WASHINGTON — The Federal Transit Administration has announced the availability of approximately $686 million in grant funding to modernize rail transit stations.
Today’s announcement includes funding from the 2025 and 2026 fiscal years allocated under the Infrastructure and Investment and Jobs Act of 2021. That bill set aside $350 million each fiscal year between 2022 and 2026 under the All Stations Accessibility Program, intended to improve rail transportation facilities for those with disabilities.
The FTA said in the announcement today (Monday, March 2) that priorities in considering awarding grant funds will include:
- How the project will improve accessibility for families with young children, as well as access to jobs, health care, recreational facilities, and commercial activity.
- Improvements in wayfinding and signage to help those with disabilities, such as signs with large-print instructions; easy-to-interpret real-time information displays; and synchronized visual and audio announcements.
- For capital projects, how the project prioritizes speed and efficiency, including creating longer work windows to shorten the project schedule and reduce costs.
The official Notice of Funding Opportunity for the All Stations Accessibility Program is available here.
“Ensuring young families with strollers and our elderly using wheelchairs are able to navigate our transit systems is an investment taxpayers will see make a real difference in their communities,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a press release.
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