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Assistance listing · 20.530
Public Transportation Innovation
Federal financial assistance obligated under listing 20.530, the organisations that receive it and where it goes.
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Federal agencies obligated $17M in awards under assistance listing 20.530, Public Transportation Innovation, in FY2026, and $104M over the five fiscal years since FY2023; the program ranks 744 of 988 on this site.
Obligations were about level on FY2025 ($16M), with $0 so far in FY2027.
The largest recipient organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 were National Academy of Sciences ($28M), Regents of the University of Minnesota ($17M) and Auburn University ($12M).
By place of performance, the most money went to DC, OH and MN.
Obligations by fiscal year
Compared with the largest program FY2026
| Measure | This program | Grants to States for Medicaid | All assistance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obligations, FY2026 | $17M | $722B | $4.4T |
| Five-year total | $104M | $2.6T | $17T |
| Share of all assistance obligations, five years | 0% | 15.2% | 100% |
Largest recipients $1.0M+ award value since FY2023
| # | Organisation | Awards | Award value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Academy of Sciences | 4 | $28M |
| 2 | Regents of the University of Minnesota | 2 | $17M |
| 3 | Auburn University | 1 | $12M |
| 4 | The Ohio State University | 1 | $12M |
| 5 | Calstart, Inc. | 2 | $10M |
| 6 | Center for Transportation and the Environment, Inc. | 1 | $9.0M |
| 7 | Cincinnati UNIV of | 3 | $8.7M |
| 8 | Department of Transportation Connecticut | 1 | $2.0M |
| 9 | University of Alabama | 1 | $2.0M |
| 10 | Colorado Department of Transportation | 1 | $1.3M |
| 11 | Texas a&M Transportation Institute | 1 | $1.0M |
| 12 | Shared-Use Mobility Center | 1 | $1.0M |
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards
Where the money goes
Largest awards since FY2023
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn University | Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $12M | 30 Mar 2023 | AL | USAspending |
| The Ohio State University | Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $12M | 1 May 2023 | OH | USAspending |
| Regents of the University of Minnesota | Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $9.3M | 7 Jul 2026 | MN | USAspending |
| Center for Transportation and the Environment, Inc. | Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $9.0M | 1 Jul 2024 | GA | USAspending |
| Calstart, Inc. | Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $9.0M | 16 Jul 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| Regents of the University of Minnesota | Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $7.2M | 13 Jun 2023 | MN | USAspending |
| National Academy of Sciences | Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $7.2M | 25 Jun 2026 | DC | USAspending |
| National Academy of Sciences | Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $7.0M | 18 Sep 2025 | DC | USAspending |
| National Academy of Sciences | Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $6.9M | 29 Aug 2024 | DC | USAspending |
| National Academy of Sciences | Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $6.7M | 22 Sep 2023 | DC | USAspending |
Other programs numbered 20.xxx
- 20.205 Highway Planning and Construction $213B
- 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants $35B
- 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
Questions and answers
How much is obligated under assistance listing 20.530?
$17M in FY2026 and $104M 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 Public Transportation Innovation?
National Academy of Sciences ($28M), Regents of the University of Minnesota ($17M), Auburn University ($12M), The Ohio State University ($12M), Calstart, Inc. ($10M). 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.