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...

FTA Seeks Nominations for Transit Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS)

WASHINGTON – As part of its ongoing commitment to safety, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is seeking nominations for up to 25 individuals from the public transportation safety community to serve as members on the Transit Advisory Committee for Safety...

President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Delivers Billions in Transit Funding Through Formula Grants

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides largest ever investment in transit

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced that more than $4.7 billion in Fiscal Year 2022 transit formula funding is now...

Federal Transit Administration Updates Project Ratings for Six Projects in the Capital Investment Grants Program

New York-New Jersey Hudson Tunnel project moving forward in the process to receive potential grant

WASHINGTON – The Federal Transportation Administration (FTA) today announced new ratings for six projects seeking funding from the Capital Investment Grants (CIG...

USDOT Announces $11 Million in Grant Awards to Help Communities Plan for Transit-Oriented Development

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

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the award of approximately $11...

Funding helps meet the transportation needs of Tribal citizens, enhances economic development & improves safety

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces More Than $10 Million in Tribal Transit Grant Awards to 36 Tribal Governments in Rural Areas

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today awarded $10.3 million in Tribal Transit Program grant awards to 36 Tribal  governments for projects that support transit services for American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native villages in rural...

FTA Seeks Input to Update Key Transit Civil Rights Policies

WASHINGTON – As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's commitment to advancing equity, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is seeking input through a Request for Information (RFI) from transit agencies, transit planners and especially those who ride...

Project will help residents get to work, schools and more between downtown and major activity centers

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $158.1 Million Grant Award for Northwest Extension Phase II Light Rail Project in Phoenix

PHOENIX – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Administrator Nuria Fernandez today joined officials in Phoenix to announce a construction grant award of $158.1 million to the City of Phoenix and Valley Metro for the Northwest Extension Phase II...