Formula Grant MD2026003
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Maryland Department of Transportation $30.5 million through the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) on August 15, 2025. This formula grant provides funding to support balanced and comprehensive intermodal transportation planning activities for the movement of people and goods across Maryland's metropolitan areas. The grant enables the...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration awarded Maryland Transit Administration a $150,000 Project Grant on August 20, 2025, under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). The grant funds a comprehensive study to evaluate and develop recommendations for implementing microtransit service in Harford County, Maryland. The study, led by Harford County as the subrecipient, will produce service...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded $15.87 million in Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities funding (CFDA 20.513) to the Maryland Transit Administration on September 22, 2025. This formula grant supports transportation services for elderly and disabled populations across Maryland's largest land areas through 40 subrecipient agencies. The award funds vehicle procurement (28 small bus replacements, 8 expansion small buses, 18...
- Federal Project Grant Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded $409,500 under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) to the Maryland Transit Administration on December 2, 2025, with completion targeted for January 31, 2027. This project grant supports a comprehensive evaluation of Shore Transit's transit system design, with the Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore—Shore Transit Division serving...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) $15.1 million in Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) on June 30, 2025, to support preventive maintenance activities across the agency's transit operations. The funding enables MTA to address eligible preventive maintenance expenses necessary to sustain bus and rail fleet operations and maintain vehicles in a state of good repair. This award supports the MTA's critical...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) $18.2 million under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) on August 8, 2025, with completion by December 30, 2026. The MTA will utilize these funds to provide operating assistance to 18 subrecipient transit operators across Maryland's rural and non-urbanized areas, including 2 intercity operators (BayRunner and Greyhound), 14 rural county...
- This $57,190,037 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will provide funding to the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) to support a range of public transportation improvements in Maryland. The grant activities include: Purchasing 77 replacement buses, 3 Metro replacement railcars, and conducting light rail vehicle overhaul work to maintain the MTA's rolling stock fleet in a state of good repair. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) $30.6 million through the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) on June 25, 2025, to fund one year of eligible preventive maintenance activities for the agency's metro and light rail systems. The funds support all eligible preventive maintenance expenses required to maintain the MTA's transit infrastructure in a state of good repair, enabling the agency to meet...
- Federal Formula Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) $780,000 through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on September 23, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2026. The award funds engineering, design, and right-of-way survey activities for a pedestrian bridge project connecting the Cherry Hill community to the Patapsco Light Rail Station. This transportation enhancement project is expected...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) a State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) formula grant of $76.89 million on September 3, 2025, to maintain the state of good repair for MTA's rail network serving the Baltimore region through December 30, 2031. The grant funds a comprehensive portfolio of capital projects focused on rail infrastructure maintenance and rehabilitation, including rail trackage agreement...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Maryland Department of Transportation $15.74 million through the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) on January 13, 2026, to support comprehensive intermodal transportation planning activities across Maryland's metropolitan regions. Through this formula grant, MDOT will implement eligible metropolitan planning activities as outlined in FTA Circular 8100.1D, enabling six metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs)—the Baltimore Regional Transportation Board, Salisbury/Wicomico MPO, Calvert-St. Marys MPO, Hagerstown/Eastern Panhandle MPO, Wilmington Area Planning Council, and National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board—to execute their annual Unified Planning Work Programs (UPWPs) and maintain established performance targets through December 31, 2026. The funding supports balanced and comprehensive planning for the movement of people and goods within each metropolitan area, focusing on developing long-range transportation plans, conducting technical studies, and creating transportation improvement programs that enhance mobility, safety, and connectivity across multimodal transportation networks. As the state-level prime recipient, MDOT distributes funds to the six subrecipient MPOs to facilitate their planning work elements and activities, ensuring coordinated transportation planning efforts that benefit the greater Maryland region.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $12.6m | 1/13/26 |