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Transportation Cabinet, Kentucky
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Transportation Cabinet, Kentucky, of Frankfort, KY, was obligated $49M 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 $20M, with contracts under the listing floor.
That is up 91% on FY2025 ($11M).
Transportation Cabinet, Kentucky ranks 100 of 336 listed organisations located in KY by five-year obligations, and 9,814 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Transportation: 7 awards worth $29M in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $10,291,093 | under $1.0M | $10,291,093 | — |
| FY2024 | $7,392,525 | under $1.0M | $7,392,525 | -28% |
| FY2025 | $10,648,244 | under $1.0M | $10,648,244 | +44% |
| FY2026 | $20,289,109 | under $1.0M | $20,289,109 | +91% |
| 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 KY | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $49M | $72B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $20M | $20B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | $6.1M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $49M | $72B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 9,814 of 30,000 | 1 of 336 in KY | 1 |
Largest in state: Health Services Kentucky Cabinet for. 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 | 7 | $29M | 100% |
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Franklin County, KY $29M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of TransportationNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.600 State and Community Highway Safety | $5.4M | 12 Jan 2026 | KY | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.600 State and Community Highway Safety | $5.3M | 30 Nov 2022 | KY | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.600 State and Community Highway Safety | $5.2M | 25 Nov 2024 | KY | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.600 State and Community Highway Safety | $5.1M | 27 Nov 2023 | KY | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.616 National Priority Safety Programs | $2.9M | 25 Nov 2024 | KY | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.616 National Priority Safety Programs | $2.8M | 12 Jan 2026 | KY | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.616 National Priority Safety Programs | $2.6M | 30 Nov 2022 | KY | 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.
- $5.4M, Department of Transportation, 12 Jan 2026: SECTION 402 STATE AND COMMUNITY HIGHWAY SAFETY GRANT (23 C.F.R. SUBPART B TO PART 1300; 23 U.S.C. § 402) €• GRANT TO CONDUCT HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS UNDER THE
- $5.3M, Department of Transportation, 30 Nov 2022: SECTION 402 STATE AND COMMUNITY HIGHWAY SAFETY GRANT (23 C.F.R. SUBPART B TO PART 1300; 23 U.S.C. & 402) - GRANT TO CONDUCT HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS UNDER THE ST
- $5.2M, Department of Transportation, 25 Nov 2024: SECTION 402 STATE AND COMMUNITY HIGHWAY SAFETY GRANT (23 C.F.R. SUBPART B TO PART 1300; 23 U.S.C. § 402) ― GRANT TO CONDUCT HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS UNDER THE ST
- $5.1M, Department of Transportation, 27 Nov 2023: SECTION 402 STATE AND COMMUNITY HIGHWAY SAFETY GRANT (23 C.F.R. SUBPART B TO PART 1300; 23 U.S.C. & 402) - GRANT TO CONDUCT HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS UNDER THE ST
- $2.9M, Department of Transportation, 25 Nov 2024: SECTION 405(D) IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTERMEASURES GRANT (23 C.F.R. § 1300.23; 23 U.S.C. § 405(D)) ― GRANT TO SUPPORT CERTAIN COSTS OF STATE IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNT
- $2.8M, Department of Transportation, 12 Jan 2026: SECTION 405(D) IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTERMEASURES GRANT (23 C.F.R. § 1300.23; 23 U.S.C. § 405(D)) €• GRANT TO SUPPORT CERTAIN COSTS OF STATE IMPAIRED DRIVING C
- $2.6M, Department of Transportation, 30 Nov 2022: SECTION 405(D) IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTERMEASURES GRANT (23 C.F.R. & 1300.23; 23 U.S.C. & 405(D)) - GRANT TO SUPPORT CERTAIN COSTS OF STATE ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVI
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Transportation Cabinet, Kentucky receive?
$49M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $10M; FY2024: $7.4M; FY2025: $11M; FY2026: $20M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Transportation Cabinet, Kentucky?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Transportation ($29M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under State and Community Highway Safety (20.600) and National Priority Safety Programs (20.616).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: KY ($29M).
Is Transportation Cabinet, Kentucky a large federal recipient?
It ranks 9,814 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 100 of 336 located in KY. 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.