The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) received a $771.2 million Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 10, 2021. The grant funding will support Metro's bus and rail operations and preventive maintenance activities from October 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. Specifically, the grant will provide $390.7 million for bus operating assistance, $163.8...
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) was awarded a $17,053,432 Project Grant from the United States Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant funding will support Metro's FY2018 Section 5339 Bus Acquisition and Workforce Development/Training project. The project aims to replace, rehabilitate, purchase, or lease buses and bus...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $161,627,906 Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) on December 20, 2024. The grant will fund a project to reconnect communities across highway and arterial barriers in Los Angeles County by creating multimodal investments, including bus speed and reliability improvements, first/last mile strategies, mobility hubs, and non-capital mobility solutions. The project activities include...
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) received a $4,137,764 project grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (Section 5307) to fund preventive maintenance activities for its bus fleet. $3,310,211 of the total award amount came from FY2016 Section 5307 funds, with the remaining $827,553 provided through local matching funds. The grant funds will support bus preventive...
This $27,775,000 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) will fund two key initiatives: Replacement of Metro's current payroll system with a modern third-party payroll system to serve over 11,000 employees. This will ensure accurate, timely, and secure payroll operations. Improvements to bus stop arrival information at prioritized Metro bus stops, including the...
The City of Los Angeles was awarded a $19,594,100 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program on August 6, 2021. The grant will support operating assistance costs for the City's Department of Transportation to continue providing fixed route and demand response transit services through December 31, 2021. Specifically, the funding will cover operating costs as defined in the City's Proposition A...
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) was awarded a $269,464,252 project grant from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The funding will be used to acquire zero-emission buses, design and construct charging infrastructure, procure charging equipment, and support workforce development and training activities related to deploying, maintaining, and operating...
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) received a $2,509,634 project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) on July 28, 2022. The grant funds six subrecipients to provide transportation services and purchase personal protective equipment for seniors and individuals with disabilities in Los Angeles County from January 2020 through...
This $6,250,000 Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending (CFDA 20.534) program will fund the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (Metro) acquisition of replacement zero-emission buses for the North Hollywood to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit Project. The new zero-emission buses will reduce energy consumption, emissions, and maintenance costs, while improving service reliability, vehicle...
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) received a $17,172,098 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (Section 5310) program. The purpose of this award is to provide funding for 31 projects (39 activities) across 23 subrecipients to improve mobility for seniors (65+) and individuals with disabilities. Key activities funded include the purchase...