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Chicago Transit Authority
- Authority or commission
- Government
- Local government
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Federal agencies obligated $2.6B to Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago, IL, in the listed fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025.
Chicago Transit Authority ranks 11 of 756 listed organisations located in IL by five-year obligations, and 378 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Transportation, Department of Homeland Security and Department of Housing and Urban Development: 19 awards worth $3.2B in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $460,551,548 | under $1.0M | $460,551,548 | — |
| FY2024 | $445,854,987 | under $1.0M | $445,854,987 | -3% |
| FY2025 | $1,709,651,958 | under $1.0M | $1,709,651,958 | +283% |
| FY2026 | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
| 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 IL | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $2.6B | $89B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | under $1.0M | $26B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $2.6B | $89B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 378 of 30,000 | 1 of 756 in IL | 1 |
Largest in state: Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family 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 | 13 | $3.1B | 99% |
| 2 | Department of Homeland Security | 3 | $41M | 1% |
| 3 | Department of Housing and Urban Development | 3 | $4.5M | 0% |
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Cook County, IL $47M
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 | $1.1B | 11 Jan 2025 | IL | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $444M | 22 Aug 2025 | IL | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $430M | 25 Sep 2023 | IL | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $429M | 19 Sep 2024 | IL | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $345M | 24 Sep 2026 | IL | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 20.533 All Stations Accessibility Program | $118M | 22 Sep 2026 | IL | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $111M | 20 Dec 2024 | IL | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $97M | 24 Sep 2026 | IL | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $30M | 21 Jan 2025 | IL | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityFederal Emergency Management Agency | GrantProject Grant (B) | 97.075 Rail and Transit Security Grant Program | $19M | 18 Sep 2024 | IL | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityFederal Emergency Management Agency | GrantProject Grant (B) | 97.075 Rail and Transit Security Grant Program | $13M | 3 Aug 2023 | IL | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 20.534 Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending | $13M | 30 Apr 2025 | IL | 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.
- $1.1B, Department of Transportation, 11 Jan 2025: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO THE PROJECT. THIS FUNDING WILL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY ASSISTANCE IN MEETING REGIONAL TRAN
- $444M, Department of Transportation, 22 Aug 2025: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THIS AWARD IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT A SERIES OF INITIATIVES AIMED AT MODERNIZING AND IMPROVING CTAS FLEET AND FACILITIES AS WELL AS PREPARING
- $430M, Department of Transportation, 25 Sep 2023: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THIS AWARD PROVIDES FOR THE PURCHASE OF UP TO 67 NEW STANDARD 40FT BUSES THE PURCHASE OF UP TO 36 NEW RAIL CARS BUS AND RAIL REVENUE FLEET
- $429M, Department of Transportation, 19 Sep 2024: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THIS AWARD PROVIDES FOR THE PURCHASE OF UP TO 14 NEW STANDARD 40FT BUSES THE PURCHASE OF UP TO 1 NEW RAILCAR BUS AND RAIL REVENUE FLEET OVE
- $345M, Department of Transportation, 24 Sep 2026: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THIS AWARD IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT A SERIES OF INITIATIVES AIMED AT MODERNIZING AND IMPROVING CTAS FLEET AND FACILITIES AS WELL AS PREPARING
- $118M, Department of Transportation, 22 Sep 2026: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO SUPPORT DESIGN FOR CTAS PULASKI IRVING PARK BELMONT STATIONS ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAM (ASAP) PROJECT WHICH WIL
- $111M, Department of Transportation, 20 Dec 2024: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PROJECT WILL REPLACE THE TRACK BETWEEN PULASKI STATION THROUGH KEDZIE STATION. THE PROJECT WILL BE ENTIRELY WITHIN THE EXISTING RAILWAY
- $97M, Department of Transportation, 24 Sep 2026: APPLICATION PURPOSE: CTA IS COMMITTED TO REPLACING ITS OLDER RAILCARS (CURRENTLY IN SERVICE) WITH RAILCARS THAT INCREASE SAFETY REDUCE BREAKDOWNS AND SERVICE IN
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Chicago Transit Authority receive?
$2.6B in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $461M; FY2024: $446M; FY2025: $1.7B). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Chicago Transit Authority?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Transportation ($3.1B), Department of Homeland Security ($41M) and Department of Housing and Urban Development ($4.5M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under Federal Transit Formula Grants (20.507), Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants (20.500) and All Stations Accessibility Program (20.533).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: IL ($3.2B).
Is Chicago Transit Authority a large federal recipient?
It ranks 378 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 11 of 756 located in IL. 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.