Federal grant: $91M+ secured

Senator Adam Schiff said California has secured more than $91 million in federal transit funding tied to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic Games. (schiff.senate.gov) Senator Alex Padilla announced on April 10 that the Los Angeles metro area will receive nearly $90 million, with additional money for other California host or support cities pushing the statewide total above $91 million. (padilla.senate.gov) Padilla’s office said the money was included in the fiscal year 2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations law and will flow through the Federal Transit Administration for operating, planning, and capital costs tied to the Games. (padilla.senate.gov) Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, known as LA Metro, said Congress approved $94.3 million in mobility-related funding for the 2028 Games in a law signed on February 3, 2026. Metro said the money will support its Games Enhanced Transit System plan. (metro.net) Metro said that plan covers advance service planning, temporary bus facility design, station experience upgrades, mobility hubs, light-rail improvements, the Games Route Network, and quick-build pedestrian work near venues. (metro.net) The funding arrives as Los Angeles prepares to host the 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, an event state and local officials say will bring millions of visitors and require extra transit service well beyond normal daily demand. (padilla.senate.gov) The money is not limited to Los Angeles. KPBS reported that more than $1 million will be split among San Diego and other supporting cities, including San Jose and Mission Viejo, while Los Angeles receives the vast majority of the allocation. (kpbs.org) California lawmakers have used the same federal playbook for other major events this year. In March, Schiff and Padilla announced $18.4 million for transit costs tied to 2026 World Cup matches in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area. (schiff.senate.gov) Metro has also said the February law included separate transportation money beyond the Olympics line item, including about $9.1 million for World Cup 26 assistance, $15 million for transit safety funding, and $149 million for the Vermont bus rapid transit line. (metro.net) Schiff said the federal dollars will help California deliver safe and efficient transportation for Olympic crowds. The next step is distribution by the Federal Transit Administration and additional planning by Metro, Metrolink, and other local agencies before July 2028. (kpbs.org)