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Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement (PRIIA) Projects for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is sponsored by TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF. To assist in financing part of the capital and preventive maintenance projects included in the Capital Improvement Program approved by the Board of Directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. The grants are used to address needed safety improvements including track repairs, train control systems, new rail cars, and escalator repairs. This listing is currently active. Program number: 20.524. Last updated on 2026-02-03.
Application snapshot: target deadline rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows; published funding information Recent federal obligations suggest $148,500,000 (2026).; eligibility guidance PRIIA §601 was written as a WMATA-specific statutory authority, created in response to: -Safety findings by the NTSB -Aging capital infrastructure -Need for dedicated Federal capital support
The law names WMATA directly as the sole eligible recipient of funds. Eligible applicant types include: Transit Authority.
Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
Applicants should map project outcomes and evaluation metrics directly to sponsor priorities and confirm all compliance requirements in the current official notice.
Applicants should map project outcomes and evaluation metrics directly to sponsor priorities and confirm all compliance requirements in the current official notice.
Applicants should map project outcomes and evaluation metrics directly to sponsor priorities and confirm all compliance requirements in the current official notice.
Applicants should map project outcomes and evaluation metrics directly to sponsor priorities and confirm all compliance requirements in the current official notice.
Applicants should map project outcomes and evaluation metrics directly to sponsor priorities and confirm all compliance requirements in the current official notice.
Applicants should map project outcomes and evaluation metrics directly to sponsor priorities and confirm all compliance requirements in the current official notice.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: PRIIA §601 was written as a WMATA-specific statutory authority, created in response to: -Safety findings by the NTSB -Aging capital infrastructure -Need for dedicated Federal capital support The law names WMATA directly as the sole eligible recipient of funds. Eligible applicant types include: Transit Authority. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Recent federal obligations suggest $148,500,000 (2026). Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program is sponsored by TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF. The Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program provides capital, planning, and operating assistance to states to support public transportation in rural areas with populations less than 50,000. The Tribal Transit Formula and Competitive Programs provide funding to federally recognized tribes for capital, operating, planning, and administrative expenses in rural tribal communities. This listing is currently active. Program number: 20.509. Last updated on 2026-01-14. Application snapshot: target deadline rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows; published funding information Recent federal obligations suggest $1,207,919,500 (2026).; eligibility guidance Funds for the Rural Area and Tribal Transit Formula Programs are apportioned directly to the State Department of Transportation or Tribe. The Tribal Transit Competitive Program funds are distributed through a competitive process. State Departments of Transportation may allocate their Rural Area Formula funds to their chosen sub-recipients which may include other State agencies, local government organizations, nonprofit organizations, Indian tribes, and operators of public transportation services, including intercity bus service, in rural areas. Private for-profit operators of transit or paratransit services may participate in the program only through contracts with eligible recipients. Private intercity bus operators may participate as subrecipients or through contracts. Urbanized areas, as defined by the Bureau of the Census, are not eligible. For the Tribal Transit Formula Program the only eligible applicants include are recognized Indian tribes. For the Tribal Transit Competitive Program, eligible applicants include federally recognized Indian tribes or Alaska Native villages, groups, or communities as identified by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs. Additionally, applicants must be located and provide service in a rural area with a population of 50,000 or less. Eligible applicant types include: U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia), Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government, Local, Transit Authority, Nonprofit Organization. Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
State of Good Repair Grants Program is sponsored by TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF. The State of Good Repair Program (49 U.S.C. 5337) provides formula funding to assist in financing capital projects for existing fixed guideway systems (including rail, bus rapid transit, and passenger ferries) and high intensity motorbus systems (buses operating in high-occupancy vehicle [HOV] lanes) to maintain public transportation systems in a state of good repair and to ensure public transit operates safely, efficiently, reliably, and sustainably so that communities can offer balanced transportation choices that helps to improve mobility, reduce congestion, and encourage economic development. Capital projects must be in a Transit Asset Management (TAM) plan and this funding source can be used to develop a Transit Asset Management (TAM) plan. The Competitive Rail Vehicle Replacement Grant (49 U.S.C. 5337(f)) is a discretionary grant program to assist in financing the replacement of rail rolling stock. This listing is currently active. Program number: 20.525. Last updated on 2026-02-03. Application snapshot: target deadline rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows; published funding information Recent federal obligations suggest $4,120,752,000 (2026).; eligibility guidance Eligible applicants are state and local governmental authorities in urbanized areas. FTA will apportion funds to designated recipients in the urbanized areas with fixed guideway and high intensity motorbus transportation systems operating at least 7 years. The designated recipients will then allocate funds as appropriate to recipients that are state and local governmental authorities in the urbanized areas. Applicants should review the published Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for specific eligibility for the Competitive Rail Vehicle Replacement Grant Program. Eligible applicant types include: Transit Authority, U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia), State, Other Local Government Consortium, Regional Organization (Intrastate), or Other Local Government Combination, Local. Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization Grant Program is sponsored by TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF. Grant funds will be made available to municipality or community owned utilities (not including for-profit entities) seeking assistance in repairing, rehabilitating, or replacing high-risk, actively leaking, or leak-prone natural gas distribution infrastructure or portions thereof or acquiring equipment to reduce incidents and fatalities and to avoid economic loss. This grant program also strives to create jobs; benefit both rural and urban communities with safe provision of natural gas; and remediate aged and failing natural gas distribution pipelines and distribution pipe prone to leakage. This listing is currently active. Program number: 20.708. Last updated on 2026-02-03. Application snapshot: target deadline rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows; published funding information Recent federal obligations suggest $196,000,000 (2026).; eligibility guidance Municipality-owned utilities, community-owned utilities, or Federally recognized Native American tribal governments owning and operating a natural gas distribution system. Not Eligible: For-profit entities or any pipeline asset(s) owned by a for-profit entity. Eligible applicant types include: Municipality or Township government (inclusive of cities, towns, boroughs (except in Alaska), and villages), County Government (inclusive of boroughs in Alaska, parishes and other governmental entities with geographic regional control and authority), Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government. Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying. Applicants should map project outcomes and evaluation metrics directly to sponsor priorities and confirm all compliance requirements in the current official notice. Applicants should map project outcomes and evaluation metrics directly to sponsor priorities and confirm all compliance requirements in the current official notice. Applicants should map project outcomes and evaluation metrics directly to sponsor priorities and confirm all compliance requirements in the current official notice. Applicants should map project outcomes and evaluation metrics directly to sponsor priorities and confirm all compliance requirements in the current official notice.
