Update from American Public Transit Association (APTA):
The House Appropriations Committee approved H.R. 9170, the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (THUD Appropriations bill) by a vote of 34 – 27 on June 3. As the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) expires on September 30, 2026, there is currently no authorization legislation that applies to Fiscal Year (FY) 2027.
According to APTA, the House THUD Appropriations bill significantly cuts public transit and passenger rail funding, compared to the FY 2026 enacted levels. Specifically, the THUD Appropriations bill provides $16.5 billion for public transit in FY 2027, a cut of $4.6 billion (-22 percent) from the FY 2026 enacted level.
In addition, it provides $737 million for Capital Investment Grants (CIG), a cut of $2.6 billion (-78 percent) from the FY 2026 enacted level. Of this amount, the bill includes only $31 million for Small Start projects. Currently, St. Louis is one of 39 cities in project development for the Capital Investment Grant category for its proposed Green Line Bus Rapid Transit project. This is the lowest CIG funding in more than 35 years.
Currently, communities are requesting $31 billion of CIG funds in FY 2026 and subsequent years to fund construction of 48 projects in 23 States. View APTA CIG Project Pipeline Dashboard.