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FTA Capital Investment Grants — buyers, tenders and who holds what

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Federal New Starts / Small Starts / Core Capacity grants: $1.6bn a year IIJA advance appropriation plus annual appropriations, ~$3.8bn available in FY2025.

Buyers

The 40 most active of 46 buyers tagged to this programme.

Buyer	Type	Region
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority	Transit authority	Georgia
Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit)	Transit authority	Washington
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority	Transit authority	Pennsylvania
Metropolitan Council	Transit authority	Minnesota
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority	Transit authority	Massachusetts
Dallas Area Rapid Transit	Transit authority	Texas
New Jersey Transit Corporation	Transit authority	New Jersey
Valley Metro (Valley Metro Rail, Inc. and the Regional Public Transportation Authority)	Transit authority	Arizona
Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works	Transit authority	Florida
Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet)	Transit authority	Oregon
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority	Transit authority	California
Chicago Transit Authority	Transit authority	Illinois
South Florida Regional Transportation Authority	Transit authority	Florida
MTA Construction & Development	Development authority	New York
Pittsburgh Regional Transit	Transit authority	Pennsylvania
Austin Transit Partnership	Regional rail SPV	Texas
Florida Department of Transportation — Freight and Rail Office and Florida Rail Enterprise	State DOT	Florida
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas	Transit authority	Texas
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority	Transit authority	District of Columbia
Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority	Development authority	California
MTA New York City Transit	Metro corporation	New York
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority	Transit authority	California
Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority	Transit authority	Texas
Jacksonville Transportation Authority	Transit authority	Florida
Metropolitan Transportation Authority	Transit authority	New York
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District	Transit authority	California
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency	Transit authority	California
Transbay Joint Powers Authority	Development authority	California
Washington State Department of Transportation	State DOT	Washington
Fort Worth Transportation Authority (Trinity Metro)	Transit authority	Texas
Sacramento Regional Transit District	Transit authority	California
San Diego Metropolitan Transit System	Transit authority	California
City of Phoenix Public Transit Department	Transit authority	Arizona
Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority	Transit authority	New York
Seattle Department of Transportation	Transit authority	Washington
Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads (Hampton Roads Transit)	Transit authority	Virginia
Central Florida Commuter Rail Commission	Transit authority	Florida
City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development	Development authority	Illinois
City of Portland Bureau of Transportation	Other	Oregon
City of Tucson (Department of Transportation and Mobility; Sun Link streetcar)	Transit authority	Arizona

Live tenders

Tender	Buyer	Status	Value band	Next key date
Ashmont and Mattapan Infrastructure Upgrades	MBTA	Open	$100–500m
Green Line Riverside Inner Belt VMF Type 10	MBTA	Open	no package value published
Red Line Hi-Rail Access Tunnel Alewife	MBTA	Open	$25–100m
CTA Red Line Extension 120th Street yard shop	CTA	Open	over $20m projected (CTA Buying Plan projection, not an award)	Closes October 2026
DART New Light Rail Vehicles level boarding	DART	Open	contract value not published
Valley Metro light rail streetcar operations five-year	Valley Metro	Open	value not published
MBTA Regional Rail Operating and Maintenance	MBTA	Open	value not published	Published December 2025
NJ TRANSIT Newark Broad Street facility	NJ TRANSIT	Open	value not published	Closes November 2026
NJ TRANSIT rail station parking operations	NJ TRANSIT	Open	value not published	Closes October 2026
NJ TRANSIT systemwide A&E services	NJ TRANSIT	Open	value not published	Closes October 2026
SEPTA Chinatown Station ADA Improvement Project	SEPTA	Open	value not published	Closes October 2026
SEPTA Green Line CBTC Replacement Philadelphia Trolley	SEPTA	Open	value not published	Published July 2026
SEPTA Silverliner VI 234 Regional Rail EMU	SEPTA	Open	contract value not published	Published November 2025
SFRTA General Engineering Consultant services	SFRTA / Tri-Rail	Open	value not published	Closes October 2026
Sound Transit Link light rail vehicle simulator	Sound Transit	Open	value not published	Published August 2026
Sounder commuter rail HVAC overhaul	Sound Transit	Open	value not published	Published July 2026
NJ TRANSIT Multilevel Overhaul 429 vehicles	NJ TRANSIT	Pre-bid	$500m–1bn
Ballard Link Extension civil engineering design	Sound Transit	Pre-bid	no value published (pre-solicitation notice)
Houston METRO light rail vehicle replacement RFI	Houston METRO	Pre-bid	no value published (request for information, not a contract)

Awarded

The 20 most recent of 78 awarded tenders.

