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Assistance listing · 20.507
Federal Transit Formula Grants
Federal financial assistance obligated under listing 20.507, the organisations that receive it and where it goes.
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Federal agencies obligated $8.1B in awards under assistance listing 20.507, Federal Transit Formula Grants, in FY2026, and $35B over the five fiscal years since FY2023; the program ranks 18 of 988 on this site.
Obligations were down 17% on FY2025 ($9.8B), with $0 so far in FY2027.
The largest recipient organisations over FY2022–FY2025 were Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($15B), New Jersey Transit Corporation ($4.4B) and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($2.7B).
By place of performance, the most money went to NY, CA and NJ.
Obligations by fiscal year
Compared with the largest program FY2026
| Measure | This program | Grants to States for Medicaid | All assistance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obligations, FY2026 | $8.1B | $722B | $4.4T |
| Five-year total | $35B | $2.6T | $17T |
| Share of all assistance obligations, five years | 0.2% | 15.2% | 100% |
Largest recipients obligations, FY2022–FY2025
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards
Where the money goes
Largest awards since FY2023
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Transportation Authority | Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $2.0B | 19 Sep 2024 | NY | USAspending |
| Metropolitan Transportation Authority | Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $704M | 7 Sep 2023 | NY | USAspending |
| Chicago Transit Authority | Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $444M | 22 Aug 2025 | IL | USAspending |
| Chicago Transit Authority | Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $430M | 25 Sep 2023 | IL | USAspending |
| Chicago Transit Authority | Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $429M | 19 Sep 2024 | IL | USAspending |
| Maryland Transit Administration | Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $407M | 10 Mar 2023 | MD | USAspending |
| New Jersey Transit Corporation | Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $380M | 7 Sep 2023 | NJ | USAspending |
| Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $355M | 20 Sep 2024 | MA | USAspending |
| Chicago Transit Authority | Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $345M | 24 Sep 2026 | IL | USAspending |
| New Jersey Transit Corporation | Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $332M | 16 Jun 2025 | NJ | USAspending |
Other programs numbered 20.xxx
- 20.205 Highway Planning and Construction $213B
- 20.106 Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs $23B
- 20.326 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail $19B
- 20.279 National Highway Performance Program (NHPP) $17B
- 20.525 State of Good Repair Grants Program $17B
- 20.287 Surface Transportation Block Grant Program $15B
- 20.500 Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants $14B
- 20.526 Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs $7.8B
- 20.263 Bridge Formula Program $6.1B
- 20.509 Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program $4.7B
- 20.933 National Infrastructure Investments $4.3B
- 20.116 Airport Improvement Program $4.2B
- 20.934 Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects $4.1B
- 20.264 Bridge Investment Program $3.6B
- 20.117 Airport Infrastructure Grants $3.3B
- 20.272 Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) $2.9B
- 20.340 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program $2.7B
- 20.901 Payments for Essential Air Services $2.3B
- 20.271 Emergency Relief (ER) Program $2.1B
- 20.218 Motor Carrier Safety Assistance $1.9B
- 20.513 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities $1.8B
- 20.337 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Program $1.8B
- 20.600 State and Community Highway Safety $1.8B
- 20.325 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements $1.7B
Questions and answers
How much is obligated under assistance listing 20.507?
$8.1B in FY2026 and $35B over the five fiscal years since FY2023, 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 Formula Grants?
Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($15B), New Jersey Transit Corporation ($4.4B), Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($2.7B), Chicago Transit Authority ($1.9B), Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority ($1.5B). 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.