This $4,726,297 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Rail Fixed Guideway Public Transportation System State Safety Oversight Formula Grant Program (CFDA 20.528) provides funding to the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (MA DPU) to support state-level safety oversight activities for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) rail transit system. The grant funds will be used for staff salaries, training, consultant services, equipment...
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) received a $1,379,975.50 Federal Formula Grant award under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). This grant funding will support MassDOT's 2024 Unified Planning Work Program (UPW2(302)X), which includes transportation planning activities for the Boston metropolitan area, such as long-range transportation planning,...
This $379,865,708 federal 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) will fund eight capital projects to modernize, reduce emissions, and improve the safety of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) transit system. Key projects include retrofitting the North Cambridge bus facility for battery electric buses, upgrading Ruggles Station, replacing the East Street...
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) was awarded a $58,606,700 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail program (CFDA 20.326). The funding will support comprehensive infrastructure upgrades to improve passenger rail services, system safety, and state of good repair at Union Station and along the Worcester commuter rail line in Massachusetts. Specifically, the MBTA will...
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) received a $315,229.28 Formula Grant award on September 22, 2022 from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. The funding supports the MBTA's participation in the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). This federal grant program provides assistance for construction, preservation, and improvement of highways. Specifically, the FY2023 Railroad Highway Crossing Program funding will support MBTA...
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) received a $177,033.44 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) on September 21, 2023. This funding supports MassDOT's 2024 Unified Planning Work Program (UPW2(307)X) to deliver transportation planning activities for the Montachusett Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) region. The grant will enable MassDOT and the Montachusett Regional Planning Commission to carry...
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has been awarded a $667,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 20.237) program. The grant will fund two key objectives: Enhancing the capabilities of the MassCView system, a vendor-hosted Commercial Vehicle Information Exchange Window (CVIEW), to ensure...
This $3,102,250.00 federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 Highway Planning and Construction program) supports the Massachusetts Department of Transportation's (MassDOT) FFY 2025 Office of Transportation Planning and Research Activities. The grant funding will enable MassDOT, as the primary transportation agency for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to execute a range of critical transportation infrastructure projects and planning initiatives across...
This $1,304,644.88 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) will provide funding for the 2025 Unified Planning Work Program (UPW) for the Southeastern Massachusetts/SRPEDD metropolitan planning organization (MPO). The project will support comprehensive transportation planning activities to enhance mobility, safety, and connectivity throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation...
This $103,828,192 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA)'s State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) will fund various capital projects to maintain and improve existing public transportation infrastructure in the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) service area. Key projects include the replacement of the Dorchester Avenue Bridge, Six Rail Bridge Bundle, and North Station Draw 1 Bridge, as well as improvements...