Formula Grant TX2026037
- Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Dallas Area Rapid Transit Inc. (DART) a Formula Grant totaling $490,000 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on February 24, 2026. The award funds the design and construction of two 8-foot-high thin-wall precast concrete barrier walls totaling approximately 1,300 linear feet along the DART Silver Line right-of-way frontage. The barriers feature colored and patterned concrete panels with concrete...
- Federal Formula Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Dallas Area Rapid Transit Inc. (DART) $125.1 million under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 29, 2025, for the design and construction of a 26-mile commuter rail alignment with 10 stations extending from Plano westward to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport Terminal B. The project encompasses all related design, construction, and program management activities, including...
- Federal Formula Grant Award Summary Dallas Area Rapid Transit Inc. (DART) received a Federal Transit Formula Grant of $89.3 million from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507), awarded on May 18, 2026, with a completion date of March 20, 2028. The project focuses on the purchase and installation of passenger amenities through the construction of amenity pads and related on-street improvements designed to enhance the transit...
- Federal Formula Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Dallas Area Rapid Transit Inc. (DART) a Formula Grant of $2.5 million under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on September 23, 2025, with an expected completion date of December 31, 2027. The award funds infrastructure improvements to the Trinity Railway Express (TRE) corridor in the Dallas-Fort Worth region, specifically the double-tracking of approximately 1.2 miles between West...
- The Dallas Area Rapid Transit Inc. (DART) received a $128.5 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The July 8, 2021 award will allow DART to provide operating assistance and prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus through September 1, 2021. As the major public transportation provider for the Dallas region, DART will utilize the funding to continue...
- This Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500) provides $4,942,332 to the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) agency to support transit infrastructure improvements in the Dallas region. The funding will be used to pay for activities related to stations, stops, terminals, and intermodal improvements that will allow DART to continue providing high-quality transit service to the residents of the Dallas area....
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Dallas Area Rapid Transit Inc. (DART) received a $670,194 Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) on August 18, 2025. The award supports preliminary design and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) environmental clearance activities for the establishment of two new transit facilities serving historically...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Dallas Area Rapid Transit Inc. (DART) received a $436,711 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Rail and Transit Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.075), effective September 1, 2025, with a completion date of August 31, 2028. This funding supports security-related initiatives designed to protect DART's critical transportation infrastructure and traveling public from acts of terrorism. Typical activities funded through this...
- The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded a $300 million Project Grant to Dallas Area Rapid Transit Inc. under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on September 24, 2021. The funding will support Dallas Area Rapid Transit's continued operation and provision of transit services in the Dallas region through June 9, 2022. Specifically, the grant will reimburse Dallas Area Rapid Transit for $300 million in operating expenses incurred from October...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Dallas Area Rapid Transit Inc. (DART) $11,013,538 under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) on July 8, 2025, for the purchase of compressed natural gas (CNG) fueled buses. This award funds approximately 7 CNG buses as part of DART's broader four-year fleet modernization initiative to procure 522 new buses, replacing 476 NABI buses (model years 2012–2014)...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Dallas Area Rapid Transit Inc. (DART) $500,000.00 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to construct an eight-foot-high concrete barrier wall along the DART Silver Line right-of-way in Plano, Texas. The project, awarded on April 27, 2026, with a completion deadline of June 1, 2027, will install safety barriers north of Sugar Cane Way between Pinyon Lane and Sage Lane on Plano Independent School District property. This infrastructure improvement addresses both safety and noise mitigation objectives for the transit corridor. The constructed barrier wall will serve multiple public safety functions: reducing sound impacts from rail operations on adjacent residential areas and providing a physical separation to prevent pedestrians and school-age children from accessing active rail tracks. The beneficiaries of this capital project include residents in the neighborhoods adjacent to the Silver Line right-of-way as well as the student population at nearby school facilities. No subrecipient activities are associated with this award, indicating that DART will directly execute the construction work.Federal Formula Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $500.0k | 4/27/26 |