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Washington County Trans AUTH
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Federal agencies obligated $43M to Washington County Trans AUTH, Washington, PA, in the listed fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $1.6M, with contracts under the listing floor.
That is down 93% on FY2025 ($23M).
Washington County Trans AUTH ranks 280 of 891 listed organisations located in PA by five-year obligations, and 10,738 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Transportation: 7 awards worth $42M in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $12,616,917 | under $1.0M | $12,616,917 | — |
| FY2024 | $5,807,282 | under $1.0M | $5,807,282 | -54% |
| FY2025 | $23,000,000 | under $1.0M | $23,000,000 | +296% |
| FY2026 | $1,570,000 | under $1.0M | $1,570,000 | -93% |
| 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 PA | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $43M | $148B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $1.6M | $40B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $43M | $148B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 10,738 of 30,000 | 1 of 891 in PA | 1 |
Largest in state: PA 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 | 7 | $42M | 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) | 20.526 Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | $15M | 23 May 2025 | PA | 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 | 2 Sep 2025 | PA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $7.6M | 11 Sep 2023 | PA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $5.0M | 8 Aug 2024 | PA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $3.2M | 26 May 2023 | PA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $1.9M | 26 May 2023 | PA | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $1.6M | 7 Jul 2026 | PA | 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.
- $15M, Department of Transportation, 23 May 2025: APPLICATION PURPOSE: PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BUS MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE FACILITY (BMSF).; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: SITE WORK DEMOLITION AND DE
- $8.0M, Department of Transportation, 2 Sep 2025: APPLICATION PURPOSE: PROVIDE FUNDS THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BUS MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE FACILITY (BMSF).; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: SITE WORK DEMOLITION AND DEVELO
- $7.6M, Department of Transportation, 11 Sep 2023: APPLICATION PURPOSE: FUND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BUS MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE FACILITY.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: SITE WORK DEMOLITION AND DEVELOPMENT UTILITY UP
- $5.0M, Department of Transportation, 8 Aug 2024: APPLICATION PURPOSE: FUND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BUS MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE FACILITY (BMSF).; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: SITE WORK DEMOLITION AND DEVELOPMENT UTI
- $3.2M, Department of Transportation, 26 May 2023: APPLICATION PURPOSE: ACQUIRE REAL ESTATE FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING A NEW BUS MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE FACILITY.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: PURCHASE REAL ESTATE
- $1.9M, Department of Transportation, 26 May 2023: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THIS APPLICATION UTILIZES CARES FUNDS TO PREVENT PREPARE FOR AND RESPOND TO CORONAVIRUS. THIS GRANT WILL RELIEVE WCTA-FT FROM SOME OF ITS O
- $1.6M, Department of Transportation, 7 Jul 2026: APPLICATION PURPOSE: TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO WASHINGTON COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY - FREEDOM TRANSIT (WCTA-FT) FOR CAPITAL PURCHASES. ; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: T
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Washington County Trans AUTH receive?
$43M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $13M; FY2024: $5.8M; FY2025: $23M; FY2026: $1.6M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Washington County Trans AUTH?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Transportation ($42M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (20.526) and Federal Transit Formula Grants (20.507).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: PA ($42M).
Is Washington County Trans AUTH a large federal recipient?
It ranks 10,738 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 280 of 891 located in PA. 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.