The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) received a $122,778.15 Formula Grant award on June 14, 2021 from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction federal grant program (CFDA 20.205). The funding supports the operation of the Commuter Operations Center by MWCOG to provide transportation planning services for Northern Virginia. Specifically, the Commuter Connections Operations Center coordinates and...
The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) was awarded a $305,555.56 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Eastern Region under the Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106). The grant will fund an update to MWCOG's 1982 Metropolitan Washington System Study to reflect current and future air transportation needs in the Washington, D.C. area through...
The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) received a $9.2 million project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513). The grant will fund transportation services and mobility management programs for older adults and people with disabilities in the Washington D.C. urban area through February 2027. Specifically, MWCOG will provide $6.9 million in...
The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) received a $277,777.78 Project Grant award from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106) to update the 2023 Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Metropolitan System Plan or Study. The study aims to reflect current and future air transportation needs of the Washington, D.C. area by accounting...
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded a $4,440,832.50 Formula Grant to the District of Columbia's Public Works Department under the Highway Planning and Construction (CFDA 20.205) program. The National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program grant will fund the deployment of an interconnected network of publicly accessible electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, particularly along designated Alternative Fuel Corridors and the interstate highway system. This grant aims...
The Washington Council of Governments (WCOG) received a $661,535 Formula Grant award on July 5, 2022 from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The grant funding supports WCOG's planning and programming responsibilities outlined in its State Fiscal Year 2023 Unified Planning Work Program. Specifically, the grant funds will support WCOG's work implementing the Highway Planning and Construction program. As described in the federal Catalog of Federal...
This $588,200 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) on June 17, 2024 will be used to upgrade an inoperable DC fast charger located at 3355A Benning Rd, NE, Washington, DC 20019. The ultimate completion date for this project is June 30, 2025. Additionally, the Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE), a local government agency in Washington, DC, will receive a $352,800 sub-grant...
This $11,646,677 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (CFDA 20.513) program will support transportation services for older adults and people with disabilities in the Washington, DC urbanized area. Key activities include: Procuring 28 replacement and expansion vehicles for the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) and 22 subrecipient organizations to continue and expand accessible...
This $125,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (CFDA 20.513) program will be used by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) to convene a regional consortium of stakeholders to enhance the existing "Reach a Ride" transportation information and referral platform. The goal is to improve public access to coordinated...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded a $12,538,745.60 Project Grant under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) on September 19, 2024. The grant funding will be used to develop, implement, and manage an open and competitive grant program to replace temporarily unavailable electric vehicle (EV) charging ports statewide. Eligible applicants are station owners and...