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Duluth Transit Authority
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USAspending records $44M in award obligations to Duluth Transit Authority (Duluth, MN) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2023, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $11M, with contracts under the listing floor.
That is up 128% on FY2025 ($4.8M).
Duluth Transit Authority ranks 121 of 391 listed organisations located in MN by five-year obligations, and 10,532 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Transportation: 6 awards worth $33M in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $28,720,118 | under $1.0M | $28,720,118 | — |
| FY2024 | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
| FY2025 | $4,767,095 | under $1.0M | $4,767,095 | — |
| FY2026 | $10,859,892 | under $1.0M | $10,859,892 | +128% |
| 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 MN | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $44M | $55B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $11M | $14B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | $4.6M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $44M | $55B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 10,532 of 30,000 | 1 of 391 in MN | 1 |
Largest in state: Minnesota 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 | 6 | $33M | 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 | $11M | 10 Sep 2026 | MN | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $8.4M | 30 May 2023 | MN | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $5.7M | 22 Aug 2025 | MN | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $5.1M | 1 Jun 2023 | MN | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $1.7M | 14 Aug 2023 | MN | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $1.7M | 28 Aug 2023 | MN | 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.
- $11M, Department of Transportation, 10 Sep 2026: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THIS APPLICATION IS REQUESTING SECTION 5307 SECTION 5310 AND SECTION 5339 FUNDS APPORTIONED TO THE DULUTH MINNESOTA UZA AS WELL AS FHWA STB
- $8.4M, Department of Transportation, 30 May 2023: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE OPERATING ASSISTANCE AS A RESULT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC FOR THE DULUTH MN UZA TO ASSIST IN FIXED
- $5.7M, Department of Transportation, 22 Aug 2025: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE OPERATING ASSISTANCE FOR THE DULUTH MN/SUPERIOR WI UZA TO ASSIST IN FIXED ROUTE OPERATIONS. THIS AW
- $5.1M, Department of Transportation, 1 Jun 2023: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE OPERATING ASSISTANCE AS A RESULT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC FOR THE DULUTH MN/SUPERIOR WI UZA TO ASSI
- $1.7M, Department of Transportation, 14 Aug 2023: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE 1 YEAR OF OPERATING ASSISTANCE FOR THE DTA TO ASSIST IT IN FIXED ROUTE TRANSIT OPERATIONS DURING TH
- $1.7M, Department of Transportation, 28 Aug 2023: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING ASSISTANCE TO PURCHASE TWO (2) CLASS 700 REPLACEMENT BUSES. THE NEW BUSES WOULD BE BATTERY-
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Duluth Transit Authority receive?
$44M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $29M; FY2025: $4.8M; FY2026: $11M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Duluth Transit Authority?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Transportation ($33M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under Federal Transit Formula Grants (20.507).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: MN ($33M).
Is Duluth Transit Authority a large federal recipient?
It ranks 10,532 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 121 of 391 located in MN. 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.