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Williamsburg Area Transit Authority
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Federal agencies obligated $17M to Williamsburg Area Transit Authority, Williamsburg, VA, in the listed fiscal years 2023, 2025, 2026.
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $7.6M, with contracts under the listing floor.
That is down 10% on FY2025 ($8.4M).
Williamsburg Area Transit Authority ranks 2,054 of 2,749 listed organisations located in VA by five-year obligations, and 19,833 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Transportation: 5 awards worth $17M in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $1,282,618 | under $1.0M | $1,282,618 | — |
| FY2024 | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
| FY2025 | $8,439,342 | under $1.0M | $8,439,342 | — |
| FY2026 | $7,596,278 | under $1.0M | $7,596,278 | -10% |
| 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 VA | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $17M | $63B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $7.6M | $17B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $17M | $63B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 19,833 of 30,000 | 1 of 2,749 in VA | 1 |
Largest in state: VA Department of Medical Assistance Service. 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 | 5 | $17M | 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 | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $7.3M | 8 Jul 2025 | VA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $4.5M | 4 Aug 2026 | VA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 20.534 Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending | $3.0M | 8 Jul 2025 | VA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.526 Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | $1.2M | 11 Sep 2025 | VA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $1.1M | 5 Dec 2022 | VA | 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.
- $7.3M, Department of Transportation, 8 Jul 2025: APPLICATION PURPOSE: PROVIDE FUNDING TO SUPPORT OPERATING EXPENDITURES AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE IN THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.; ACTIVITIE
- $4.5M, Department of Transportation, 4 Aug 2026: APPLICATION PURPOSE: TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF FOUR REPLACEMENT CNG BUSES AND FOUR REPLACEMENT DIESEL BUSES.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: FUNDS WILL BE USE
- $3.0M, Department of Transportation, 8 Jul 2025: APPLICATION PURPOSE: TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PASSENGER TRANSFER FACILITY ALLOWING CONNECTIONS AMONG SEVERAL TRANSIT ROUTES.; ACTIVITIES PERFO
- $1.2M, Department of Transportation, 11 Sep 2025: APPLICATION PURPOSE: TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR EXPANSION OF THE WATA ADMINISTRATION AND MAINTENANCE FACILITY LOCATED AT 7239 POCAHONTAS TRAIL IN WILLIAMSBURG VA.; AC
- $1.1M, Department of Transportation, 5 Dec 2022: APPLICATION PURPOSE: N/A; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: N/A; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: N/A; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: N/A; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: N/A
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Williamsburg Area Transit Authority receive?
$17M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $1.3M; FY2025: $8.4M; FY2026: $7.6M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Williamsburg Area Transit Authority?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Transportation ($17M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under Federal Transit Formula Grants (20.507), Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending (20.534) 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: VA ($17M).
Is Williamsburg Area Transit Authority a large federal recipient?
It ranks 19,833 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 2,054 of 2,749 located in VA. 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.