What's New at FTA

Learn about FTA’s latest program announcements and initiatives by clicking on the links below. This list represents recent FTA news and activities.

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $66 Million to Support Bus Rapid Transit in Austin, Texas

Biden-Harris Administration Recommends Advancing Eighteen Major Transit Projects

Projects from Hudson Tunnel to New Bus Rapid Transit Lines Will Build Community-Defining Transit to Move Millions of Americans 

WASHINGTON – Today, 18 large transit projects in 11 states across the nation were recommended to receive $4.45 billion for...

Federal Transit Administration Announces Funding to Explore Transportation Insecurity that Leads to Poverty

WASHINGTON – One in four Americans is unable to regularly and reliably access transportation they require to meet their daily needs. With that in mind, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced funding to research this challenge, known as...

Supporting projects from Maine to Alaska to modernize and expand how people travel by water

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of Nearly $1.7 Billion to Modernize Fleets and Deploy Clean Transit Buses Across America

Second year of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding will enable communities nationwide to support transit worker training and create clean transit systems

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today...

Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $380 Million in Grants to Modernize Ferry Services, Reduce Emissions, and Connect Rural Communities

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced $384.4 million in federal funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for expanding and improving the nation's ferry service in communities across the country, as well as...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Approximately $20 Million Funding Opportunity to Help Communities Prosper Through Access to Transit

WASHINGTON – To create new opportunities for those experiencing poverty, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to help improve transit in areas experiencing long-term economic distress. The $20...

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $686 Million in Grants to Modernize Older Transit Stations and Improve Accessibility Across the Country

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced 15 grants in nine states to help make it easier for people with disabilities and mobility needs to access some of the nation's oldest and busiest rail transit systems through essential...

USDOT Announces Appointments to the Transit Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS)

WASHINGTON – As part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) focus on improving the safety of public transportation systems, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg today announced the appointment of 24 members to the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Transit Advisory...