The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) was awarded a $103,579,644 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration on August 21, 2024. The grant will be matched with $25,894,911 in local funds for a total eligible cost of $129,474,555. The grant funds will support critical capital and preventive maintenance activities for MARTA's bus and rail systems, including rail station and transitway line...
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) was awarded a $188,431,911 project grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support capital and preventive maintenance activities for MARTA's bus and rail systems from August 31, 2022 through March 30, 2030. The grant funds will be used to support preventive maintenance of MARTA's bus and rail fleets, rehabilitation of rail stations and transitways, security and crime...
This $33.5 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will fund capital improvement projects for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) from January 2022 through March 2029. The grant funds will support rehabilitation and replacement of MARTA's traction power substation system equipment as well as acquisition of security-related equipment. This funding will allow...
This federal Formula Grant award of $522,290 was provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant funds will be used by the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) to support the purchase of approximately one (1) clean-fuel accessible low-floor urban transit bus to replace an existing bus that has met its useful life. This project...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration has awarded a $3,125,000 Project Grant to the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The funding will support the engineering and design phase of the Bus Corridor Improvement/Safe Routes to Transit project, which aims to improve accessibility and safety around bus stops in the MARTA service area. The activities include preliminary engineering and design...
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) received a $1,725,000 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) from the Federal Transit Administration on March 12, 2025. The grant will support a 24-month microtransit service pilot in the Atlanta Airport Community Improvement Districts (AACID) boundaries. The goal is to improve transportation access and mobility, especially for airport employees and patrons, by providing a flexible, on-demand public transit option to supplement...
This $155,404,512 federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.933 - National Infrastructure Investments) will fund Phase 2 of the Five Points Station Improvement Project for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA). The grant will be used to demolish the existing station canopy and construct a new arched timber roof canopy with integrated louvers, transparent skylights, and deep overhangs. The project will also redesign the plaza area, construct...
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) was awarded a $33,980,606 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant funding will support the replacement of up to 25 aging compressed natural gas (CNG) buses with 25 new battery-electric buses, along with the acquisition and installation of up to 25 plug-in depot chargers at MARTA's...
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) was awarded a $3.4 million Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program on June 29, 2022. The grant will fund comprehensive transit-oriented development planning for MARTA's proposed 17.2-mile Clayton Bus Rapid Transit corridor through northern Clayton and southern Fulton counties in Georgia. Specifically, the grant will support four main work tasks: a market analysis and...
The federal Project Grant award of $924,390 was provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through the Rail and Transit Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.075) to the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) in Atlanta, Georgia. The funding will support a 36-month project from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027 to enhance security for MARTA's public transportation system, including buses and rail. Eligible activities include upgrading surveillance equipment,...