Federal Formula Grant Award Summary

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded $37.9 million to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on May 28, 2026, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support capital infrastructure investments and preventative maintenance activities across its transit network. The award funds critical infrastructure rehabilitation projects for the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and Metro-North Railroad (MNR), as well as preventative maintenance for the New York City Transit (NYCT) bus and rail systems. These capital investments are designed to achieve a state of good repair across the MTA's extensive multimodal transportation infrastructure serving approximately 15.1 million residents across the New York City metropolitan region, Long Island, and parts of Connecticut.

The MTA will execute the funded activities as the direct awardee with no subrecipients identified under this award. Work is expected to be completed by December 31, 2027. As a formula grant, this funding represents the MTA's annual apportionment under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program, which provides federal resources to designated transit authorities for capital and operating assistance to maintain, rehabilitate, and expand public transportation systems in urbanized areas.