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Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
- Authority or commission
- Government
- Local government
- Regional or state government
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Federal agencies obligated $2.0B to Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, Philadelphia, PA, in the listed fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $645M, with contracts under the listing floor.
That is about level on FY2025 ($610M).
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority ranks 19 of 911 listed organisations located in PA by five-year obligations, and 493 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Transportation and Department of Homeland Security: 34 awards worth $2.0B in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $445,643,753 | under $1.0M | $445,643,753 | — |
| FY2024 | $276,783,065 | under $1.0M | $276,783,065 | -38% |
| FY2025 | $610,444,098 | under $1.0M | $610,444,098 | +121% |
| FY2026 | $644,715,136 | under $1.0M | $644,715,136 | +6% |
| FY2027 to date | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
A fiscal year runs 1 October to 30 September. "Contracts" are procurement award types A–D; "assistance" is everything else (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance, other). The contracts column is listed only where contract obligations alone reached $1.0M; the assistance figure is the remainder and may therefore include up to $1.0M of contracts.
Compared with its state and the largest recipients five listed years
| Measure | This organisation | Largest in PA | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $2.0B | $148B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $645M | $40B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $2.0B | $148B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 493 of 30,989 | 1 of 911 in PA | 1 |
Largest in state: PA Department of Human Services. Largest nationally: Health Care Services, California Department of. Rankings count organisations located in the state, by the sum of their listed fiscal years.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards since FY2023
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Transportation | 31 | $1.9B | 99% |
| 2 | Department of Homeland Security | 3 | $18M | 1% |
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Philadelphia County, PA $18M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 20.525 State of Good Repair Grants Program | $317M | 8 Jan 2025 | PA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.525 State of Good Repair Grants Program | $170M | 23 Feb 2026 | PA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $165M | 9 Jul 2026 | PA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $153M | 3 Jan 2025 | PA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $134M | 11 Aug 2023 | PA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.525 State of Good Repair Grants Program | $124M | 23 Jun 2025 | PA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.525 State of Good Repair Grants Program | $118M | 12 Feb 2024 | PA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $112M | 11 Sep 2023 | PA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.525 State of Good Repair Grants Program | $106M | 30 Jul 2026 | PA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.525 State of Good Repair Grants Program | $98M | 8 Jun 2023 | PA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $69M | 20 Jun 2025 | PA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.525 State of Good Repair Grants Program | $62M | 18 Jun 2024 | PA | USAspending |
Award value is the amount obligated to the award to date as USAspending reports it. Descriptions below are USAspending's text, unedited and truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld.
- $317M, Department of Transportation, 8 Jan 2025: APPLICATION PURPOSE: TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE CRITICAL REPLACEMENT OF THE MARKET-FRANKFORD LINE FLEET.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: MARKET FRANKFORD LINE FLEET REPLAC
- $170M, Department of Transportation, 23 Feb 2026: APPLICATION PURPOSE: TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR SEPTAS CAPITAL PROGRAM.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: FY 2026 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: MAINTENANCE OF SEP
- $165M, Department of Transportation, 9 Jul 2026: APPLICATION PURPOSE: TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR MULTIPLE CRITICAL SEPTA PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: FY 2026 BUS VEHICLE OVERHAUL PROGRAMBUS PURCHASE
- $153M, Department of Transportation, 3 Jan 2025: APPLICATION PURPOSE: TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR SEPTAS PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: FY 2025 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: MAI
- $134M, Department of Transportation, 11 Aug 2023: APPLICATION PURPOSE: TO FUND MULTIPLE CRITICAL SEPTA PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: FY 2023 VEHICLE OVERHAUL PROGRAM (BUS)PARATRANSIT VEHICLE PURC
- $124M, Department of Transportation, 23 Jun 2025: APPLICATION PURPOSE: TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR SEVERAL CRITICAL SEPTA PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: CAPITAL ASSET LEASE PAYMENT - AMTRAK FY 2025 VE
- $118M, Department of Transportation, 12 Feb 2024: APPLICATION PURPOSE: TO FUND SEVERAL CRITICAL SEPTA PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: CAPITAL ASSET LEASE PAYMENT - AMTRAK FY 2024 VEHICLE OVERHAUL
- $112M, Department of Transportation, 11 Sep 2023: APPLICATION PURPOSE: TO FUND MULTIPLE CRITICAL SEPTA PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: FY 2024 BUS VEHICLE OVERHAUL PROGRAMFY 2022-2024 BUS PURCHASE
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority receive?
$2.0B in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $446M; FY2024: $277M; FY2025: $610M; FY2026: $645M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Transportation ($1.9B) and Department of Homeland Security ($18M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under State of Good Repair Grants Program (20.525), Federal Transit Formula Grants (20.507) and Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (20.526).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: PA ($2.0B).
Is Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority a large federal recipient?
It ranks 493 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 19 of 911 located in PA. The site covers organisations with at least $1.0M in a fiscal year; individuals are excluded.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), award transactions as loaded on 30 Sep 2026; fiscal-year totals via the spending-by-category endpoint and award lists via the award search endpoint. The USAspending recipient profile is the authoritative record.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service), CC0. Fiscal-year obligations from the spending-by-category recipient ranking by recipient state (listing floor $1.0M per year); awards from the award search endpoint (new awards of $1.0M or more by base obligation date); parent and business categories from the recipient profile where fetched. Closed fiscal years are snapshots taken after year end; FY2027 is refreshed on each build. Data loaded by USAspending on 30 Sep 2026. Individuals and sole proprietors are excluded at ingest. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections and the methodology.