Formula Grant TX2026077
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) $61.58 million on July 14, 2026, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) for the Austin Urbanized Area in Fiscal Year 2026. The funding supports three primary service categories: complementary Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) paratransit services to ensure transportation accessibility for individuals with disabilities comparable to...
- The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) $3,602,825 under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula Program (CFDA 20.526) on August 21, 2025, to procure replacement rolling stock buses for fixed-route service in the Austin urbanized area. The award obligates Section 5339 formula funds apportioned to the Austin region for Fiscal Year 2025 and will support the purchase of hybrid diesel battery-electric buses to replace aging diesel...
- Federal Transit Formula Grants Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration awarded Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) $59.9 million under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 27, 2025, for Urbanized Area Formula (Section 5307) funds apportioned to the Austin urbanized area in fiscal year 2025. The award, with an ultimate completion date of August 30, 2029, supports three primary products and services: complementary Americans with...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) $5,757,339 under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) on July 28, 2025, for fixed guideway rehabilitation activities on the MetroRail Red Line. The funding supports bridge and track infrastructure improvements, grade crossing signal health monitoring, and Positive Train Control (PTC) optimization and installation to meet current design standards...
- The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $20,000,000 Buses and Bus Facilities Program grant (CFDA 20.526) to the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Capital Metro) in Austin, Texas. The funding will be used to construct the Springdale Demand Response Operations and Maintenance Facility, a new state-of-the-art site to accommodate the growing fleet of MetroAccess paratransit and PICKUP on-demand vehicles. The project will support operational and maintenance efficiencies,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) $11,824,457 under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) on August 7, 2025, for fixed guideway rehabilitation activities on the MetroRail Red Line. The award funds bridge and track infrastructure maintenance, grade crossing signal health monitoring, and Positive Train Control (PTC) optimization and installation through September 30, 2030. These...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority) received a formula grant award of $18.14 million from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) on September 2, 2025. The grant funds the purchase of 10 new buses to replace and retire older vehicles from the METRO fleet, thereby reducing operational emissions and improving...
- The Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Capmetro) received a $42,096,396 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on March 11, 2021. The grant funding will support Capmetro's capital costs for contracting services to support public transportation operations in the Austin, Texas urbanized area through January 31, 2022. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes...
- The Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Capmetro) received a $66.2 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on February 25, 2021. The funding will support Capmetro's operating assistance through January 5, 2023. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal resources available to local and regional authorities for transit capital, operating...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) $1.5 million under the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500) on August 28, 2025, to develop comprehensive planning and design deliverables for a transit-oriented development (TOD) initiative at Crestview Station and the adjacent Ryan Drive property in Austin, Texas. The project will produce a programming and pre-design study with up to...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) a Formula Grant of $3.76 million under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula Program (CFDA 20.526) on July 14, 2026, for the purchase of replacement rolling stock buses serving the Austin urbanized area. The funding will support the acquisition of hybrid diesel battery-electric buses to replace aging diesel buses that have exceeded their minimum useful life in fixed-route service. These low-emission replacement vehicles will reduce air pollution and provide quieter operation compared to the existing fleet, enhancing service quality for Central Texas residents across CapMetro's service area of approximately 537 square miles. The project, with an anticipated completion date of May 15, 2028, aligns with CapMetro's strategic priority of transitioning to a zero-emission electric vehicle fleet by 2035. The modernized buses will provide fixed-route transit customers with a more convenient, desirable, and accessible transportation option while enabling CapMetro to advance its organizational mission of delivering sustainable public transit services. No subrecipients are involved in this award.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $3.2m | 7/14/26 |