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Public Transit

Legacy ID
301

Projects

This table and chart provide a breakdown of FTA grants by major project category.

ARRA Obligations By Project TypeAmount AwardedOperating Expenses$184,164977Other Capital Expenses$994,822,541Preventive Maintenance$729,749,068Transit Infrastructure Construction$4,447,451,643Vehicle...

Purchases

The following tables represent ARRA funds programmed for:

VehiclesPreventive MaintenanceTransit Infrastructure

Funds for Vehicles

These tables display the amount of ARRA funds programmed for vehicle expenses and the number of vehicles funded.

ARRA Bus Vehicle Purchases...

SGR Discretionary Grants

In 2010, FTA initiated a State of Good Repair (SGR) grant program to support reinvestment in bus fleets and bus facilities for both urbanized and rural areas. Re-authorized under the 2015 FAST Act, the SGR Competitive Grants provide funding through a competitive allocation process to states and...

Asset Inventory

An asset inventory is a register, repository or comprehensive list of an agency’s assets and specific information about those assets. It is intended to provide consistent information across all asset classes to support enterprise-level business processes, including capital programming and...

TAM Pilot Projects

In 2011, the FTA awarded six one-time grants to public transportation providers to demonstrate effective TAM systems and “best practices”, which could be replicated to improve transportation asset management at the nation's rail and bus public transportation agencies.

Asset Management...

ARRA Grants Awarded

FTA ARRA Award Data as of (09-16-10) Excel VersionCity / StateProject NumberProgram DescriptionAward Amount / Award DateRecipient NameANCHORAGE, AKAK96X001-049 USC 5307 - Urbanized Area Formula - Economic Recovery$25,825,268 / 6/19/2009Alaska Railroad CorporationANCHORAGE, AKAK96X003-049 USC 5307...

State of Good Repair Programs

Helping transit agencies maintain bus and rail systems in a State of Good Repair (SGR) is one of FTA’s highest priorities. FTA recommends TAM practices to preserve and expand transit investments. Having well maintained, reliable transit infrastructure – track, signal systems, bridges, tunnels,...