The goal of this award is to advance key capital and paratransit support activities essential to maintaining and improving metros transit services

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (doing business as Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority) $185.168 million on June 24, 2026, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to advance capital and paratransit support activities for the Houston region's transit system.

The grant funds the MetroLift ADA paratransit program, purchase of buses, preventive maintenance, and capital costs of contracting. These activities will help METRO maintain safe, reliable, accessible, and efficient transit by enhancing MetroLift services for riders with disabilities, advancing the bus fleet replacement program to retire aging buses and lower maintenance costs, and supporting capitalized preventive maintenance for buses, their routes, facilities, and operating centers. The work benefits both MetroLift riders and fixed-route passengers by improving safety, reliability, and efficiency while reducing maintenance burdens for METRO staff and strengthening overall mobility across the Houston area.

The place of performance is Texas. The period of performance runs through December 31, 2026. No subrecipient activities are identified in this award.

Activities

This grant will fund the paratransit program purchase of buses preventive maintenance and capital cost of contracting.

Expected outcomes

Funds from this grant will help metro maintain safe reliable accessible and efficient transit across the houston region by enhancing the metrolift ADA paratransit program advancing the bus fleet replacement program to retire aging buses and lower maintenance costs and supporting capitalized preventive maintenance for buses and their routes facilities and operating centers.

Intended beneficiaries

These projects benefit metrolift riders with disabilities and fixed route passengers by improving safety reliability and efficiency. They also expand regional transit access reduce maintenance burdens for metro staff and strengthen overall mobility across the houston area.