20.507 — Federal Transit - Formula Grants/Infrastructure

Program Summary and Objectives
  • Federal Agency:  agency: department of transportation
    office: federal transit administration (fta)
  • Program Website: http://www.fta.dot.gov/.
  • Authorization: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Public Law 111-5, 49 U.S.C 5307.
  • Headquarters: Office of Transit Programs 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E., Washington, District of Columbia 20590 Phone: (202) 366-2053

To support public transportation services in urbanized areas (cities over 50,000 population).

Examples of Projects Funded

20.205 Highway Planning and Construction; 20.500 Federal Transit_Capital Investment Grants; 20.505 Federal Transit_Metropolitan Planning Grants; 20.509 Formula Grants for Other Than Urbanized Areas

Program Accomplishments

Fiscal Year 2008: Federal funds have supported the replacement and rehabilitation of the existing rail fleet and restoration of rail facilities such as stations, track, and yards and shops; helped to increase the percentage of bus and rail maintenance facilities in good or better condition; and contributed significantly to the continuing effort to make the national fixed-route bus system 100 percent lift-or-ramp equipped. In fiscal year 2008 $5.5 billion was awarded in grants. Fiscal Year 2009: Not available currently under review. Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Program Obligations
(as compiled by Subsidyscope)

Direct Expenditures Over Time

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Subsidyscope

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