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Assistance listing · 20.500
Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants
Federal financial assistance obligated under listing 20.500, the organisations that receive it and where it goes.
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Federal agencies obligated $4.0B in awards under assistance listing 20.500, Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants, in FY2025, and $17B over the five fiscal years since FY2022; the program ranks 43 of 1056 on this site.
Obligations were about level on FY2024 ($3.7B), with $1.9B so far in FY2026.
The largest recipient organisations over FY2022–FY2025 were Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($3.2B), Gateway Development Commission ($1.5B) and Chicago Transit Authority ($1.4B).
By place of performance, the most money went to CA, NY and WA.
Obligations by fiscal year
Compared with the largest program FY2025
| Measure | This program | Grants to States for Medicaid | All assistance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obligations, FY2025 | $4.0B | $666B | $4.5T |
| Five-year total | $17B | $3.2T | $21T |
| Share of all assistance obligations, five years | 0.1% | 15.2% | 100% |
Largest recipients obligations, FY2022–FY2025
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards
Where the money goes
Largest awards since FY2022
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway Development Commission | Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.2B | 8 Jul 2024 | NY | USAspending |
| Metropolitan Transportation Authority | Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $1.6B | 4 Nov 2023 | NY | USAspending |
| Chicago Transit Authority | Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $1.1B | 11 Jan 2025 | IL | USAspending |
| Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $893M | 6 Sep 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| Honolulu, City & County of | Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $500M | 12 Feb 2024 | HI | USAspending |
| San Antonio Metropolitan Transit | Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $268M | 18 Dec 2024 | TX | USAspending |
| Metropolitan Council Minnesota | Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $239M | 4 Apr 2023 | MN | USAspending |
| City of Phoenix | Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $158M | 11 Jan 2022 | AZ | USAspending |
| Port Authority of Allegheny County Inc | Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $150M | 30 Mar 2023 | PA | USAspending |
| Regional Transportation District | Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $150M | 6 Nov 2024 | CO | USAspending |
Other programs numbered 20.xxx
- 20.205 Highway Planning and Construction $274B
- 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants $67B
- 20.106 Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs $30B
- 20.525 State of Good Repair Grants Program $20B
- 20.326 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail $19B
- 20.279 National Highway Performance Program (NHPP) $17B
- 20.287 Surface Transportation Block Grant Program $15B
- 20.526 Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs $8.8B
- 20.263 Bridge Formula Program $6.1B
- 20.509 Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program $5.8B
- 20.933 National Infrastructure Investments $5.6B
- 20.934 Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects $4.2B
- 20.116 Airport Improvement Program $4.2B
- 20.264 Bridge Investment Program $3.6B
- 20.117 Airport Infrastructure Grants $3.3B
- 20.272 Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) $2.9B
- 20.901 Payments for Essential Air Services $2.7B
- 20.340 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program $2.6B
- 20.218 Motor Carrier Safety Assistance $2.3B
- 20.513 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities $2.2B
- 20.600 State and Community Highway Safety $2.2B
- 20.271 Emergency Relief (ER) Program $2.1B
- 20.325 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements $2.0B
- 20.337 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Program $1.8B
Questions and answers
How much is obligated under assistance listing 20.500?
$4.0B in FY2025 and $17B over the five fiscal years since FY2022, counting every award type recorded under the listing (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance and other assistance). Obligations are commitments, not payments.
Who receives the most under Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants?
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($3.2B), Gateway Development Commission ($1.5B), Chicago Transit Authority ($1.4B), Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority ($1.3B), Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($1.0B). Individuals are never listed; where a program pays individuals, USAspending records aggregated rows that appear here as "not shown".
What is an assistance listing (CFDA) number?
A five-digit number that identifies a federal financial assistance program on SAM.gov (formerly the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance). Every grant, loan, direct payment or other assistance award on USAspending carries one; contracts do not.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2, spending by category (assistance listing) by fiscal year, recipient cross-tabulation for FY2022–FY2025 and award search, loaded 30 Sep 2026. State figures come from each state's top-100 listing table, so small amounts in a state may be missing. See methodology.