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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 23, 2022

U.S. DOT Awards Grants to Help Marginalized Communities Improve Transportation

Approximately $16.2 million will fund 40 projects in 32 states and two territories through FTA’s Areas of Persistent Poverty (AoPP) program.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 15, 2022

FRA Boosts Funding for Railroad Trespassing Enforcement, Suicide Prevention Grants

The grants will fund law enforcement trespass prevention activities and educational outreach campaigns aimed at reducing railroad-related suicides on rail rights-of-way.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 3, 2022

Biden Administration Announces Over $368M in Grants to Improve Rail Infrastructure

The investments will play a role in modernizing rail infrastructure and strengthening supply chains, helping to reduce congestion.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 3, 2022

FMCSA Awards Over $463M in Grants for Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety

The MCSAP grant program includes funding to state and local law enforcement and other government agencies for safety inspections of trucks and buses.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 2, 2022

U.S. DOT Announces $25M in Grants to Help Transit Agencies

The grant awards will help provide Americans in communities across the country with better transit service.

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NewsMarch 23, 2022

President Biden, US DOT Announce $2.9B of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding

Combining three major discretionary grant programs into one Multimodal Projects Discretionary Grant opportunity reduces the burden for state and local applicants and increases the pipeline of “shovel-worthy” projects that are now possible because of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

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NewsFebruary 3, 2022

FTA Makes $5B in Transit Funding Available Through Formula Grants

The funds were made available under the Further Extending Government Funding Act, which provides partial-year spending authority through February 18, 2022.

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NewsJanuary 31, 2022

U.S. DOT Makes $1.5B in RAISE Grants Available

The Department is encouraging applicants to consider how their projects can address climate change, ensure racial equity, and remove barriers to opportunity.

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NewsJanuary 21, 2022

FTA Awards $11M in TOD Grants

FTA’s Pilot Program for TOD Planning supports local planning and strategies to increase transit access and encourage ridership through mixed-use and mixed-income development near public transportation projects.

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NewsDecember 14, 2021

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Announces ARP Grant Awards to King County Metro, TriMet, MARTA

These funds are intended to help transit agencies maintain service and jobs as communities continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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