Project Grant TX2025134
- The Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) received a $1,125,000 Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500). The funding will support planning activities for a transit-oriented development (TOD) pilot site at the North Lamar Transit Center in Austin, Texas. Key activities include conducting real estate market and operations feasibility studies, as well as conceptual design work,...
- The Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) provided a $59,948,901 award to the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) in Austin, Texas. The funding will be used for the following activities over the period from August 2025 to August 2029: Providing complementary ADA paratransit services to individuals with disabilities as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act. This will ensure accessible and comparable transportation service to the fixed-route network....
- 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 a $66.2 million 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 February 25, 2021. The funding will support Capmetro's operating assistance through January 5, 2023. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal resources available to local and regional authorities for transit capital, operating...
- 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 $950,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.500 - Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants) will fund the East-West Corridor TOD Pilot Project for Via Metropolitan Transit in Texas. The project aims to continue developing policies and recommendations to implement equitable transit-oriented development (TOD) at station areas along the 7.3-mile East-West ART Corridor. Key activities include community engagement, existing...
- 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 U.S. Department of Transportation's Immediate Office of the Secretary awarded a $1,000,000.00 Cooperative Agreement under the Asset Concessions and Innovative Finance Assistance program (CFDA 20.945) to the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) in Austin, Texas. The objective of the award is to facilitate and evaluate public-private partnerships where the private sector could take on a greater role in project planning, development, financing, construction, maintenance, and...
- 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 $5,757,339 federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) provides funding for Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) to conduct fixed guideway rehabilitation activities on the Metrorail Red Line in Texas. The grant will support bridge and track infrastructure upgrades, grade crossing signal health monitoring, and Positive Train Control (PTC) optimization and installation. These...
This $1,500,000 Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (CFDA 20.500) Capital Investment Grants program supports planning and design efforts for a transit-oriented development project in Austin, Texas. The grant will fund a programming/pre-design study and up to 20% design development for a multimodal transit hub at the CapMetro Crestview rail station, combined with the development of at least 300 units of affordable housing on the adjacent Ryan Drive property. The project aims to enhance multimodal connectivity, increase transit ridership, and facilitate economic development in the station area. Key activities include public engagement, regulatory updates, and implementation of transit-oriented development strategies. The award will enable the delivery of a comprehensive plan to improve pedestrian, bicycle, and transit access to the community. The project is being led by the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) in partnership with the City of Austin.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $1.5m | 8/28/25 |