FY 2026 Competitive Funding Opportunity: All Stations Accessibility Program
- Posted
- March 2, 2026
- Closed
- May 1, 2026
- Program funding
- $686,000,000
- Expected awards
- 20
- Cost sharing
- Yes
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 20.533
- Category
- Transportation
- Archives
- May 31, 2026
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 20.533 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $161.1M
- FY2026 obligated
- $386M
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 15
Top recipients: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Chicago Transit Authority, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, New Jersey Transit Corporation
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for $686 million in competitive grants for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP) under Assistance Listing Number 20.533. This is an initial announcement for the FY 2025 and FY 2026 rounds of this program. As required by Federal public transportation law, funds will be awarded competitively for any purpose eligible under Division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 117-58) for capital and planning projects to upgrade the accessibility of legacy rail fixed guideway public transportation systems for people with disabilities.
Who can apply
- State governments
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- County governments
- City or township governments
Eligible applicants includes transit operators that are designated recipients for FTA funds that operate or allocate funds to legacy (i.e. pre-ADA) rail public transportation systems; and, ALL States (including territories and Washington, D.C.) must operate or financially support legacy rail public transportation systems and corresponding legacy stations or facilities.
The official record
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