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Federal Transit Administration

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Type
Federal agency — US DOT modal agency; funds transit capital projects
Market · Region
United States
Open tenders
0
Technology areas
Track & civil, Rolling-stock hardware, Signalling & train control

Funds US transit rail via Capital Investment Grants and formula programmes; FFGA gates all new light-rail, metro and commuter-rail.

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Funds transit rail through Capital Investment Grants (~$3.8bn a year available in FY2025) and formula programmes; the Full Funding Grant Agreement is the gate for every new US light-rail, metro and commuter-rail line.

Type
Federal agency — US DOT modal agency; funds transit capital projects
Programmes
FTA Capital Investment Grants, IIJA / Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Technology areas
Track & civil, Rolling-stock hardware, Signalling & train control

Structure

  • funds CTA — Full Funding Grant Agreement of 10 January 2025 pledging of Capital Investment Grant funds for the Red Line Extension, and of Major Capital Investment Grant funding for RPM Phase One and RLE (active · since 2025-01-10)
  • funds TriMet — Capital Investment Grants: the Montgomery Park Transit Project has been in Project Development since 30 December 2024 with TriMet as sponsor and a grant estimated for mid 2028; the 82nd Avenue and TV Highway bus rapid transit projects are in the same pipeline (active · since 2024-12-30)
  • controlled by USDOT — Operating administration of the DOT (since 1 July 1968) (active)
  • funds MBTA — Capital Investment Grants: more than sought for the Green Line Core Capacity programme and the Blue Hill Avenue Transit Action Plan (pending)
  • funds GCRTA — FY22/23 Rail Vehicle Replacement Program grant, toward the S200 fleet replacement (Bipartisan Infrastructure Law) (active)
Sources for these relationships (7)
  • ● Chicago Transit Authority · FY2026 Budget Book (President's 2026 Budget Recommendations; FY2026-2030 Capital Improvement Program) (published 2025-10 · checked 2026-09-13)
  • ● Chicago Transit Authority · Chicago Transit Authority Sues Federal Government Over Paused Red Line Extension and Red & Purple Modernization Project Funding (published 2026-03-20 · checked 2026-09-13)
  • ● Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority · FY27-31 Capital Investment Plan (CIP), Final - July 2026 (128-page book and project list) (published 2026-07 · checked 2026-09-13)
  • ● Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Board of Directors) · State Match Funding for Core Capacity, 22 January 2026 (project cost and location appendix) (published 2026-01-22 · checked 2026-09-13)
  • ● Greater Cleveland RTA (official media release) · Siemens Mobility to Replace GCRTA's Red Line Fleet with 24 S200 LRVs — Contract No. 2021-125, $163,920,115, $130m FTA grant (published 2023-07-10 · checked 2026-09-19)
  • ● Federal Transit Administration · Capital Investment Grants Dashboard, last updated 10 September 2026 (PDF, 2 pages, 113,180 bytes). Carries the Montgomery Park Transit Project (sponsor TriMet, Portland OR, Project Development, 0.7 miles, 2 stations, project cost $170-$190.0 million, CIG request TBD, PD entry 30 December 2024, estimated grant date Mid 2028), the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program (sponsor WSDOT, Vancouver/Portland WA-OR, Project Development, project cost $1,832.3 million, CIG request $1,000.0 million, 55 per cent CIG share), the 82nd Ave Transit Project and the TV Highway Transit and Safety Project. (published 2026-09-10 · checked 2026-09-14)
  • ● US Department of Transportation · Operating administrations (checked 2026-09-06)

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  • Award history (1)
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2 sources · 1 primary
  • ● Federal Transit Administration · Capital Investment Grants Program (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-05)
  • ○ GovtIntel · FTA Capital Investment Grants (CIG) guide (published 2026-02-25 · checked 2026-09-05)

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