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...
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 $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) received a $1,239,508,166 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The Jan. 11, 2022 award will support Metro's operating assistance for bus and rail service, as well as preventive maintenance for vehicles and facilities, through Aug. 26, 2022. Specifically, $6.8B will go towards bus operating assistance,...
This $3,573,279,911 federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500), will fund the East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project in California. The project aims to improve mobility, connectivity, and sustainability in the transit-dependent project area, which suffers from poor air quality and traffic congestion. The 6.7-mile light rail system...
The Metropolitan Council Minnesota, operating as the Metro Transit & MTS Division, received a $20,435,000 Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The funding will be used to purchase 12 forty-foot Gillig battery-electric buses, 15 bus chargers (12 depot and 3 mobile), and associated charging infrastructure. Additionally, the grant will support workforce development...
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...
This $39,597,043 Project Grant awarded on May 2, 2025 by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will fund the following activities for King County Metro Transit: Purchase approximately 30 zero-emission buses to replace aging vehicles that have reached the end of their useful life. Expand Metro's 48-month registered apprenticeship program by 4 new apprentices. Provide supportive services,...
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...
The Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (METRO) was awarded a $2,140,886 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5339 Buses and Bus Facilities Program. The funding will be used to replace one 40-foot diesel bus with a 60-foot fuel cell electric bus (FCEB) as part of METRO's plan to convert 100% of its fleet to zero-emission buses by 2037. The project will also support the construction of a mobile hydrogen fueling station and...