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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 14, 2025

FTA Updates Capital Investment Grants Guidance for FY2026

CIG is the largest federal discretionary grant program for transit capital investments, including heavy rail, commuter rail, light rail, streetcars, and bus rapid transit.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMarch 17, 2025

Congress Passes $37 Billion Transportation Appropriations Bill

Federal grant funding allocation announced as the U.S. senate passes a bill to avoid government shutdown and lay out funding plans for fiscal year 2025.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseFebruary 13, 2025

Illinois Governor Announces $4M Investment in Freedman Seating

The $4 million investment will create 50 new jobs and help retain 676 jobs through modernizing Freedman Seating Company’s facilities in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 15, 2025

Seattle's King County Lands $79.7M Federal Grant for BRT Line

The grant for the new RapidRide I Line, which will feature rebranded “green” hybrid electric buses, was funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 13, 2025

California's Monterey-Salinas Lands $22M for BRT Project

Funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, MST will use the funding to build a six-mile dedicated busway as a part of a 20-mile planned route that will connect Monterey to Salinas.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 10, 2025

Chicago Lands $1.97B Federal Grant for Red Line Extension Project

The project will address inequalities in access and economic investment in predominantly Black and disadvantaged neighborhoods in the city.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 7, 2025

IndyGo Receives $150M Small Starts Grant for BRT Project

The 24-mile Blue Line BRT system will provide fast and frequent public transportation along one of Marion County, Indiana's main east-west travel corridors.

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Newsby StaffDecember 19, 2024

FTA Awards Utah $63M for BRT Line

The Midvalley Express will improve accessibility, frequency, and connections, as well as encourage economic development near a regional mall, medical center, a community college, and other key activity centers.

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Newsby StaffOctober 25, 2024

Feds Award $85M to Rochester, Minn. BRT Project

The Link project will provide fast and frequent transit for residents and visitors between downtown Rochester, the Mayo Civic Center, Mayo Clinic campuses, and the planned Downtown Waterfront Southeast development.

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Newsby StaffOctober 7, 2024

Denver's RTD Lands $150M Fed Grant for BRT Project

Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the East Colfax Avenue BRT will provide faster, more frequent transit for residents and commuters between downtown Denver and the Colfax light rail station in Aurora, Colo.

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