Formula Grant WA2026029
- Federal Transit Formula Grant Award Summary King County Metro Transit received a $11.99 million Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507), awarded on July 21, 2026. The grant funds vehicle preventive maintenance activities for King County Metro's transit fleet, with salaries and benefits for maintenance personnel serving as the primary deliverable. The maintenance program, covering the period from June 16, 2021...
- Federal Grant Award Summary King County Metro Transit received a Formula Grant award of $70.5 million from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), obligated on April 10, 2025, with a completion date of June 17, 2025. The grant funds vehicle preventive maintenance activities for the calendar year 2024, specifically supporting salaries and operational costs associated with maintaining the transit agency's vehicle fleet. This...
- Federal Formula Grant Award Summary King County Metro Transit received a $5.34 million Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 20, 2025. The award funds the purchase of approximately five 40-foot zero-emission buses to replace transit vehicles that have reached or exceeded their useful life. The project will be completed by June 30, 2027, and is designed to maintain safe and reliable transit...
- Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded King County Metro Transit $5.23 million on July 21, 2026, under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) to provide trolley vehicle preventive maintenance services for the calendar year 2026. The grant funds salaries and benefits associated with preventive maintenance activities designed to maintain the safety and reliability of King County Metro's transit service. The ultimate completion date is April 30, 2027....
- This $15,413,264 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) will enable King County Metro Transit to replace overhead trolley infrastructure in the Seattle metropolitan area. The activities to be performed include replacing overhead switches and ancillary hardware, such as wiring, to benefit Metro customers by reducing service disruptions and downtime. The grant, awarded...
- Federal Grant Award Summary King County Metro Transit received a $1.25 million Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) on July 24, 2026. The award funds routine preventive maintenance activities for the Metro Transit Marine Division's vessel fleet during the 2025 calendar year, with project completion scheduled for December 31, 2027. This capital maintenance project is designed to support the Transit Asset...
- The King County Metro Transit Department received a $258.2 million project grant award from the Federal Transit Administration under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (Section 5307) to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic. The grant will fund operating expenses from July 1, 2021 to September 8, 2021, including staff salaries and benefits, administrative leave, contracted paratransit and dial-a-ride transportation services, and disinfecting supplies and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary King County Metro Transit received a $2.75 million Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) awarded on July 22, 2026. The funding provides operating assistance to cover vehicle operator salaries for King County Metro operations during FIFA World Cup activities from June 1, 2026 through July 31, 2026. This grant directly supports the continuation and enhancement of public transportation...
- Federal Grant Award Summary King County Metro Transit received a $3.266 million Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) awarded on July 21, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of October 30, 2027. The grant funds the construction and implementation of 16 improvement concepts across 22 sites along Metro's Route 36 trolley bus corridor, which operates between the Othello Link Light Rail Station and Downtown...
- This federal 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) provides $6,386,156.00 in funding to King County Metro Transit to purchase approximately five (5) diesel-electric hybrid buses to replace buses that are at or beyond their useful life. The purpose is to maintain safe and reliable transit service for Metro Transit customers in the Washington, USA area. The funding...
King County Metro Transit received a $24.3 million Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507), awarded on July 21, 2026. The grant funds vehicle preventive maintenance activities for King County Metro Transit's operations during the 2025 calendar year, with reimbursement provided for salaries associated with preventive maintenance work performed by transit system personnel. The grant directly supports the maintenance of safety and reliability across King County Metro Transit's transit service portfolio, benefiting metro transit customers through sustained infrastructure upkeep. As a formula grant distributed under the FTA's annual apportionment system to urbanized areas, these funds enable the agency to maintain its existing transportation systems serving the Seattle metropolitan area, including bus, trolley, and water taxi services. The ultimate completion date of August 30, 2026 reflects the close-out timeline for the 2025 fiscal year activities.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $19.4m | 7/21/26 |