Project Grant EMW2025RA05012
- The Department of Transportation Connecticut (CTDOT) was awarded a $453,574 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Rail and Transit Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.075). The grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, will fund various security enhancement initiatives for Connecticut's public transportation systems, including intra-city bus, ferry, and passenger rail networks. Eligible activities include upgrading surveillance equipment, hardening critical...
- The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $19,268,840 Project Grant under the Rail and Transit Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.075) to the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) on September 1, 2024. The grant will fund a 36-month initiative to enhance security for CTA's public transportation system, including its bus and rail networks. Authorized activities include upgrading surveillance equipment, hardening infrastructure, improving emergency response training, and implementing...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) received a Project Grant award of $8.64 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Rail and Transit Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.075), effective September 1, 2025, with a completion date of August 31, 2028. This 36-month award funds security-related initiatives designed to protect critical transit infrastructure and the traveling public within CTA's bus and rail network serving the Chicago...
- The Department of Transportation Connecticut received a $311,586,797 project grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on May 31, 2023 to support public transportation operations and maintenance through September 30, 2029. Funding will maintain Connecticut Transit bus services statewide as well as commuter rail on the New Haven Line, Waterbury, Danbury and New Canaan branches, and Shoreline East connecting New Haven to New...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) received a $33.9 million Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Rail and Transit Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.075), awarded September 1, 2025, with a completion date of August 31, 2028. This grant funds security enhancements and infrastructure hardening measures across the MTA's extensive public transportation network serving approximately 15.1 million people in the New York City...
- The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection in Connecticut received a $4,847,500.00 Formula Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on August 28, 2023 under the Homeland Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.067). The objective of this program is to fund state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) efforts to prevent terrorism and prepare the nation for threats and hazards posing the greatest risk to the security of the United States. The grant funding is supporting...
- The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded an $8.5 million Project Grant to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on September 15, 2022 under the Rail and Transit Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.075). The grant will fund critical infrastructure security enhancements and public protection measures for the New York transit system. Specifically, the funding will support protecting rail and transit systems in New York City from security threats through infrastructure upgrades and...
- This federal Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Rail and Transit Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.075) provides $19,809,838.00 in funding to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to enhance security and protect critical transportation infrastructure in the New York City metropolitan region. The grant supports a range of security-related initiatives, including upgrading surveillance equipment, hardening infrastructure, improving...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection received a $777,202 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Port Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.056), awarded September 1, 2025, with a completion date of August 31, 2028. This 36-month award supports enhanced maritime security infrastructure and operations at Connecticut's ports through planning, operations, equipment, training, and exercises (POETE) activities...
- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) received a $7.65 million Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Rail and Transit Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.075), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This award supports security enhancements designed to protect the MBTA's critical surface transportation infrastructure and traveling public from acts of terrorism. The funding supports capital and operational initiatives that may...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) $510,146 under the Rail and Transit Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.075) on September 1, 2025, with performance extending through August 31, 2028. This Project Grant supports critical infrastructure protection initiatives designed to enhance the security posture of Connecticut's public transportation systems against acts of terrorism and related threats. Under this award, CTDOT will implement security-related enhancements across the state's transit infrastructure, which may encompass surveillance equipment upgrades, infrastructure hardening measures, cybersecurity improvements, emergency response training, and implementation of security-focused countermeasures. The funding supports protection of soft target locations and crowded place security within Connecticut's intra-city bus systems and passenger rail networks, consistent with the program's emphasis on regional coordination through transit security working groups and alignment with national homeland security priorities.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $510.1k | 9/26/25 |