The City of Round Rock, Texas received a $1,005,247 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration on March 30, 2021 to support operating assistance through November 1, 2021. The funding was provided through the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), which makes federal resources available to local and regional governments for transit capital, operating assistance, and transportation planning in...
The City of Round Rock received a $1,850,004 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on May 13, 2025. The grant will fund the city's public transportation services, including commuter/express bus routes connecting Round Rock to Austin, as well as Mobility on Demand (MOD) services that provide curb-to-curb transportation for the general public and persons with disabilities. The MOD service aims to improve access to jobs,...
The City of Round Rock, Texas was awarded a $1.6 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration to continue and expand public transportation services through December 2028. Under the grant, the City will provide commuter express bus service connecting Round Rock and Austin to facilitate regional travel. It will also introduce an on-demand mobility service (MOD) open to the public as well as persons with disabilities. The MOD service will offer...
The City of Round Rock received a $1,653,863 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to continue providing public transportation services to the citizens of Round Rock, Texas. The award will fund commuter/express bus services from Round Rock to Austin, as well as a new Mobility-on-Demand (MOD) service that will be fully accessible to the general public, including persons with...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration provides $1,377,372 to the City of Round Rock, Texas for fixed route and paratransit transportation services. The award period is from June 15, 2021 through December 31, 2027 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The funding supports services delivered directly by the City of Round Rock as well as through several Council of Governments organizations serving as...
This $128.2 million federal Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) provides operating assistance to Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Capital Metro) in Austin, Texas. The funding will support Capital Metro's operating activities and expenses from April 2021 through September 2024 as the recipient responds to and recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. Capital Metro will use...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $20,000,000 Buses and Bus Facilities Program grant (CFDA 20.526) to the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Capital Metro) in Austin, Texas. The funding will be used to construct the Springdale Demand Response Operations and Maintenance Facility, a new state-of-the-art site to accommodate the growing fleet of MetroAccess paratransit and PICKUP on-demand vehicles. The project will support operational and maintenance efficiencies,...
The Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Capmetro) received a $42,096,396 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on March 11, 2021. The grant funding will support Capmetro's capital costs for contracting services to support public transportation operations in the Austin, Texas urbanized area through January 31, 2022. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes...
The City of San Marcos, Texas was awarded a $1,159,587 federal Project Grant by the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The funding will be used to provide ongoing public transit operations and services to the San Marcos urbanized area from July 2023 through September 2026. The grant award will cover eligible operating expenses, including potential distribution of sub-awards to eligible sub-recipients to...
This $3,300,000 FY2023 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.534 Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending) will enable the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Capmetro) in Austin, Texas to purchase 26 new wheelchair-accessible paratransit vehicles. These vehicles will replace Capmetro's aging non-wheelchair-accessible fleet, supporting the agency's goal of transitioning to a 100% accessible...