Project Grant IL2021052
- The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) was awarded a $1,675,000 Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on May 24, 2022 to improve bus speed and reliability on up to six priority bus corridors in Chicago, Illinois through March 30, 2028. Funds will support completion of design work and implementation of bus priority treatments and targeted solutions on the identified corridors. Expected outcomes include diverting an estimated...
- This $305.5 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration through the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507) provides capital funding to the Chicago Transit Authority in Chicago, Illinois from August 2021 through March 2027. $160.7 million comes from Section 5337 State of Good Repair funds, $131.5 million from Section 5307 formula funds, and $13.2 million from Section 5339 Bus and Bus Facilities formula funds to support the CTA's...
- This $435,386,331 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will fund the Chicago Transit Authority's (CTA) capital projects from September 2022 through December 2026. The grant will provide funding to purchase up to 67 new standard 40-foot buses and up to 36 new rail cars, as well as overhaul CTA's existing revenue fleet vehicles to maintain their useful...
- This federal Project Grant award for $14,735,418.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 20.534), will fund the modernization of the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) system. The key activities include retrofitting and rebuilding CTA stations, installing full barrier doors on CTA buses, designing and engineering the modernization of CTA bus garages, and conducting...
- This $13,063,476 federal Formula Grant award from 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) will support the Chicago Transit Authority's (CTA) capital projects to modernize its bus and rail fleets and infrastructure. The key activities funded include the purchase of up to 67 new standard 40ft buses and up to 36 new rail cars, as well as the overhaul and...
- Federal Formula Grant Award Summary The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) received a $218.8 million Federal Transit Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507), awarded on August 22, 2025, with a completion date of October 1, 2033. This award supports comprehensive capital improvements to modernize CTA's bus and rail fleet and infrastructure. Key deliverables include the purchase of up to 100 new standard clean diesel...
- This Project Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Research and Development Program (CFDA 20.200) provides $7,980,000 to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to implement a Centralized Transit Signal Priority (TSP) system for the city of Chicago. The project involves the design, installation, and implementation of hardware and software to enable TSP without requiring additional field equipment. Key products and services include timing design, signal...
- The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) was awarded a $13.29 million Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant will fund CTA's Electric Bus Program to purchase electric buses and charging stations. The program aims to replace diesel buses with lower or zero-emission electric buses to modernize and green CTA's fleet. The grant period runs from June 2021 through March...
- This $249,040,086 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) provides funding for the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) to upgrade its bus and rail fleet and infrastructure. Key activities include purchasing up to 14 new 40-foot buses and 1 new railcar, overhauling the existing revenue fleet, conducting engineering assessments for transitioning the bus system to full...
- This federal Project Grant award of $7,946,458.00 from 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) will enable the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) to enhance the CTAS 103rd Street Garage. The grant funds will be used to acquire six battery electric buses (BEBs) and the necessary charging equipment infrastructure to electrify the fleet. This initiative also...
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) was awarded an $8.89 million Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to construct a traffic signal interconnect and communication network to implement transit signal priority on Ashland Avenue in Chicago, Illinois from August 2021 to March 2027. The network will connect intersections to the city's centralized traffic management software and facilitate communication between transit vehicles and intersections to allow for data collection and system management. It will provide for priority signal changes to improve travel times for CTA buses on the corridor. The grant represents 100% federal funding to support this capital improvement project aimed at enhancing transit operations and mobility in the urbanized area of Chicago.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $8.9m | 8/23/21 |