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Utah Transit Authority
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Federal agencies obligated $775M to Utah Transit Authority, Salt Lake City, UT, in the listed fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $235M, with contracts under the listing floor.
That is down 21% on FY2025 ($298M).
Utah Transit Authority ranks 14 of 289 listed organisations located in UT by five-year obligations, and 1,055 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Transportation: 42 awards worth $763M in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $106,231,854 | under $1.0M | $106,231,854 | — |
| FY2024 | $135,788,798 | under $1.0M | $135,788,798 | +28% |
| FY2025 | $297,712,307 | under $1.0M | $297,712,307 | +119% |
| FY2026 | $235,291,889 | under $1.0M | $235,291,889 | -21% |
| 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 UT | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $775M | $15B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $235M | $3.7B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $775M | $15B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 1,055 of 30,989 | 1 of 289 in UT | 1 |
Largest in state: Utah Department of Health and 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 | 42 | $763M | 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) | 20.525 State of Good Repair Grants Program | $72M | 2 Dec 2024 | UT | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $71M | 28 Aug 2025 | UT | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $65M | 16 Sep 2024 | UT | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $64M | 21 Feb 2023 | UT | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 20.500 Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants | $61M | 20 Dec 2024 | UT | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 20.525 State of Good Repair Grants Program | $60M | 27 Feb 2024 | UT | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $49M | 11 Feb 2026 | UT | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $48M | 13 Aug 2026 | UT | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.525 State of Good Repair Grants Program | $36M | 3 Sep 2025 | UT | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.525 State of Good Repair Grants Program | $33M | 4 Sep 2026 | UT | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.525 State of Good Repair Grants Program | $31M | 5 Jan 2026 | UT | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.525 State of Good Repair Grants Program | $24M | 18 Jul 2023 | UT | 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.
- $72M, Department of Transportation, 2 Dec 2024: APPLICATION PURPOSE: FUNDS WILL ASSIST UTA IN KEEPING ASSETS IN A STATE OF GOOD REPAIR IN THE UTA SERVICE AREA.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: THIS GRANT APPLICATION CU
- $71M, Department of Transportation, 28 Aug 2025: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT AWARD IS TO ASSIST UTA IN MEETING THE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF RIDERS AND IN KEEPING ASSETS IN A STATE OF GOOD REP
- $65M, Department of Transportation, 16 Sep 2024: APPLICATION PURPOSE: FUNDS WILL ASSIST UTA IN MEETING THE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF RIDERS IN THE UTA SERVICE AREA.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: THIS GRANT APPLICATION
- $64M, Department of Transportation, 21 Feb 2023: APPLICATION PURPOSE: PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ADA PARATRANSIT OPERATIONS AND SAFETY AND SECURITY PROJECTS.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: THE GRANT SCOPE OF WORK INCLUDES
- $61M, Department of Transportation, 20 Dec 2024: APPLICATION PURPOSE: TO FUND A 7.0-MILE BUS RAPID TRANSIT LINE IN MURRAY TAYLORSVILLE AND WEST VALLEY CITIES SALT LAKE COUNTY UTAH.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: THE P
- $60M, Department of Transportation, 27 Feb 2024: APPLICATION PURPOSE: ENSURE UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITYS LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM REMAINS VIABLE FOR ANOTHER 25 YEARS WHILE IMPROVING LOCAL COMMUNITY ACCESSIBILITY AND SAFE
- $49M, Department of Transportation, 11 Feb 2026: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT AWARD IS TO ASSIST IN FUNDING PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE FOR VEHICLES AND FACILITIES AND ADA PARATRANSIT OPERATING AS
- $48M, Department of Transportation, 13 Aug 2026: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT AWARD IS TO ASSIST IN FUNDING PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE FOR VEHICLES AND FACILITIES AND ADA PARATRANSIT OPERATING AS
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Utah Transit Authority receive?
$775M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $106M; FY2024: $136M; FY2025: $298M; FY2026: $235M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Utah Transit Authority?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Transportation ($763M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under Federal Transit Formula Grants (20.507), State of Good Repair Grants Program (20.525) 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: UT ($763M).
Is Utah Transit Authority a large federal recipient?
It ranks 1,055 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 14 of 289 located in UT. 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.