Tender	Buyer	Status	Value band	Next key date
LA Metro East San Fernando Valley Light Rail	LA Metro	Awarded	over $1bn	Awarded September 2026
MTA Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 106th Street	MTA C&D	Awarded	over $1bn	Awarded June 2026
LA Metro K Line Extension Torrance Hill	LA Metro	Awarded	$25–100m	Awarded March 2026
Sound Transit Asset Management System Redesign	Sound Transit	Awarded	$25–100m	Awarded August 2026
Foothill Gold Line Pomona Claremont SSH	Foothill Gold Line	Awarded	$5–25m	Awarded May 2026
Ballard Link Extension project development services	Sound Transit	In execution	$100–500m	Awarded April 2026
West Seattle Link Extension Phase 2 design	Sound Transit	In execution	$100–500m	Awarded June 2026
West Seattle Ballard Link Extensions programme management	Sound Transit	In execution	$100–500m	Awarded June 2026
Direct Fixation Rail Fastener Replacement	MARTA	In execution	$25–100m	Awarded June 2026
Infrastructure architectural engineering consulting services	MARTA	In execution	$25–100m	Awarded June 2026
Sound Transit asset management support services	Sound Transit	In execution	$25–100m	Awarded May 2026
Sounder Rail Track and Signal Improvement Phase 3	Sound Transit	In execution	$25–100m	Awarded April 2026
TRE Double Track Medical Market IH-35E bridges	DART	In execution	$25–100m	Awarded June 2026
DART Minor On-Call Construction Services task-order pool	DART	In execution	$5–25m	Awarded June 2026
NJ TRANSIT Brick Church waterproofing Union	NJ TRANSIT	In execution	$5–25m	Awarded April 2026
NJ TRANSIT HBLR Northern Branch DEIS	NJ TRANSIT	In execution	$5–25m	Awarded May 2026
Sound Transit environmental mitigation monitoring	Sound Transit	In execution	$5–25m	Awarded June 2026
Sound Transit signage programme East Link Extension	Sound Transit	In execution	$5–25m	Awarded August 2026
Sounder D-to-M Track and Signal Hilltop Tacoma Link	Sound Transit	In execution	$5–25m	Awarded July 2026
Systems engineering consulting services	MARTA	In execution	$5–25m	Awarded July 2026

Milestones

The next key date of each tender in this programme, by month.

Passed

Month	Milestone	Tender	Buyer	Status
July 2026	Completion	TRE Double Track track signal construction IH-35E	DART	In execution
July 2026	Completion	WMATA Red Line Bethesda Grosvenor-Strathmore construction	WMATA	In execution
July 2026 · award expected	Bids closed	West Seattle Link Extension W200 Duwamish River Crossing	Sound Transit	Bids closed
August 2026	Awarded	Sound Transit Asset Management System Redesign	Sound Transit	Awarded
August 2026	Published	Sound Transit Link light rail vehicle simulator	Sound Transit	Open
August 2026	Awarded	Sound Transit signage programme East Link Extension	Sound Transit	In execution
August 2026	Published	West Seattle Link Extension W100 SODO Station	Sound Transit	Bids closed

