FTA Celebrates Earth Day 2022

On April 22, 2022, FTA hosted an Earth Day event celebrating transit agencies that are taking bold actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from public transportation to support President Biden’s greenhouse gas reduction and climate...

USDOT Announces First-Time Initiative to Build Resilience During Natural Disasters by Using Transit Buses to Generate Power

Notice of Funding Opportunity Seeks Organization to Develop Standards for Power-Sharing to Help Communities Grappling with Emergencies

WASHINGTON – To help communities respond to natural disasters, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit...

Funding levels, detailed for each of 30 programs for Fiscal Year 2022, will allow transit agencies to modernize, expand

President Biden, USDOT Announce More than $20 Billion for Communities of All Sizes to Support Transit This Year

President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides largest-ever investment in transit, giving riders better service while creating jobs and growing U.S. manufacturing

WASHINGTON – President Biden and the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg Recommends Nearly $4.5 Billion To Move New and Expanded Public Transit Services Forward and Lower Financing Costs

Popular grant program that helps communities advance transit projects got a major boost from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law 

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg today announced the Department is recommending $4.45...

President Biden and the U.S. Department of Transportation Announce $409 Million for 70 Transportation Projects in 39 States

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law boosts bus transit funding by $10 billion over the next five years to modernize America’s transit bus fleet

WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden and the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today...

Biden-Harris Administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation Announce $2.2 Billion in Grants to Support Essential Transit Service Jobs Nationwide

Funds from President Biden's American Rescue Plan will provide additional support to 35 transit agencies in 18 states

WASHINGTON – At an event with Vice President Kamala Harris, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today...

Biden-Harris Administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation Announce Nearly $1.5 Billion in Grants Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Modernize Bus Fleets and Facilities

President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law includes funding to expand the availability of clean buses in communities across the country 

WASHINGTON – At an event with Vice President Kamala Harris, U.S. Transportation  Secretary Pete Buttigieg...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $8.75 Million Funding Opportunity for Tribal Transit Projects Nationwide

President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will provide a nearly 83% increase in funding over five years for transit on Indian reservations and Alaska Native villages

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

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces More Than $45 Million in Passenger Ferry Grant Awards to 11 States and Territories to Improve Public Transportation

President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will mean more funding for ferries, lower emissions, and a special emphasis on rural communities

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today awarded $45.3...