This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500), will fund a 5.5-mile heavy rail extension of the existing Red Line Dan Ryan Branch on Chicago's far south side. The $5,618,054,647 award will support the design and construction of this project, which includes four new fully accessible stations with multimodal connections, new traction power substations, a...
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) was awarded a $361,303,043 project grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant will support CTA's operations and capital assistance activities from June 2021 through September 2024. As the transit agency serving Chicago, CTA will use the funding to maintain urban public transportation services for residents as authorized under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program. The...
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) received a $30,650,898 project grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500) on August 10, 2021. The grant funding will support CTA's Core Capacity capital project, specifically supplanting $30,650,898 in local share funding committed to Grant IL-2017-002 for rail modernization efforts. As the sub-awardee, CTA will utilize the grant proceeds to...
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...
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...
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) received a $118,409,985 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on June 24, 2022. The grant funding will support CTA's operating expenses for bus and rail transit services through March 30, 2032. Specifically, the grant will reimburse costs associated with daily transit operations, maintenance, and administration in response to reduced ridership...
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...
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) was awarded a $912,124,980 project grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507) on February 8, 2022 to provide transit operating assistance through March 30, 2027. Funding will support CTA's operation of bus and rail routes to serve the Chicago, IL urbanized area and help replace projected revenue losses due to reduced ridership from the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible expenses include labor, fuel, power,...
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...