The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $4,175,517 Section 5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities grant to the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Capmetro) on July 20, 2023. The grant will provide $2,650,112 in capital and operating funds to Capmetro and 9 subrecipient organizations to expand transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities in the Austin urbanized area. Key activities include...
This $4,960,119 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) provides capital and operating assistance to the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Capmetro) and its 8 subrecipients in the Austin, Texas urbanized area. The funding will be used to purchase vehicles, cover preventive maintenance, IT hardware/software, contracted transportation services, and operating...
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 $5.8 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant funds will support Capmetro's purchase of four battery-electric buses to replace aging diesel buses that have reached the end of their useful life. Capmetro will use the buses for public...
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 Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Capmetro) received an $11.54 million Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to purchase five zero-emission battery-electric buses and related equipment and services. Specifically, the grant will fund the acquisition of five 40-foot battery-electric buses to replace five diesel buses, as well as the purchase and installation of bus...
This $4,169,920 federal grant award issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 20.534) will allow the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Capmetro) in Austin, Texas to install the necessary electrification infrastructure to support 42 battery-electric buses at their South Operations Bus Yard. The funding will cover the design, construction, and installation of...
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...
This $1,272,548 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) will fund transportation services for people with disabilities and elderly individuals in the El Paso, Texas urban area. The grant, awarded on March 21, 2025, will support the purchase of ADA-compliant vehicles, miscellaneous equipment, mobility management, and operating expenses for three sub-recipients: Project Amistad,...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $171,263 project grant to the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (CFDA 20.513) federal grant program. The grant provides operating assistance to three sub-awardees to deliver transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities in the Austin, Texas urbanized area from February 2022 through December 2025. Specifically,...