The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas, known as Houston Metro, received a $144,898,927 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant funding, awarded on August 23, 2021, will allow Houston Metro to compensate for prior payroll and operating expenses incurred since January 20, 2020,...
The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (Metro) received a $298,675,777 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to fund operating assistance and preventative maintenance expenses from September 2021 through September 2022. The funding will support Metro's ongoing operations and help ensure safe and available transit services for riders, especially minority...
This $96,052,340 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will fund several initiatives for the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) in Houston, Texas. The award will provide capitalized preventive maintenance for METRO's bus fleet of over 1,200 vehicles to keep the system in a state of good repair. It will also support METRO's ADA-compliant paratransit service, MetroLift, which provides...
This $10,027,844 Formula Grant awarded by 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) provides funding for two key projects: The West Bellfort Park Ride Modification Project, which will expand and reconfigure the existing West Bellfort park-and-ride lot to meet increased demand and improve operational efficiency, safety, and access for commuters in Southwest...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $615,514 Project Grant to the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas, doing business as Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority, under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513). The grant funding will support the continued operation of the authority's ADA complementary paratransit service known as MetroLift, which provides origin-to-destination shared-ride...
This $20,685,248 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) will provide capitalized preventive maintenance for the Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority's (METRO) high-intensity fixed guideway rail system. The funding will be used to maintain, rehabilitate, and replace capital assets including rail rolling stock, track, line equipment, structures, signal systems, power equipment, passenger stations, and...
Harris County, Texas was awarded a $4,603,485 project grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant will support operational expenses for Harris County's public transportation services from June 2023 through December 2026. Funds will be used for staffing costs, service delivery oversight, reporting, customer service activities, transit promotional outreach, billing verification, payment...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas a $615,523 project grant under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513). The grant funds will support the authority's ADA complementary paratransit service known as MetroLift, which provides origin-to-destination transportation for individuals with disabilities who cannot access the authority's fixed bus route system....
Harris County, Texas received a $1,857,218 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on June 5, 2023. The grant will fund Harris County's operating costs for staff to deliver transit services, conduct safety monitoring and internal operations, promote transit programs, and collect data for internal and external reporting through December 31, 2025. As the sole recipient, Harris...
The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded a $7,887,947 Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program to Fort Bend County, Texas. Funding will support operating assistance for public transportation services through June 2028. Specifically, funds will be used for payroll, purchased transportation, fuel and other eligible operating costs to operate, maintain and manage the public transportation system. Additional eligible operating...