Project Grant EMW2025RA05006
- The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Regional Transportation District (RTD) a $304,227,365 project grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The funding will support RTD's operation of bus and rail lines in the Denver-Aurora urbanized area through September 2024, including salaries, utilities, fuel and other operational costs. Specifically, the American Rescue Plan Act funds will enable RTD to continue providing transit...
- The Regional Transportation District (RTD) received a $177.56 million Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to fund preventive maintenance and capital costs of contracting from October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2022. The grant funds will assist RTD in maintaining transit services for the benefit of patrons and employees in Colorado. No subrecipients are involved in delivering the...
- The Regional Transportation District (RTD) received a $203,367,528 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support operating assistance from April 8, 2021 through April 28, 2022. The Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (49 U.S.C. 5307) makes federal resources available to local and regional government authorities and states for transit capital and operating...
- The Regional Transportation District (RTD) was awarded a $166,213,193 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) by the Federal Transit Administration on December 16, 2025. The purpose of this grant is to assist with expenses for preventive maintenance for bus and rail vehicles and facilities, as well as operating costs for ADA paratransit services. The grant will help RTD ensure a state of good repair for its transit infrastructure and provide ADA paratransit services to customers in the RTD...
- The Regional Transportation District (RTD) received a $21.8 million project grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) to fund preventive maintenance activities for its existing rail fixed guideway system from October 2020 through August 2022. The grant provides $17.4 million in High Intensity Fixed Guideway funds and $95,009 in High Intensity Motorbus funds, with an 80% federal and 20% local funding...
- The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $547,174 Project Grant under the Rail and Transit Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.075) to the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC Southern Nevada) to protect critical transportation infrastructure and the traveling public from acts of terrorism. The grant, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028, will fund a range of security-related initiatives for RTC Southern Nevada's public transportation system,...
- This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 20.534), is funding the preliminary and final design for the replacement of existing rail and associated infrastructure along the RTD Denver's Central Corridor rail line in downtown Denver, Colorado. The $8,027,590 award, provided on September 18, 2025, will support activities to keep the rail...
- The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $233,479,000 Project Grant under the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500) to the Regional Transportation District (RTD) on November 6, 2024. The grant will fund the construction and implementation of environmental mitigation measures for the East Colfax Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in Denver and Aurora, Colorado. The project is expected to reduce transit travel time by 15 to 30 minutes, provide more...
- This federal Formula Grant award, provided 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 Regional Transportation District (RTD) in Colorado to replace the engine dynamometer and associated equipment at the District Shops Maintenance Facility. The $2,650,001 grant, awarded on Aug 19, 2025, aims to improve RTD's ability to provide dependable bus services to the Denver metro area...
- This $294,230 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) supports the Regional Transportation District (RTD) in developing a planning study to increase transit ridership and reduce cost per trip for RTD's FlexRide services in the northwest Denver metro area. The study will be conducted with the support of a third-party consultant. The expected outcome is improved transportation options for RTD users in the northwest Denver metro...
The Regional Transportation District (RTD) was awarded a $623,092 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Rail and Transit Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.075). The grant is effective from September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The grant funding supports a range of security-related initiatives for RTD's public transportation system, including buses, light rail, and paratransit, serving the Denver metropolitan area. Eligible activities encompass infrastructure hardening, surveillance equipment upgrades, emergency response training, cybersecurity improvements, and other countermeasures to safeguard transit operations and protect passengers from acts of terrorism. The grant award demonstrates FEMA's consistent pattern of funding major metropolitan transit authorities through the Rail and Transit Security Grant Program to enhance the security of critical transportation infrastructure across the United States.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $623.1k | 9/26/25 |