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King County Metro Transit
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King County Metro Transit, of Seattle, WA, was obligated $507M 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 $57M, with contracts under the listing floor.
That is down 77% on FY2025 ($244M).
King County Metro Transit ranks 32 of 636 listed organisations located in WA by five-year obligations, and 1,479 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Transportation and Department of Homeland Security: 36 awards worth $448M in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $25,835,356 | under $1.0M | $25,835,356 | — |
| FY2024 | $180,173,932 | under $1.0M | $180,173,932 | +597% |
| FY2025 | $244,197,186 | under $1.0M | $244,197,186 | +36% |
| FY2026 | $56,790,970 | under $1.0M | $56,790,970 | -77% |
| 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 WA | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $507M | $73B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $57M | $23B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $507M | $73B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 1,479 of 30,989 | 1 of 636 in WA | 1 |
Largest in state: Department of Social & Health 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 | 35 | $447M | 100% |
| 2 | Department of Homeland Security | 1 | $1.2M | 0% |
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: King County, WA $1.2M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 20.500 Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants | $80M | 15 Jan 2025 | WA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $47M | 16 Jan 2025 | WA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $46M | 8 Sep 2024 | WA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.525 State of Good Repair Grants Program | $36M | 9 Sep 2024 | WA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 20.526 Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | $34M | 2 May 2025 | WA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $28M | 10 Apr 2025 | WA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.525 State of Good Repair Grants Program | $20M | 20 Aug 2025 | WA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $19M | 21 Jul 2026 | WA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.525 State of Good Repair Grants Program | $19M | 9 Sep 2024 | WA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.525 State of Good Repair Grants Program | $12M | 9 Sep 2024 | WA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $10M | 9 Sep 2024 | WA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $9.6M | 21 Jul 2026 | WA | 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.
- $80M, Department of Transportation, 15 Jan 2025: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE $79691985 IN FY 2022 AND 2024 FEDERAL SECTION 5309 CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS (CIG) SMALL STARTS DIS
- $47M, Department of Transportation, 16 Jan 2025: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE FUNDS IN THIS GRANT WILL BE USED TO PROVIDE VEHICLE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE FOR THE TIME-PERIOD OF 1/1/2023 TO 12/31/2023.; ACTIVITIES P
- $46M, Department of Transportation, 8 Sep 2024: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE FUNDS IN THIS GRANT WILL BE USED TO PROVIDE VEHICLE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE FOR THE TIME-PERIOD OF 1/1/2022 TO 12/31/2022.; ACTIVITIES P
- $36M, Department of Transportation, 9 Sep 2024: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE FUNDS IN THIS GRANT WILL BE USED TO REPLACE THE VACUUM SYSTEMS AT THE FUEL AND WASH FACILITIES ON ATLANTIC BASE REPLACE TROLLEY ENERGY
- $34M, Department of Transportation, 2 May 2025: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO PURCHASE APPROXIMATELY THIRTY (30) NO-EMISSION BUSES TO REPLACE BUSES THAT ARE AT OR BEYOND THEIR USEFUL LI
- $28M, Department of Transportation, 10 Apr 2025: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE FUNDS IN THIS GRANT WILL BE USED TO PROVIDE VEHICLE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE FOR THE TIME-PERIOD OF 1/1/2024 TO 12/31/2024.; ACTIVITIES P
- $20M, Department of Transportation, 20 Aug 2025: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO REPLACE APPROXIMATELY (6) VEHICLE MAINTENANCE BUS LIFTS THAT ARE AT OR BEYOND THEIR USEFUL LIFE AND TO REFU
- $19M, Department of Transportation, 21 Jul 2026: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE FUNDS IN THIS GRANT WILL BE USED FOR VEHICLE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE FOR THE TIME-PERIOD OF 1/1/2025 TO 12/31/2025.; ACTIVITIES PERFORME
Questions and answers
How much federal money does King County Metro Transit receive?
$507M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $26M; FY2024: $180M; FY2025: $244M; FY2026: $57M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to King County Metro Transit?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Transportation ($447M) and Department of Homeland Security ($1.2M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under Federal Transit Formula Grants (20.507), State of Good Repair Grants Program (20.525) and Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants (20.500).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: WA ($448M).
Is King County Metro Transit a large federal recipient?
It ranks 1,479 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 32 of 636 located in WA. 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.