FTA Grant Awards

Discretionary project selections announced by the Federal Transit Administration.

  • Ferry Service for Rural Communities ProgramFY 2026

    $161,200,000

    The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) will receive operating assistance for the Alaska Marine Highway System to sustain service to rural communities.

  • Ferry Service for Rural Communities ProgramFY 2026

    $153,406,928

    The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) will receive funding to construct a replacement dayboat for the MV LeConte.

  • Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot ProgramFY 2026

    $50,377,982

    The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation will receive Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot Program funding toward constructing a replacement vessel for the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry to replace VDOT's Surry ferry.

  • Ferry Service for Rural Communities ProgramFY 2026

    $37,600,000

    The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) will receive funding to develop the Cascade Point ferry terminal in Lynn Canal.

  • Ferry Service for Rural Communities ProgramFY 2026

    $33,416,000

    The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) will receive funding to rehabilitate the Kake ferry terminal and improve system integration.

  • Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot ProgramFY 2026

    $30,000,000

    The Delaware River and Bay Authority will receive funding to purchase a diesel-hybrid replacement ferry for the Cape May-Lewes service.

  • Ferry Service for Rural Communities ProgramFY 2026

    $28,166,628

    The North Carolina Department of Transportation Ferry Division will receive funding to rehabilitate critical dock infrastructure at the Cherry Branch Ferry Terminal and sustain safe, reliable rural ferry service.

  • Passenger Ferry Grant ProgramFY 2026

    $22,146,796

    King County Metro Transit will receive funding to expand Seattle passenger-only ferry terminal facilities.

  • Passenger Ferry Grant ProgramFY 2026

    $20,800,000

    The Fishers Island Ferry District will receive funding to construct a replacement ferry vessel.

  • Ferry Service for Rural Communities ProgramFY 2026

    $20,604,102

    The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) will receive funding to expand the South Tongass ferry terminal and optimize its operations in Ketchikan.

  • Passenger Ferry Grant ProgramFY 2026

    $17,622,018

    The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation will receive Passenger Ferry Grant Program funding toward constructing a replacement vessel for the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry to replace VDOT's Surry ferry.

  • Passenger Ferry Grant ProgramFY 2026

    $16,500,000

    The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority will receive funding to construct a new vessel and expand the Tampa Bay ferry fleet through the Big Beautiful Boat project.

  • Passenger Ferry Grant ProgramFY 2026

    $13,500,000

    The Rhode Island Department of Transportation will receive funding to construct improvements to the Providence Ferry Terminal under TIPID 2068.

  • Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot ProgramFY 2026

    $10,935,000

    The Baltimore City Department of Transportation will receive funding to purchase multiple low-emitting vessels and improve ADA accessibility and state of good repair for the Harbor Connector.

  • Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot ProgramFY 2026

    $9,600,000

    New Jersey Transit Corporation, on behalf of the Borough of Carteret, will receive funding to purchase an expansion vessel for Carteret ferry service.

  • Ferry Service for Rural Communities ProgramFY 2026

    $8,000,000

    The Maine Department of Transportation will receive funding to rehabilitate and modernize Maine State Ferry Service rural terminals.

  • Passenger Ferry Grant ProgramFY 2026

    $7,846,269

    The Jacksonville Transportation Authority will receive funding to construct dock infrastructure improvements for the St. Johns River Ferry.

  • Ferry Service for Rural Communities ProgramFY 2026

    $7,265,372

    The Washington State Department of Transportation, Ferries Division will receive essential operating assistance for the Anacortes-San Juan Islands and Port Townsend-Coupeville rural ferry routes.

  • Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot ProgramFY 2026

    $6,400,000

    The Connecticut Department of Transportation will receive funding to purchase a low-emitting replacement vessel for the historic Chester-Hadlyme ferry crossing.

  • Ferry Service for Rural Communities ProgramFY 2026

    $4,000,000

    The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) will receive funding to develop and install equipment that modernizes customer service and operations.

