Memphis Area Transit AuthorityFederal contracts and grants

Memphis, TN
UEI J1KQCMKJN7U8

USAspending shows $123M in obligations to this recipient in 4 of the 5 fiscal years from FY2023 to FY2027.

The obligations in FY2026 were $18M.

The obligations in FY2027 to date are under $1 million.

The awards of $1 million or more that started since FY2023 came from 1 agency.

The largest award value came from the Department of Transportation.

A fiscal year under $1 million is not in the total.

Places of performanceAward value since FY2023

The states where the work of the awards of $1 million or more is done. The swatches go from the smallest award value to the largest. The largest is Tennessee: $117M.

Tennessee: the address of the recipient.

The amounts for each state. Outlines: US Census Bureau.

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Since the last update

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The site compares each data load with the load before it. It records a change of the FY2027 obligations when the change is $1 million or more and 10% or more. It also records each new award of $1 million or more.

Obligations by fiscal year

Obligations to Memphis Area Transit Authority by fiscal yearA fiscal year starts on 1 October. "Under $1 million" is a year below the listing floor: the amount is not zero, and the site does not list it. FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027. USAspending loaded these data on 30 Sep 2026, so the figures of FY2027 stop on that date.
Fiscal year	All obligations	Contracts	Other awards
FY2023	$20M	under $1 million	$20M
FY2024	$21M	under $1 million	$21M
FY2025	$65M	under $1 million	$65M
FY2026	$18M	under $1 million	$18M
FY2027 to date	under $1 million

Contracts are the procurement award types. Other awards are grants, direct payments, loans (subsidy cost) and other assistance. The contracts figure shows only when contracts alone are $1 million or more.

Awarding agencies

Agencies that gave awards of $1 million or more to Memphis Area Transit AuthorityAwards that started in FY2023 or later, by award value, largest first.
Agency	Awards	Award value	Share
Department of Transportation	8	$117M	100%

Awards

The newest awards of $1 million or more to Memphis Area Transit AuthorityNewest first. The text under the agency is the description on USAspending.
Awarding agency	Type	Industry or program	Award value	Start date	Place	Record
Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration	GrantFormula Grant (a)	20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants	$4.8M	9 Feb 2026	TN	USAspending
Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration	GrantFormula Grant (a)	20.525 State of Good Repair Grants Program	$4.0M	30 Jan 2026	TN	USAspending
Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration	GrantProject Grant (B)	20.526 Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs	$54M	19 Aug 2025	TN	USAspending
Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration	GrantFormula Grant (a)	20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants	$13M	24 Apr 2025	TN	USAspending
Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration	GrantFormula Grant (a)	20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants	$2.3M	21 Aug 2024	TN	USAspending

Awards of $1 million or more to Memphis Area Transit Authority that started in FY2023 or laterBy award value, largest first. The award value is the amount obligated to the award to date. The site does not show a description that has the name of a person.
Awarding agency	Type	Industry or program	Award value	Start date	Place	Record
Department of TransportationFederal Transit AdministrationAPPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO FUND A NEW OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE FACILITY FOR MEMPHIS AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY (MATA) TO REPLACE THE ...	GrantProject Grant (B)	20.526 Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs	$54M	19 Aug 2025	TN	USAspending
Department of TransportationFederal Transit AdministrationAPPLICATION PURPOSE: MATA IS APPLYING FOR FY23 SECTION 5307 FUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATED BY CONGRESS FOR THREE CAPITAL PROJECTS. THE TOTAL OF THIS ...	GrantFormula Grant (a)	20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants	$33M	19 May 2023	TN	USAspending
Department of TransportationFederal Transit AdministrationAPPLICATION PURPOSE: MATA IS APPLYING FOR FY25 SECTION 5307 CAPITAL FUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATED BY CONGRESS FOR ONE CAPITAL PROJECT. THE TOTAL OF THIS ...	GrantFormula Grant (a)	20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants	$13M	24 Apr 2025	TN	USAspending
Department of TransportationFederal Transit AdministrationAPPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO PURCHASE UP TO EIGHT 40 DIESEL BUSES AND SPARE COMPONENTS TO ENHANCE SERVICE RELIABILITY INCREASE ...	GrantFormula Grant (a)	20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants	$4.8M	9 Feb 2026	TN	USAspending
Department of TransportationFederal Transit AdministrationAPPLICATION PURPOSE: MATA IS APPLYING FOR FY2025 SECTION 5337 FEDERAL FUNDS TOTALING $1974237 FOR TWO PROJECTS -- PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE FOR MATAS RAIL SYSTEM ...	GrantFormula Grant (a)	20.525 State of Good Repair Grants Program	$4.0M	30 Jan 2026	TN	USAspending
Department of TransportationFederal Transit AdministrationAPPLICATION PURPOSE: THIS APPLICATION WILL PROVIDE SECTION 5310 FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF REPLACEMENT BUSES VANS AND SPARE COMPONENTS FOR MATAS DEMAND-RESPONSE ...	GrantFormula Grant (a)	20.513 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals With Disabilities	$3.4M	12 Jun 2024	TN	USAspending
Department of TransportationFederal Transit AdministrationAPPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THE MEMPHIS INNOVATION CORRIDOR PROJECT IS TO ESTABLISH A HIGH-CAPACITY AND FREQUENT TRANSIT SYSTEM TO SERVE THE GROWING ...	GrantFormula Grant (a)	20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants	$2.3M	21 Aug 2024	TN	USAspending
Department of TransportationFederal Transit AdministrationAPPLICATION PURPOSE: TO SUPPLEMENT FY19 20 21 SECTION 5339 FUNDING MATAS NEW CAD/AVL SYSTEM IN TN-2021-030.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: THIS CAPITAL GRANT WILL ...	GrantFormula Grant (a)	20.526 Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs	$2.2M	31 Mar 2023	TN	USAspending

