The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) received a $4,842,240 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration on April 13, 2021 to support its Formula Bus Bridges Capital Program through September 30, 2021. The grant funding will support WMATA's capital program and services through the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). This program makes federal resources available to...
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) received a $5,084,445 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant will fund WMATA's purchase of an estimated nine 40-foot clean diesel or compressed natural gas buses as part of its Fiscal Year 2022 bus replacement program. The buses will help WMATA continue providing safe, reliable public transportation and improving...
This $287,000,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement (PRIIA) program supports capital and preventive maintenance projects for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) transit systems. The funding will be used for safety and service reliability improvements across WMATA's rail network, including platform rehabilitation, railcar overhauls, replacement or...
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) was awarded a $57,000,000 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) on September 16, 2024. The grant funding will be used to continue ongoing bus preventive maintenance and rehabilitation, add security systems and enterprise video systems, and improve ADA accessibility at the L'Enfant Plaza station. Key activities include maintaining the bus fleet in a state of good repair,...
This federal Formula Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.524 - Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement (PRIIA) Projects for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)) provides $287,000,000.00 in funding to WMATA to support capital programs and projects to maintain and sustain safe, reliable public transit operations and services within the National Capital Region. The grant-funded activities include replacing prime movers,...
This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will provide $4,266,461 to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to replace four 40-foot buses that have reached the end of their useful life. The grant is funded under the FTA's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), which supports public transportation infrastructure, operations, and capital improvements in urbanized areas. This award will...
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) was awarded a $7,202,284 Project Grant under the Rail and Transit Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.075) administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The grant, with a performance period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, will fund initiatives to protect critical transportation infrastructure and enhance security for WMATA's public transit system, including bus, rail, and ferry services, in the Washington, D.C....
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) was awarded a $230,586,240 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525). The purpose of this grant is to ensure the state of good repair and safety of WMATA's metro rail stations, facilities, systems, and customer experience. Key activities to be funded include routine and scheduled preventive maintenance of the metro system's track, structures, and railcar fleets, as...
The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded a $574 million Project Grant to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority under the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement (PRIIA) Projects for WMATA federal grant program. The grant will fund capital improvement projects included in WMATA's Fiscal Year 2023 Capital Improvement Program, including the fourth phase of platform rehabilitation at five Orange Line stations, tunnel water leak mitigation along two Red...
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Wmata) was awarded a $4,467,690 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Rail and Transit Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.075). The grant will fund Wmata's efforts to protect critical transportation infrastructure and the travelling public in Washington D.C. from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. As the objective of the FEMA Rail and Transit Security Grant Program is to enhance security for public...