Formula Grant WA2026024
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) $38.59 million in Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) on December 3, 2025, for preliminary engineering and design services related to the Operations and Maintenance Facility South (OMFS) project. The award obligates funds through May 6, 2026, to support the initial design and engineering phases of a new operations and maintenance facility in South...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Sound Transit (Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority) $7.5 million under the Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 20.534) on September 5, 2025, to support the development of the West Seattle Link Extension. This project grant funds the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process, public outreach activities, and preliminary engineering work necessary to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Sound Transit $84.04 million on December 9, 2025, under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525). This formula grant funds preventive maintenance activities for Sound Transit's rail rolling stock, specifically addressing the Sounder Commuter Rail and Link Light Rail systems during the performance period of January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025. The maintenance work is designed to preserve and extend the...
- Federal Transit Formula Grants Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, operating as Sound Transit, $20,882,489 in Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) funding on December 3, 2025, to support preliminary engineering design work for the Tacoma Dome Link Extension (TDLE) project. This award obligates funds through April 30, 2028, and will finance the design phase for approximately 10 miles of new light rail guideway...
- The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Sound Transit a $179.7 million Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on June 9, 2021. The grant funding supports operating assistance for Sound Transit through the grant's November 8, 2021 completion date. As the designated recipient for the Seattle, Washington urbanized area, Sound Transit will utilize the grant funding to deliver public transportation services and related planning...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Sound Transit (Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority) $7.5 million on September 18, 2025, under the Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 20.534) to support development of the Ballard Link Extension. This project will deliver light rail service from downtown Seattle to the Ballard area in northwest Seattle, addressing regional transit connectivity needs and supporting...
- Federal Formula Grant Award Summary Sound Transit received a $1,327,425 formula grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), effective June 4, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of May 31, 2028. The grant provides capital funding for the procurement of two Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant 60-foot articulated buses to replace aging vehicles that have reached the...
- Federal Formula Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Sound Transit $2,513,838 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to enhance pedestrian and commuter safety at at-grade light rail crossings within the SODO (South Downtown) and Rainier Valley service areas in Washington. The award, obligated on September 5, 2025, with a completion deadline of December 17, 2027, funds comprehensive safety infrastructure improvements designed to reduce...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Sound Transit $7.81 million in FTA Section 5307 Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) on May 27, 2026, obligating $6.25 million in FY2025 formula funds for the procurement of approximately four high-capacity, zero-emission double-decker buses to support the I-405 Bus Rapid Transit (STRIDE BRT) service corridor in the Seattle metropolitan area. The project, with an ultimate completion date of September 13, 2028,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Sound Transit received a $625,000 Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 20.534), awarded September 18, 2025, with completion targeted for October 30, 2027. The grant funds the preliminary design and conceptual engineering of Ash Way Station as part of the Everett Link Extension, a 16.3-mile light rail service expansion from Lynnwood City Center to Everett Station....
Sound Transit received a $9.48 million formula grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), awarded on May 27, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of April 12, 2028. The funding supports preliminary engineering and design services for a new light rail station in Seattle located on Martin Luther King Jr. Way between Graham Street and Morgan Street along the existing Link Light Rail Line 1. Sound Transit, a regional public transportation authority serving the greater Seattle metropolitan area, is the direct awardee and will manage all design and engineering activities without utilizing subrecipients. The project is expected to deliver improved transit reliability and connectivity, enhanced regional mobility and access, and support sustainable and equitable urban growth. The intended beneficiaries include Sound Transit ridership, with particular emphasis on transit-dependent populations and low-income communities. As a capital infrastructure project funded through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program, this award supports the agency's ongoing expansion of its multi-modal transit network serving King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties in Washington.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $8.2m | 5/27/26 |