Assistance Listing 20.533
All Stations Accessibility Program
Federal Transit Administration · Department of Transportation
The verdict for a small nonprofit
100% of awards go to organizations new to this program, but recipient types are not reported for most awards, so the nonprofit share is unknown.
Based on 10 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $8,000,000. Expect about 61 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 100%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- n/a
- recipient types not reported for most awards
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $8.0M
- $5.9M – $36M middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 7
- $161M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Mar
- irregular · 61-day window
Open right now under this program
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority | Other | OH | 2 | $24,000,000 |
| Maryland Transit Administration | Government | MD | 2 | $8,504,830 |
| Metropolitan Transportation Authority | Other | NY | 1 | $254,466,278 |
| Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | Other | MA | 1 | $67,609,672 |
| Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority | Government | PA | 1 | $56,050,000 |
| Northeast Illinois Railroad CO | Other | IL | 1 | $29,000,000 |
| City & County of San Francisco | Government | CA | 1 | $4,687,612 |
| New Jersey Transit Corporation | Government | NJ | 1 | $1,400,000 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | $254M | $254M | $254M – $254M |
| 2024 | 2 | $30M | $15M | $8.3M – $22M |
| 2025 | 7 | $161M | $8.0M | $5.9M – $36M |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | 2026-05-01 | 60 d | FTA-2026-001-TPM-ASAP · FY 2026 Competitive Funding Opportunity: All Stations Accessibility Program |
| 2023-11-30 | 2024-01-30 | 61 d | FTA-2024-001-TPM-ASAP · FY 2024 Competitive Funding Opportunity: All Stations Accessibility Program |
| 2022-07-26 | 2022-10-07 | 73 d | FTA-2022-009-TPM-ASAP · FY 2022 Competitive Funding Opportunity: All Stations Accessibility Program |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 20.533?
100% of awards go to organizations new to this program, but recipient types are not reported for most awards, so the nonprofit share is unknown. Based on 10 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $8,000,000. Expect about 61 days between posting and deadline.
How much does All Stations Accessibility Program award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $8.0M; the middle half ran from $5.9M to $36M. 7 new awards were made, with $161M committed to them.
When does 20.533 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Mar with about 61 days to apply. The most recent round posted Mar 2, 2026.
Who runs this program?
Department of Transportation (Federal Transit Administration). Assistance Listing 20.533 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.