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Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority
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Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority, of Atlanta, GA, was obligated $85M in federal awards across the 4 fiscal years in which it reached the $1.0M listing floor (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $28M, with contracts under the listing floor.
That is about level on FY2025 ($26M).
Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority ranks 148 of 698 listed organisations located in GA by five-year obligations, and 6,358 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Transportation: 8 awards worth $83M in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $8,584,057 | under $1.0M | $8,584,057 | — |
| FY2024 | $22,286,745 | under $1.0M | $22,286,745 | +160% |
| FY2025 | $25,906,214 | under $1.0M | $25,906,214 | +16% |
| FY2026 | $27,755,688 | under $1.0M | $27,755,688 | +7% |
| 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 GA | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $85M | $52B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $28M | $15B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $85M | $52B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 6,358 of 30,989 | 1 of 698 in GA | 1 |
Largest in state: Georgia Department of Community Health. 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 | 8 | $83M | 100% |
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 20.526 Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | $22M | 30 Apr 2024 | GA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $21M | 24 Jul 2026 | GA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $13M | 30 Aug 2023 | GA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $12M | 18 Aug 2025 | GA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $5.4M | 8 May 2025 | GA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $4.9M | 19 Feb 2025 | GA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $2.8M | 27 Jul 2026 | GA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationImmediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 20.945 Asset Concessions and Innovative Finance Assistance | $1.0M | 31 Aug 2026 | GA | 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.
- $22M, Department of Transportation, 30 Apr 2024: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY VEHICLE REPLACEMENT - ELECTRIC BUS CHARGING EQUIPMENT PROGRAM WILL REPLACE 20 DIESEL SET TO BE RETIRED WITH 18
- $21M, Department of Transportation, 24 Jul 2026: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO RECOGNIZE 5307 5337 AND 5339A FUNDS APPORTIONED TO THE ATLANTA URBANIZED AREA SUB-ALLOCATED TO THE GEORGIA
- $13M, Department of Transportation, 30 Aug 2023: APPLICATION PURPOSE: OPERATING COSTS FOR FY24; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: ANNUAL COST OF CONTRACTING PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND PLANNING ACTIVITIES GRANT FOR XPRES
- $12M, Department of Transportation, 18 Aug 2025: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THIS GRANT RECOGNIZES 5307 URBANIZED AREA FORMULA FUNDS 5337 HIGH INTENSITY MOTOR BUS FUNDS AND 5339A BUS AND BUS FACILITIES FORMULA FUNDS
- $5.4M, Department of Transportation, 8 May 2025: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE ATLANTA-REGION TRANSIT LINK AUTHORITY REQUESTS FTA 5307 URBANIZED AREA FORMULA FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE AUTOMATED FARE COLLECTION 2.0 (AFC
- $4.9M, Department of Transportation, 19 Feb 2025: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE SHARED SERVICES PROGRAM GRANT CONTAINS 5307 FUNDING DESIGNATED FOR SUBRECIPIENTS WHO HAVE REQUESTED THAT THE ATL ACT AS THEIR DIRECT RE
- $2.8M, Department of Transportation, 27 Jul 2026: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THIS AWARD SEEKS TO ACCOMPLISH THE FOLLOWING:PROVIDE FOR STRENGTHENED CONNECTIONS WITHIN AND SURROUNDING THE FORSYTH COUNTY 5307 ELIGIBLE A
- $1.0M, Department of Transportation, 31 Aug 2026: $1,000,000.00 AWARDED FOR INNOVATIVE FINANCE AND ASSET CONCESSION (IFAC) TO ATLANTA-REGION TRANSIT LINK AUTHORITY. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ANALYZE THE MONET
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority receive?
$85M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $8.6M; FY2024: $22M; FY2025: $26M; FY2026: $28M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Transportation ($83M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under Federal Transit Formula Grants (20.507), Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (20.526) and Asset Concessions and Innovative Finance Assistance (20.945).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: GA ($83M).
Is Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority a large federal recipient?
It ranks 6,358 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 148 of 698 located in GA. 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.