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Awards/FORMULA GRANT (A)

$269,402,580

Department of Transportation·Federal Transit Administration

to METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

WORK BEGAN2026-05-18·LATEST ACTION2026-05-26·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_NY-2026-009_069
Award description

APPLICATION PURPOSE: THIS AWARD WILL ASSIST THE MTA TO INVEST CAPITAL FUNDING INTO ITS ASSETS/INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTAINED BY LIRR AND MNR INCLUDING THE ANNUAL TRACK MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: THE APPLICATION SCOPE OF WORK INCLUDES STATE OF GOOD REPAIR PROJECTS FOR LIRR MNR.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS APPLICATION WILL SUPPORT THE MTAS NEED TO REHABILITATE AND REPLACE ASSETS TO ACHIEVE A STATE OF GOOD REPAIR.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE MTA AND ITS RIDERSHIP.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE MTA DOES NOT HAVE SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THIS AWARD.

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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In plain English

Federal grant to MTA for capital infrastructure repairs and track maintenance on Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad.

Sub-sectors
transit-infrastructurestate-of-good-repairrail-maintenance
Why this matters

Supports aging transit asset rehabilitation in the nation's largest metropolitan area, critical for regional mobility and economic competitiveness.

Supply-chain signal

Drives demand for rail components, track materials, and maintenance contractors serving Northeast Corridor infrastructure.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-27. Cost: $0.002784.

Period of performance
Start
2026-05-18
End
2028-04-30
Status
activein 679 days
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