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Regional Transit Authority
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USAspending records $179M in award obligations to Regional Transit Authority (New Orleans, LA) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $49M, with contracts under the listing floor.
That is up 118% on FY2025 ($22M).
Regional Transit Authority ranks 42 of 414 listed organisations located in LA by five-year obligations, and 3,423 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Transportation: 14 awards worth $179M in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $66,831,687 | under $1.0M | $66,831,687 | — |
| FY2024 | $40,319,763 | under $1.0M | $40,319,763 | -40% |
| FY2025 | $22,443,120 | under $1.0M | $22,443,120 | -44% |
| FY2026 | $49,008,392 | under $1.0M | $49,008,392 | +118% |
| 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 LA | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $179M | $57B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $49M | $15B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $179M | $57B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 3,423 of 30,989 | 1 of 414 in LA | 1 |
Largest in state: Lousiana Department of Health. 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 | 14 | $179M | 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) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $59M | 30 May 2023 | LA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $30M | 14 May 2026 | LA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 20.933 National Infrastructure Investments | $19M | 19 Sep 2024 | LA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.525 State of Good Repair Grants Program | $17M | 29 Apr 2025 | LA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $15M | 29 Apr 2025 | LA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.525 State of Good Repair Grants Program | $7.2M | 3 Apr 2024 | LA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.525 State of Good Repair Grants Program | $7.1M | 24 Apr 2023 | LA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 20.533 All Stations Accessibility Program | $5.5M | 14 Jul 2026 | LA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $5.2M | 3 Sep 2024 | LA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 20.526 Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | $5.2M | 4 Sep 2024 | LA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.205 Highway Planning and Construction | $5.1M | 27 Jul 2026 | LA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.526 Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | $1.8M | 15 Dec 2023 | LA | 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.
- $59M, Department of Transportation, 30 May 2023: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS FUNDING IS FOR THE PURCHASE OF REPLACEMENT BUSES OPERATING EXPENSES ORGANIZATIONAL SOFTWARE 3RD PARTY CONSULTANT SERVIC
- $30M, Department of Transportation, 14 May 2026: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THIS APPLICATION REQUESTS FY2024 AND FY2025 5307 FUNDS FOR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE (BUS FERRY) BUS YARD PUSH TUG BUS ENGINE REPOWER AND PA
- $19M, Department of Transportation, 19 Sep 2024: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE NEW ORLEANS REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY (RTA) IS REQUESTING THE AWARD TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM NEW LINKS A COMPREHENSIVE OP
- $17M, Department of Transportation, 29 Apr 2025: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THIS APPLICATION IS TO REQUEST FY 2024 5337 5339 FUNDS FOR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE (RAIL) PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE (HOV) AND CANAL DEPOT B
- $15M, Department of Transportation, 29 Apr 2025: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS FUNDING IS FOR THE PURCHASE OF AN EMERGENCY GENERATOR LIGHT TOWERS A DIESEL TRAILER AND TRANSFER SWITCHES. THE ENGINEER
- $7.2M, Department of Transportation, 3 Apr 2024: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR RAIL AND HOV PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CAPITAL ITEMS.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: A
- $7.1M, Department of Transportation, 24 Apr 2023: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR RAIL LINE EQUIPMENT RAIL SHOP EQUIPMENT RAIL SUPPORT VEHICLES RAIL SUBSTATION PREVENTIV
- $5.5M, Department of Transportation, 14 Jul 2026: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS FY 2024 ALL STATIONS ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAM APPLICATION IS TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY ALONG THE ST. CHARLES STREETCAR LINE
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Regional Transit Authority receive?
$179M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $67M; FY2024: $40M; FY2025: $22M; FY2026: $49M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Regional Transit Authority?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Transportation ($179M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under Federal Transit Formula Grants (20.507), State of Good Repair Grants Program (20.525) and National Infrastructure Investments (20.933).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: LA ($179M).
Is Regional Transit Authority a large federal recipient?
It ranks 3,423 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 42 of 414 located in LA. 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.