  • Passenger Ferry Grant ProgramFY 2026

    $2,500,000

    The United States Virgin Islands Department of Public Works will receive funding to procure a passenger ferry vessel, expand reliable inter-island service between St. Thomas and Water Island, and improve multimodal connectivity.

  • Passenger Ferry Grant ProgramFY 2026

    $2,027,910

    The Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District (PPHTD) will receive funding to rehabilitate ferry landings at Belle Chasse and Scarsdale.

  • Passenger Ferry Grant ProgramFY 2026

    $544,904

    Long Beach Public Transportation Company (LBT) will receive funding to rehabilitate its water taxi fleet by replacing five Tier 2 passenger ferry engines with five Cummins Tier 3 marine engines.

  • Ferry Service for Rural Communities ProgramFY 2026

    $304,474

    The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) will receive additional operating assistance for an FY 2023 Alaska Marine Highway System project that was previously selected but not fully funded.

  • Low or No Emission Vehicle ProgramFY 2025

    $121,125,000

    The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) will receive funding to buy new hybrid buses to replace older buses that have reached their useful life.

  • Low or No Emission Vehicle ProgramFY 2025

    $100,728,336

    The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) will receive funding to build a new CNG fueling station, upgrade a maintenance facility and replace aging diesel buses with new CNG buses.

  • Low or No Emission Vehicle ProgramFY 2025

    $78,566,512

    The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) will receive funding to buy new hybrid buses to replace older buses that have reached their useful life.

  • Low or No Emission Vehicle ProgramFY 2025

    $63,951,145

    The Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority will receive funding to build two operations and maintenance facilities needed to accommodate a growing service area and to buy new low-emission diesel-electric hybrid buses to replace older buses.

  • Low or No Emission Vehicle ProgramFY 2025

    $50,854,529

    The Detroit Department of Transportation will receive funding to replace new hybrid buses to replace older aging diesel buses that have reached their useful life.

  • Low or No Emission Vehicle ProgramFY 2025

    $50,322,380

    The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) will receive funding buy new hybrid buses to replace older buses that have reached their useful life.

  • Low or No Emission Vehicle ProgramFY 2025

    $46,280,000

    The Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority will receive funding to replace a maintenance facility with a structure efficiently designed to sustain weather related events and to safely maintain its bus fleet.

  • Low or No Emission Vehicle ProgramFY 2025

    $43,000,000

    The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) will receive funding to buy new hybrid buses to replace older buses that have reached their useful life.

  • Low or No Emission Vehicle ProgramFY 2025

    $42,000,000

    Nassau County, NY (Nassau Inter County Express) will receive funding to buy new CNG buses to replace older buses and to rehabilitate an operations and maintenance facility.

  • Low or No Emission Vehicle ProgramFY 2025

    $39,800,000

    The San Francisco Municipal Tranportation Agency will receive funding to buy new hybrid buses to replace older buses that have reached their useful life.

  • Low or No Emission Vehicle ProgramFY 2025

    $39,780,000

    Pace, the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority, will receive funding to buy new hybrid buses to replace older buses that have reached the end of their useful lives.

  • Low or No Emission Vehicle ProgramFY 2025

    $39,670,302

    The Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) will receive funding to buy new CNG buses to replace older buses that have reached their useful life.

  • Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities ProgramFY 2025

    $36,000,000

    The Texas Department of Transportation, on behalf of 27 rural transit agencies, will receive funding to build a new operations and maintenance facility and to buy new buses to replace older vehicles that have reached their useful life.

  • Low or No Emission Vehicle ProgramFY 2025

    $35,700,000

    The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) will receive funding to rehabilitate a transit facility in Mansfield, CT to support low emission vehicles.

  • Low or No Emission Vehicle ProgramFY 2025

    $35,033,000

    Metro Transit will receive funding to replace aging diesel buses with new hybrid buses.

  • Low or No Emission Vehicle ProgramFY 2025

    $32,037,390

    The Hillsborough Transit Authority (HART) will receive funding to buy new CNG buses to replace older diesel buses and to expand HART's vocational training program and establish a registered apprenticeship program.