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Press Releases

If you are interested in searching for press releases prior to 2021, please visit our News Archive.

June 15, 2021

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Nuria Fernandez as 15th Senate-Confirmed Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration

Fernandez is First Senate-Confirmed Woman of Color to Lead FTA

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced Nuria...

June 11, 2021

U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg Announces $250 Million in American Rescue Plan Funding Allocations to Advance 22 Transit Projects in 13 States

Federal funding allocations will assist project sponsors with their local funding contributions

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg today announced a total of $250...

June 8, 2021

U.S. Department of Transportation Thanks Transit Agencies for Helping Americans Access COVID-19 Vaccination Sites Nationwide and Encourages More to Step up as Part of National Month of Action

More than 350 transit agencies have provided free rides to help Americans get vaccinated

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today highlighted how...

May 28, 2021

U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg Recommends $2.5 Billion for New and Expanded Public Transit Services Across the Country

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg today announced the...

May 28, 2021

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Unveils $88 billion FY 2022 Budget Proposal to Ensure Safety, Address Climate Change, and Create Economic Strength, Good Paying Jobs and Equitable Access to Opportunity

WASHINGTON – The Biden-Harris Administration today submitted to Congress the President’s Budget for fiscal year 2022. As the Administration continues to make progress defeating the pandemic and getting our economy back on track, the Budget makes...

May 26, 2021

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $10 Million Funding Opportunity for Tribal Transit Projects Nationwide

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the availability of $10 million in Fiscal...

May 19, 2021

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Expanded Local Hire and Workforce Development Pilot Programs

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg today announced expanded construction hiring and workforce development pilot programs to be managed by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and...

May 14, 2021

US DOT Statement on Wearing Masks While Traveling

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and the U.S. Department of Transportation remind the traveling public that at this time if you travel, you are still required to wear a mask on planes,...
April 21, 2021

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces More Than $10 Million Funding Opportunity for Transit Planning to Address Climate Change and Equity in Communities Nationwide

Priority will be given to projects that help improve air quality, advance environmental justice,
promote housing affordability

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit...

April 13, 2021

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg Announces Availability of $1 Billion to Modernize and Create New American Infrastructure

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today published a Notice of Funding Opportunity to apply for $1 billion in Fiscal Year 2021 discretionary grant funding through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and...