The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) was awarded a $11,250,000 Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 20.534). The grant will enable RTA to replace its existing rail fleet, which has reached the end of its useful life, with new rail vehicles. This is expected to improve the reliability of RTA's rail system, benefiting the residents of Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The grant award...
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) was awarded a $650,000 Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). The purpose of this grant is to conduct in-depth research to identify impediments to transit access in areas of persistent poverty within the City of Cleveland and its inner-ring suburbs. The activities performed under this grant include...
This federal Formula Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) provides $38,459,984.00 to the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) to support the purchase of new vehicles and maintain a state of good repair for its facilities and properties. The key activities funded under this award include the purchase of new buses and spare parts, new rail cars, light rail track rehabilitation, pavement...
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) was awarded a $26,959,984 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on May 28, 2024. This grant funding will support a range of capital projects and operational activities for RTA's public transit system serving Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Key deliverables include purchasing new buses and railcars, performing preventive maintenance on existing vehicles,...
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) was awarded a $49.3 million Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's State of Good Repair Grants Program on August 4, 2021. The grant will fund capital projects to maintain existing fixed guideway and high-intensity motorbus transit systems through March 2029. Specifically, the grant will support light rail track rehabilitation, rail vehicle replacement, bus replacement and spare parts, facility repairs and upgrades, and...
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) was awarded a $85,979,190 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support various capital projects. The grant will fund the replacement of existing diesel-fueled vehicles with compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles, replacement of aging rail vehicles, reconstruction of light rail track, and replacement of passenger shelters along the Shaker Rapid Line....
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) was awarded a $540,000 Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants (CFDA 20.500) project grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration. The grant supports the development of a comprehensive plan to facilitate multimodal connectivity and access to transit hubs along the Broadway Corridor in Cleveland, Ohio. The key activities funded under this grant include creating a plan for coordinated transit-oriented...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $3,675,603 Project Grant (CFDA 20.933 National Infrastructure Investments) to the Western Reserve Transit Authority (WRTA) to provide assistance for the engineering and final design of reconstructing WRTA's Federal Station transit hub into a mixed-use, transit-oriented facility. The project will enhance the passenger terminal with a parking garage, electric vehicle charging stations, and other amenities. It will also design the facility to...
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) received a $67.4 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to provide operating assistance from March 28, 2021 through July 29, 2021. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal funding available to local transit agencies for capital projects, planning, and operating assistance in urbanized areas....
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,...