Coming up

Month	Milestone	Tender	Buyer	Status
September 2026 · award expected	Bids closed	CTA system-wide elevator modernisation component replacement	CTA	Bids closed
September 2026 · award expected	Bids closed	CapMetro double tracking and Plaza Saltillo station platforms	CapMetro	Bids closed
September 2026	Awarded	LA Metro East San Fernando Valley Light Rail	LA Metro	Awarded
September 2026 · award expected	Bids closed	Lindberg Tunnel low-vibration track replacement	Met Council	Bids closed
September 2026	Sanctioned	METRO Blue Line Extension Bottineau LRT	Met Council	Planned
September 2026 · award expected	Bids closed	NJ TRANSIT Northern Branch TOD corridor	NJ TRANSIT	Bids closed
September 2026 · award expected	Bids closed	Pittsburgh Regional Transit Route 88 grade crossing	PRT	Bids closed
September 2026 · award expected	Bids closed	SEPTA 11th Street Station ADA Improvement Project	SEPTA	Bids closed
October 2026	Closes	CTA Red Line Extension 120th Street yard shop	CTA	Open
October 2026	Closes	NJ TRANSIT rail station parking operations	NJ TRANSIT	Open
October 2026	Closes	NJ TRANSIT systemwide A&E services	NJ TRANSIT	Open
October 2026	Closes	SEPTA Chinatown Station ADA Improvement Project	SEPTA	Open
October 2026	Closes	SFRTA General Engineering Consultant services	SFRTA / Tri-Rail	Open
November 2026	Closes	NJ TRANSIT Newark Broad Street facility	NJ TRANSIT	Open
2027	Completion	Austin Light Rail 21 CITYLINK vehicles	ATP	In execution
2027	Completion	Austin Light Rail Phase 1	ATP	In execution
2027	Completion	METRO Green Line Extension Southwest LRT	Met Council	In execution
2028	Expected award	MTA R262 1,140 base order 1,250 option	MTA	Bids closed
March 2029	Contract runs to	DART rail grinding services five-year contract	DART	In execution
2030	Target	DART Red Blue Lines platform level boarding	DART	Planned
August 2031	Contract runs to	MBTA Elevators and Escalators Maintenance	MBTA	In execution
September 2035	Contract runs to	DART Silver Line Stadler diesel multiple units	DART	In execution
2037	Completion	VTA BART Silicon Valley Phase II	VTA	In execution

and 176 more — see the tender table

Players holding positions here

The 40 most active of 50 players.

Player	Kind	HQ
Siemens Mobility	Rolling-stock OEM	Germany
Alstom	Rolling-stock OEM	France
WSP	Engineering consultant	Canada
Skanska	Civil contractor	Sweden
AECOM	Engineering consultant	United States
Jacobs	Engineering consultant	United States
Stacy Witbeck	Track & electrification contractor	United States
HNTB	Engineering consultant	United States
Herzog	Track & electrification contractor	United States
STV	Engineering consultant	United States
Stadler	Rolling-stock OEM	Switzerland
Wabtec	Rolling-stock OEM	United States
Hitachi Rail	Signalling & systems	Japan
Walsh	Civil contractor	United States
Knorr-Bremse	Vehicle systems supplier	Germany
Arcadis	Engineering consultant	Netherlands
HDR	Engineering consultant	United States
Kiewit	Civil contractor	United States
Brookville	Rolling-stock OEM	United States
GFT	Engineering consultant	United States
Keolis	Operator group	France
Kimley-Horn	Engineering consultant	United States
Parsons	Engineering consultant	United States
RailWorks	Track & electrification contractor	United States
Traylor	Civil contractor	United States
Hatch	Engineering consultant	Canada
SYSTRA	Engineering consultant	France
Schindler	Other	Switzerland
Axis Infrastructure	Engineering consultant	United States
CDM Smith	Engineering consultant	United States
CRRC	Rolling-stock OEM	China
Clark	Civil contractor	United States
Cleveland Electric	Track & electrification contractor	United States
CAF	Rolling-stock OEM	Spain
Kawasaki Rail Car	Rolling-stock OEM	Japan
Kinkisharyo	Rolling-stock OEM	Japan
Mosites	Civil contractor	United States
Mott MacDonald	Engineering consultant	United Kingdom
Pond	Engineering consultant	United States
SOM	Engineering consultant	United States

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