Project Grant IL2025012
- 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 $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 $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 $111,000,000 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants) will fund the replacement of track between the Pulaski and Kedzie stations on the Chicago Transit Authority's (CTA) Blue Line - Forest Park Branch. Specifically, the grant will cover track and trackbed work, erosion control and drainage improvements, signals/communications/power generation activities, and safety/security...
- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $36,250,000 Project Grant (CFDA 20.533 - All Stations Accessibility Program) to the Northeast Illinois Railroad Co. (Metra) to fund the rehabilitation and accessibility improvements of the 95th Street/Chicago State University Station on the Metra Electric commuter rail line in Chicago. The project includes the replacement and rehabilitation of station platforms, construction of new accessible station paths,...
- 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 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.534 - Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending) will provide $3,500,000 to fund preliminary engineering and planning for transit infrastructure improvements in the Chicago metropolitan area. The key activities to be performed include: Preliminary engineering for a new rail yard warming shelter construction at the Edgebrook Station on Metra's UP-NW line. A concept study...
- The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has received a $500,000 Project Grant under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The grant will fund the development of a locally-led engagement strategy for the Red Line Extension (RLE) project. CTA aims to ensure the RLE project provides equitable benefits and connects with local communities, particularly in the defined project...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Chicago Transit Authority $865,000 under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) on July 15, 2026, to support conceptual planning for the restoration of the historic Racine Station on the Green Line in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood. The project deliverables include public engagement and outreach activities, data collection, station configuration analysis and renderings, comprehensive reports and documentation, program management support, and CTA administrative services. These planning activities are designed to advance the Racine Station to a level of development that ensures historic preservation compliance and incorporates community input into the station design process. The initiative supports neighborhood revitalization in an area of persistent poverty by developing a conceptual plan to reopen the station to modern accessibility standards. The project will coordinate with other community investments, including a grocery store retail collective and culinary/restaurant hubs, to create a community-oriented stationhouse. The award is expected to benefit residents of the Englewood neighborhood and all CTA customers seeking access to the station, with project completion anticipated by March 30, 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $778.5k | 7/15/26 |