Significant Cuts to Public Transit and Passenger Rail Funding Proposed in President’s FY27 Budget Request

4/7/2026

President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget request includes $16.3 billion (-23 percent) for public transit and $2.8 billion (-82 percent) for passenger rail in FY27. The President’s Budget does not request to continue any advance appropriations under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which results in substantial cuts to key public transit and passenger rail investments, including:

  • Capital Investment Grants (-$1.6 billion)
  • Low or No Emission Competitive Grants (-$1.05 billion)
  • State of Good Repair grants (-$950 million)
  • All Station Accessibility Program (-$350 million)
  • Ferry Competitive Grants (-$250 million)
  • Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grants (-$7.2 billion)
  • Railroad Crossing Elimination Grants (-$500 million)

Further, the Budget request does not include USDOT surface transportation authorization funding or policy proposals.

View the USDOT FY27 Budget Highlights.

See APTA’s Legislative Update for more details on the Budget request for public transit, passenger and freight rail, USDOT, and Transportation Security Grant Program.

View APTA’s Advocacy Tools Summary and APTA’s Online Advocacy Toolkit.