Formula Grant GA2026007
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) received a $750,000 Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500), awarded on August 19, 2025. This planning study supports the Campbellton Community Investment Corridor Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) initiative, a new 6-mile BRT service on Campbellton Road in Atlanta, Georgia. The grant funds a comprehensive planning study with six...
- 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...
- This $32,433,125 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will support the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) in replacing 40 aging 40-ft transit buses in its fixed-route service. The grant funding, which will be matched with $6,486,625 in local funds, will be used to procure new clean-fuel accessible low-floor urban transit buses to enhance service delivery, safety, on-time performance, and the customer experience for...
- 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 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) $89.0 million in obligated funding under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) on August 18, 2025. This formula grant, with a total eligible project cost of $208.1 million when combined with $41.6 million in local matching funds, supports critical capital and preventive maintenance activities for MARTA's bus and rail transit systems serving Clayton, DeKalb, and Fulton...
- 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), 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...
- The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) received a $1,725,000 Formula Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The grant will support MARTA in implementing a 24-month microtransit service pilot to provide on-demand transportation for patrons and employees within the boundaries of the ATL Airport Community Improvement Districts (AACID). The microtransit service is intended to improve mobility and access,...
- This is a $155,404,512 formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the National Infrastructure Investments (RAISE) program (CFDA 20.933). The grant funding, matched with $137,900,000 in non-federal funds, will be used by the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) to implement Phase 2 of a larger project to improve the Five Points Station. Key activities include demolishing the existing station canopy and constructing a new...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) $671,652 through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to evaluate, develop, and complete a comprehensive new fare policy study. This project, initiated on April 29, 2026, and scheduled for completion by March 30, 2033, will be conducted with the assistance of a third-party consultant and will include robust public engagement activities to assess current fare structures and their impacts on the transit system. The primary deliverable of this award is a completed fare policy study that will provide MARTA with data-driven recommendations and analysis to inform the development of a potential new fare policy. The intended beneficiaries are MARTA patrons and the general riding public, who will ultimately benefit from a fare structure informed by comprehensive evaluation and community input. No subrecipient activities are included under this award, with all work to be performed directly by the awardee organization.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $537.3k | 4/29/26 |