-in depot chargers at MARTA's...
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...