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...

Biden Administration Announces Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Make Public Transportation Rail Stations Accessible for All

Historic investments through the new All Stations Accessibility Program will improve accessibility at transit stations

WASHINGTON – Thirty-two years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, U.S. rail systems will get a significant boost in...

Biden Administration Announces Historic Funding to Modernize Ferry Service and Connect Rural Communities

New investments in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law focus on rural service and ferry electrification

WASHINGTON – Today, the Biden Administration is announcing historic levels of funding to improve and expand ferry service in communities across the country,...

President Biden, USDOT Announce More Than $573 Million in Available Funding from the New Railroad Crossing Elimination Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation today issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcing more than $573 million in available grant funding this year alone for the Railroad Crossing Elimination Program. This new competitive discretionary grant program – which will...

USDOT Announces More Than $16 Million in Grants to Help Communities Improve Transportation in Areas of Persistent Poverty

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today awarded grants to help marginalized communities across the country. Approximately $16.2 million will fund 40 projects in 32 states and two territories through FTA's Areas of Persistent Poverty (AoPP)...

Federal Transit Administration Issues Directives to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities to Correct Safety Issues

WASHINGTON – To improve safety for the Greater Boston Area's rail transit system, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today issued a series of special directives to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and the Massachusetts Department of...

USDOT Announces $8.4 Million in Grant Awards to Help Connect People to Health Care, Other Critical Services

The President's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law adds significant funding to transit pilot program

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced awards of approximately $8.4 million to 17 projects in 16...

President Biden and U.S. Department of Transportation Announce $25 Million in Grant Awards from the American Rescue Plan to Help Transit Agencies Better Serve Their Communities

WASHINGTON – Fifty transit agencies across 24 states will share $25 million to help restore and improve service that has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the grant awards, which were funded by...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Initial $13 Million Funding Opportunity from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for Transit Planning That Addresses Climate Change and Equity in Communities Nationwide

Priority will be given to projects, such as mixed-use development near transit stations, that help reduce transportation costs, combat pollution and climate change, and promote housing affordability

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