25 Native Tribes and Alaskan Villages Receive Nearly $9 Million From the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for Transit

WASHINGTON – More than two dozen American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native communities will see an improvement in their transit thanks to $8.6 million in grants awarded today by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The competitive grants under FTA's Tribal...

U.S. Department of Transportation Expands Its Financing Program to Help Even More Infrastructure Projects Move Forward

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau will offer low-cost and flexible financing for transit and transit-oriented development (TOD) projects at the maximum level authorized under law. USDOT’s...

USDOT Announces $6.5 Million Funding Opportunity for Innovative Projects That Improve Bus Safety

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the availability of $6.5 million in research funding for innovative transit bus automation demonstration projects that will improve safety and efficiency. Examples of bus automation projects...

After Safety Inspection, Federal Transit Administration Issues Additional Special Directives to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and its Oversight Agency

WASHINGTON – Today, following a safety inspection of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) rail transit system, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued a report of findings and informed both MBTA and the state agency in charge of its...

On Nationwide Building a Better America Tour, FTA Administrator Nuria Fernandez Announces Funding from President Biden’s Infrastructure Law to Support Buses in Raleigh, Atlanta & Memphis

Projects help transit agencies buy dozens of climate-friendly electric buses and fund a new bus rapid transit line to modernize and improve rides

RALEIGH, NC – Today, Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Administrator Nuria Fernandez joined federal and local...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $35 Million Grant for Bus Rapid Transit Project in Raleigh

President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law makes historic investments to support better, more reliable transit service

WASHINGTON –The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a $35 million construction...

FY22 Bus Grants Support 150 Projects for People and Communities in 48 States and Territories

Biden Administration Awards $49.2 Million for Innovative Technology Grants to Improve Mobility and Travel on America’s Highway and Transit Systems

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) together awarded $49.2 million in innovative technology grants to improve mobility and multimodal connections for millions of Americans who travel on our...

U.S Department of Transportation Announces Research Funding to Improve People’s Access to Transportation

WASHINGTON – In its continuing efforts to reduce barriers to transportation for all Americans, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a $6 million Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to help improve people's access to affordable...

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $1.6 Billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Nearly Double the Number of Clean Transit Buses on America's Roads

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law increases funding for low- and no- emission bus grants six-fold and includes worker training on zero-emission buses

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration today announced $1.66 billion...