Orange County Streetcar Project to Receive $9.4 Million in Federal COVID Relief Aid

A rendering of the Orange County Transportation Authority's first streetcar, set to begin operation in 2022 between Santa Ana and Garden Grove, Calif. Courtesy of the Orange County Transportation Authority

An Orange County streetcar project to connect Santa Ana and Garden Grove will receive $9.4 million in federal aid, authorities have confirmed.

The funds were allocated in the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act passed by Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden earlier this month.