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San Antonio Metropolitan Transit
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San Antonio Metropolitan Transit, of San Antonio, TX, was obligated $505M 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 $109M, with contracts under the listing floor.
That is down 61% on FY2025 ($280M).
San Antonio Metropolitan Transit ranks 81 of 1,565 listed organisations located in TX by five-year obligations, and 1,481 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Transportation: 13 awards worth $502M in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $70,675,698 | under $1.0M | $70,675,698 | — |
| FY2024 | $45,336,176 | under $1.0M | $45,336,176 | -36% |
| FY2025 | $280,435,823 | under $1.0M | $280,435,823 | +519% |
| FY2026 | $109,021,632 | under $1.0M | $109,021,632 | -61% |
| 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 TX | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $505M | $179B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $109M | $46B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $505M | $179B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 1,481 of 30,989 | 1 of 1,565 in TX | 1 |
Largest in state: Health & Human SVC COMMN TX. 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 | 13 | $502M | 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 | GrantProject Grant (B) | 20.500 Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants | $268M | 18 Dec 2024 | TX | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $92M | 11 Feb 2026 | TX | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $44M | 26 Jan 2024 | TX | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $43M | 24 Aug 2023 | TX | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $13M | 28 Aug 2023 | TX | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $12M | 9 Sep 2026 | TX | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.526 Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | $8.0M | 23 Aug 2023 | TX | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.526 Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | $7.6M | 15 Jul 2025 | TX | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.513 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals With Disabilities | $3.4M | 15 Sep 2025 | TX | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 20.526 Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | $3.2M | 18 May 2026 | TX | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.513 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals With Disabilities | $2.5M | 15 Sep 2023 | TX | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.513 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals With Disabilities | $1.7M | 14 Sep 2023 | TX | 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.
- $268M, Department of Transportation, 18 Dec 2024: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE VIA METROPOLITANS ADVANCE RAPID TRANSIT (ART) NORTH/SOUTH CORRIDOR PROJECT AIMS TO CONSTRUCT A RAPID TRANSIT CORRIDOR CONNECTING THE CI
- $92M, Department of Transportation, 11 Feb 2026: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS OF FUNDING TO SUPPORT PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND CAPITAL COST OF CONTRACTIN
- $44M, Department of Transportation, 26 Jan 2024: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE APPROXIMATELY 12 MONTHS OF FUNDING TO SUPPORT PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE 9 MONTHS OF CAPITAL COST OF
- $43M, Department of Transportation, 24 Aug 2023: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE APPROXIMATELY 12 MONTHS OF FUNDING TO SUPPORT PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE 18 MONTHS OF CAPITAL COST OF
- $13M, Department of Transportation, 28 Aug 2023: APPLICATION PURPOSE: PURPOSE: VIA WILL UTILIZE CMAQ FUNDS TO REPLACE REVENUE VEHICLES THAT HAVE EXCEEDED THEIR USEFUL LIFE AS WELL AS INCREASE THE FREQUENCY OF
- $12M, Department of Transportation, 9 Sep 2026: APPLICATION PURPOSE: VIA WILL UTILIZE FLEXED CMAQ FUNDS TO REPLACE 19 REVENUE VEHICLES THAT HAVE EXCEEDED THEIR USEFUL LIFE.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: ACTIVITIES T
- $8.0M, Department of Transportation, 23 Aug 2023: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT APPLICATION IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING NEEDED TO REPLACE FAREBOXES ON VIAS FLEET REVENUE BUSES AND INSTALL BACKUP GENE
- $7.6M, Department of Transportation, 15 Jul 2025: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO PURCHASE AND INSTALL OPERATIONAL AND MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO ENSURE THE FUNCTIONALITY OF VIA OPERAT
Questions and answers
How much federal money does San Antonio Metropolitan Transit receive?
$505M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $71M; FY2024: $45M; FY2025: $280M; FY2026: $109M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to San Antonio Metropolitan Transit?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Transportation ($502M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants (20.500), Federal Transit Formula Grants (20.507) 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: TX ($502M).
Is San Antonio Metropolitan Transit a large federal recipient?
It ranks 1,481 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 81 of 1,565 located in TX. 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.