Formula Grant OR2026014
- Federal Grant Award Summary Metro received a Formula Grant award of $6.96 million from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on June 17, 2025, for transportation demand management (TDM) activities in the Portland, Oregon transportation planning area. The award funds a comprehensive public engagement and outreach initiative designed to promote non-automobile travel modes, including transit, bicycling, walking, ridesharing, and...
- The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded $67.592 million to Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (Trimet) on June 9, 2026, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) for bus preventive maintenance activities. Trimet will use the funding to pay for costs related to its bus preventive maintenance programs, including staff and contractor labor to ensure vehicles and facilities remain in a state of good repair. Specific...
- This $3,708,384 Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will provide funding to the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) for its bus preventive maintenance program in FY2024. TriMet staff and contractors will use the funds to ensure that vehicles and facilities are maintained in a state of good repair, with the expected outcomes of continued reliable bus services and sustained vehicle safety and security....
- The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (Tri-Met) a $195.4 million Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant funding will support operations and preventive maintenance activities for Tri-Met through February 28, 2022. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal resources available to local and regional authorities for transit capital and operating...
- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awarded Metro $1.11 million on April 9, 2026, under the NHTSA Discretionary Safety Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.614) to implement and assess a suite of Safe Routes to School interventions in Portland, Oregon. The project will support the safe movement of children to and from school, focusing on one high school cluster. Successful and impactful interventions identified through the pilot will inform regional safety strategy...
- Federal Formula Grant Award Summary Metro received a $464,180 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) awarded on July 8, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2029. Metro is sub-allocating these funds to the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) to deliver Transportation Demand Management (TDM) programming in conjunction with eight capital street improvement projects. The funding originated from...
- The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (Tri-Met) $129.8 million under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (Section 5307) on August 22, 2022. The funding will support Tri-Met's bus and rail preventative maintenance programs through August 31, 2023. Specifically, Tri-Met will use the funds to pay for inspection, overhaul, and repair of light rail vehicle components and bus and rail maintenance...
- The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (Tri-Met) a $48,679,370 Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant funds will allow Tri-Met to make annual debt service payments, including principal, interest, premiums and discounts, on capital grant receipt revenue bonds issued between 2005 and 2018. The bond proceeds funded various transit projects undertaken by...
- The Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) was awarded $7.7 million under the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support its rail preventive maintenance program. TriMet will use the funding to ensure its rail vehicles and facilities remain in a state of good repair through August 2022. Key activities include preventive maintenance inspections and repairs of rail maintenance facilities and track infrastructure...
- This $5,572,273 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will support project development activities for TriMet's 82nd Avenue High Capacity Transit Project in Oregon. The grant funds will be used for preliminary design, environmental assessment, and other pre-construction activities needed to advance the project to the Small Starts grant application stage. The project aims to provide high-capacity, zero-emissions bus service in a...
The Federal Transit Administration awarded Metro $4,003,068 on August 11, 2026, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to implement Regional Travel Options (RTO) Program strategies that diversify trip choices, reduce pollution, and improve mobility for youth accessing school safely, affordably, and efficiently through the Safe Routes to School program. Metro will conduct public engagement and outreach programs educating and encouraging transit use, bicycling, walking, ridesharing, and telework. Sub-recipients including the City of Portland, Clackamas County, TriMet, Clackamas Community College, Portland Community College, City of Gresham, City of Hillsboro, City of Tigard, Beaverton School District, and community organizations including Community Cycling Center, Oregon Walks, Ride Connection, P:EARTH, Street Fund Trust, and others will execute activities tailored to different populations. Their work encompasses travel trip planning, rideshare matching, bicycle safety education, transit pass marketing to employers, and Safe Routes to School education for students and parents to increase safe walking and biking. Expected outcomes include increased non-automobile travel modes, reduced congestion and emissions, and improved economic activity through better access to jobs, services, and education. The program prioritizes meeting the needs of people from all backgrounds, ages, and abilities. Performance period runs through March 31, 2028, with all work performed in Oregon.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $3.6m | 8/11/26 |