Formula Grant WI2026014
- The City of Milwaukee received a $696,718 Formula Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration on July 13, 2023. The purpose of this Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) is to provide preventative maintenance assistance for the Hop Streetcar in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The grant will fund typical transit preventative maintenance activities, including contracted maintenance-of-way and streetcar vehicle maintenance services. The expected outcome is the provision...
- The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the City of Milwaukee $1.5 million under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507) to provide operating assistance for the M-Line streetcar transit system, also known as The Hop, from January 1, 2020 to June 1, 2021. The funding will support passenger operations and maintenance activities for the first three years of the streetcar system. Specifically, $1.2 million in Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality...
- The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded a $10 million Project Grant to Milwaukee County, Wisconsin under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507). The grant will support the county's operation of public transit services through the Milwaukee County Transit System from May 2023 through March 2030. Grant funds will cover operating expenses including wages and salaries, fuel, bus repairs and parts, and maintenance to ensure continued provision of...
- The Federal Transit Administration awarded Milwaukee County a $5,389,615 Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on December 23, 2021 to purchase eleven replacement buses. The grant will fund 80% of the total $6,686,970 cost, with Milwaukee County providing the remaining $1,297,355 in local funds. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal resources available to local and regional authorities for transit capital assistance. Under this award,...
- Federal Formula Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Milwaukee County $31.5 million under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on September 3, 2025, to procure seventy clean diesel buses for its fixed-route transit system. Specifically, the award funds the purchase of thirty 40-foot clean diesel buses in 2024 and thirty-nine additional 40-foot clean diesel buses in 2025. These replacement vehicles are designed to reduce emissions and minimize...
- The Federal Transit Administration awarded the City of Waukesha $1,480,613 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on July 13, 2026, to fund replacement fixed-route buses, an additional paratransit bus, a replacement boiler, real-time passenger information signs, onboard automatic vehicle location equipment, fareboxes, a bus washer, NTD ridership certification software, tire leases, and capital costs for contracting preventive maintenance. The funding supports Waukesha...
- This $320,000 Formula Grant awarded on August 24, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) will fund the Milwaukee Citywide Mobility Plan, a planning study for the City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The grant recipient is the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), who will oversee the project as the primary awardee. The study aims to support non-highway transportation planning and infrastructure...
- The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Milwaukee County a $7,118,944 Project Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to fund the replacement of 14 buses. The grant combines $3,933,569 in FY2018 Section 5339 funds allocated to Milwaukee County, including $2,586,487 in direct allocation and $1,339,082 in additional allocation from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, along with...
- This Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) provided $4,090,164 to the City of Waukesha, Wisconsin through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to fund operating assistance for the City and County of Waukesha transit systems from April 2023 through April 2026. The funding will support transit capital and operating assistance and transportation planning in the Waukesha urbanized area, utilizing Coronavirus Response and...
- The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the City of Beloit $2,173,597 on August 28, 2026, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to fund one year of operating assistance for the Beloit Transit System and to resurface the parking lot at the transit headquarters facility. The award funds all eligible operating expenses for the transit system and parking lot resurfacing work to maintain the fleet and facility grounds in a state of good repair....
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the City of Milwaukee $405,536 on August 20, 2026, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to fund preventative maintenance assistance for the Hop streetcar. The award finances contracted maintenance-of-way and streetcar vehicle maintenance services. The city will deliver these preventative maintenance activities through December 30, 2026, at the place of performance in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The grant is intended to ensure safe and reliable transit service for citizens, workers, students, and visitors to Milwaukee, with particular benefit to transit-dependent populations, while generating economic development along the fixed guide-way route. No sub-recipients are involved in this award.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $324.4k | 8/20/26 |