Industries, programs and places of performance

Assistance programsAward value of the awards of $1 million or more, largest first.
Assistance listing	Awards	Award value
20.526 Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs	2	$56M
20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants	4	$53M
20.525 State of Good Repair Grants Program	1	$4.0M
20.513 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals With Disabilities	1	$3.4M

States of the place of performanceAward value of the awards of $1 million or more, largest first. The place of performance is where the work is done.
State	Awards	Award value
Tennessee	8	$117M

Other recipients of about the same size

Recipients of assistance listing 20.526, Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs, in all states. In order of name. These recipients have obligations nearest to those of Memphis Area Transit Authority in the listed fiscal years.

City of Alexandria, VirginiaAlexandria, VA
City of DecaturDecatur, IL
City of Iowa CityIowa City, IA
City of Jackson MississippiJackson, MS
City of Pueblo, Colorado Municipal Building CorporationPueblo, CO
City of RosevilleRoseville, CA
Corpus Christi Regional Transportation AuthorityCorpus Christi, TX
County of Fairfax VirginiaFairfax, VA
Gainesville, City ofGainesville, FL
Missoula Urban Transportation DistrictMissoula, MT
Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe CountyReno, NV
Transportation, Hawaii Department ofHonolulu, HI

All recipients in Tennessee, in order of name.

Official records

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Cite this page

Fed Spend Map. "Memphis Area Transit Authority: federal contracts and grants". Data: USAspending.gov, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, loaded 30 Sep 2026.

https://fedspendmap.com/recipient/j1kqcmkjn7u8-memphis-area-transit-authority/

The address of this page is permanent.

Where the figures come from

USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service). Fiscal year obligations: the list of recipients by state, with a listing floor of $1 million for each year. Awards: the award search, new awards of $1 million or more by base obligation date. Parent and business types: the recipient profile.

USAspending loaded the data on 30 Sep 2026. A closed fiscal year is a copy made after the year end. The site shows organisations only. The site corrects an error in its own work at the next build. See how to report an error and how the atlas is made.

Questions

Which fiscal years are in the total?

The total has 4 fiscal years.

FY2023: $20M
FY2024: $21M
FY2025: $65M
FY2026: $18M
FY2027 to date: under $1 million

The site lists a fiscal year of a recipient when the obligations of the year are $1 million or more.

Which industries and programs do the awards name?

The assistance awards name 4 assistance listings.

The largest award value is in listing 20.526, Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs: $56M.

Where is the place of performance?

The awards of $1 million or more name 1 state as the place of performance.

The largest award value is in Tennessee: $117M.

The place of performance is where the work is done. It is not always the address of the recipient.

How many awards are in the lists on this page?

The lists hold 8 awards of $1 million or more that started in FY2023 or later.

Their award value is $117M.

An award under that amount is in the obligations of the fiscal years but not in the lists.