The federal Project Grant award of $573,049.00 was provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Rail and Transit Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.075) to the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) on September 1, 2024. This grant will support transit security enhancements for Sound Transit's bus, light rail, commuter rail, and streetcar systems serving the greater Seattle metropolitan area. Funded activities may include surveillance equipment...
The Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) received a $4.5 million Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration on September 24, 2021 to complete by August 2, 2022. The grant funds replacement and upgrades to Sound Transit's passenger information systems hardware and software for its rail program. $3.6 million of the total award amount represents Fiscal Year 2021 Section 5307 funds sub-allocated to Sound Transit from the Seattle...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Sound Transit a $179.7 million Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on June 9, 2021. The grant funding supports operating assistance for Sound Transit through the grant's November 8, 2021 completion date. As the designated recipient for the Seattle, Washington urbanized area, Sound Transit will utilize the grant funding to deliver public transportation services and related planning...
This Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded $275,258,761 to Sound Transit through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on October 28, 2021 to support sustained transit operations through February 27, 2023. The funding will prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic by covering operating costs including driver and operation worker salaries/benefits, fuel, supplies such as personal protective equipment and...
The King County Transportation Department was awarded a $1,097,202 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Rail and Transit Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.075). The grant will fund security enhancements for critical transportation infrastructure and the travelling public in Seattle, WA from September 2021 through August 2024. As the recipient, King County Metro Transit Department will utilize the funding to protect intra-city bus, ferry, and passenger rail systems...
This $10,298,376 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) will fund the construction of the NE 130th Street Infill Station project in North Seattle. The funds will be used to complete the station platforms, canopies, plaza, and other station finishes, including bus and paratransit transfer facilities, sidewalks, and bicycle infrastructure. The station will provide links to other transit services and modes, benefiting members of...
This $27.7 million project grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration's State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) will fund preventive maintenance of rolling stock for Sound Transit's ST Express bus program. The grant includes $11 million in FY2022 Section 5337 State of Good Repair High Intensity Motorbus funding suballocated to Sound Transit from the Seattle urbanized area. Sound Transit will use these funds for preventive maintenance activities to...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $3,750,000 Project Grant under the Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 20.534) to the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) to provide safety and security improvements in the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel (DSTT). The project will modernize the 30+ year old DSTT and its four stations to bring them up to current building codes, including upgrades to the ventilation system, access...
This $5.076 million project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will fund the purchase of two ADA-compliant 60-foot articulated buses by Sound Transit. The buses will replace vehicles that have reached the end of their useful life, increasing service reliability and reducing maintenance costs for the public transit system serving the Central Puget Sound region of...
The Federal Transit Administration awarded Sound Transit $94,047,724 under the Capital Investment Grants Program (CFDA 20.500) on July 9, 2021 to complete the Lynnwood Link Extension project by November 8, 2021. This Project Grant from the Department of Transportation utilizes American Rescue Plan Act funding to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus by supplanting the local share of costs for guideway track elements. Specifically, the grant replaces $94.1 million in local funding...