The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) will utilize $22.4 million in Federal Fiscal Year 2021 Section 5337 funds from the Baltimore Urbanized Area for eligible rail preventive maintenance activities under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA #20.525). The total award amount is $27.95 million, with the non-Federal share provided by the Maryland Transportation Trust Fund. The State of Good Repair Program provides formula funding assistance to support capital projects that maintain...
This federal Formula Grant award of $5,328,820.00 was granted on August 15, 2024 by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA). The funding will support the procurement of 16 replacement vehicles, 7 expansion vehicles, 7 automatic vehicle location system devices, and 6 electronic fareboxes for transit services in multiple Maryland counties and...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) a $332,353,895 State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) grant on January 14, 2025. The purpose of this Project Grant is to provide funding for MTA's Rail Vehicle Replacement Program to replace 52 light rail vehicles. This grant will enable MTA to keep its rolling stock in a state of good repair and continue to provide transit operations and services to citizens and visitors in the Baltimore...
The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) received a $24,423,934 Project Grant award from the Federal Railroad Administration's Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail program on March 1, 2024. The grant will fund a project to relocate two Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) trainsets from Baltimore Penn Station to Martins Yard. This will enable the repurposing of an existing track at Penn Station for revenue, intercity, and high-speed rail service. The project includes...
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...
The Maryland Transit Administration received a $234,704.24 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration on September 27, 2021. The funding supports the project "Fine Mill, Patch and Resurface Pavements at Various Locations East of I-83 in Baltimore County" under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). This Formula Grant funding will allow the Maryland Transit Administration to mill, resurface and conduct pavement...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $185,510 project grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to the Maryland Transit Administration on August 31, 2021 for completion by September 30, 2021. The grant funding will support the replacement of two less than 30-foot small buses for transit service in Harford County, Maryland. Specifically, $148,408 in federal funds and $37,102 in non-federal...
The Maryland Transit Administration received a $1,155,999.47 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration on April 13, 2021 under the Highway Planning and Construction federal grant program (CFDA 20.205). The grant funding will support construction of streetscape and safety improvements along Belair Road from Cook Avenue to LaSalle Avenue in Maryland. Specifically, the grant will fund resurfacing, signal reconstruction, crosswalk installation,...
This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants), will fund $3,969,736.00 in transportation infrastructure improvements in Maryland. The key activities include: Engineering and design for the Garrison Boulevard Transit Priority Initiative (TPI) corridor and the Belair/Gay Road TPI corridor Rehabilitation of the Laurel MARC Station to return it to a state of good repair and enhance safety and customer experience The...
This $23,500,000.00 Project Grant award from the Federal Railroad Administration (CFDA 20.326 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail) will fund planning, preliminary engineering, and environmental review activities to support the future final design and construction of a bridge replacement project. The key activities include replacing the current bridge structure, expanding capacity from two to four tracks, installing new communication and signaling systems, reconfiguring track...