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Metropolitan Council Minnesota
- Authority or commission
- Government
- Local government
- Regional or state government
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Federal agencies obligated $1.9B to Metropolitan Council Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, in the listed fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $234M, with contracts under the listing floor.
That is down 48% on FY2025 ($448M).
Metropolitan Council Minnesota ranks 7 of 406 listed organisations located in MN by five-year obligations, and 521 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Transportation and Department of Housing and Urban Development: 25 awards worth $782M in total award value.
USAspending lists its parent organisation as Metropolitan Council Minnesota.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $791,129,005 | under $1.0M | $791,129,005 | — |
| FY2024 | $388,441,272 | under $1.0M | $388,441,272 | -51% |
| FY2025 | $448,011,614 | under $1.0M | $448,011,614 | +15% |
| FY2026 | $234,051,285 | under $1.0M | $234,051,285 | -48% |
| 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 MN | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $1.9B | $55B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $234M | $14B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | $4.6M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $1.9B | $55B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 521 of 30,989 | 1 of 406 in MN | 1 |
Largest in state: Minnesota 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 | 23 | $773M | 99% |
| 2 | Department of Housing and Urban Development | 2 | $9.0M | 1% |
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Hennepin County, MN $9.0M
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 | $239M | 4 Apr 2023 | MN | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $147M | 6 Sep 2024 | MN | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $86M | 12 Sep 2025 | MN | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $45M | 10 Sep 2026 | MN | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $45M | 11 Sep 2023 | MN | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 20.500 Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants | $28M | 11 Sep 2023 | MN | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $23M | 25 Aug 2023 | MN | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $22M | 18 Aug 2023 | MN | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $21M | 11 Sep 2025 | MN | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $19M | 5 Sep 2023 | MN | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 20.526 Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | $18M | 9 Jan 2024 | MN | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.525 State of Good Repair Grants Program | $11M | 5 Sep 2023 | MN | 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.
- $239M, Department of Transportation, 4 Apr 2023: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE METRO GOLD LINE IS A PLANNED 10.3-MILE DEDICATED BUS RAPID TRANSIT (BRT) LINE THAT WILL CONNECT PEOPLE ACROSS THE REGION TO JOB CENTERS
- $147M, Department of Transportation, 6 Sep 2024: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE METRO TRANSIT (MT) AND METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES (MTS) PROJECTS INCLUDING: MTS
- $86M, Department of Transportation, 12 Sep 2025: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE METRO TRANSIT (MT) AND METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES (MTS) PROJECTS INCLUDING: MTS
- $45M, Department of Transportation, 10 Sep 2026: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PRESERVE AND IMPROVE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE EXPAND TRANSIT SERVICE AND MAINTAIN TRANSIT ASSET
- $45M, Department of Transportation, 11 Sep 2023: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO PROJECTS THAT WERE SELECTED THROUGH THE METROPOLITAN COUNCILS 2018 AND 2022 REGIONAL SOL
- $28M, Department of Transportation, 11 Sep 2023: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONSTRUCT THE SOUTHWEST LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT (SWLRT) EXTENSION PROJECT WHICH IS AN APPROXIMATELY 14.5-MILE
- $23M, Department of Transportation, 25 Aug 2023: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO PURCHASE BUSES THAT WILL PRESERVE EXISTING SERVICE LEVELS AND REPLACE BUSES THAT HAVE REACHED THE END OF TH
- $22M, Department of Transportation, 18 Aug 2023: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THIS GRANT WILL PROVIDE FUNDING FOR PROJECTS TO IMPROVE CUSTOMERS EXPERIENCE OF RIDING TRANSIT (PAVEMENT IMPROVEMENT BUS STOP ENHANCEMENTS
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Metropolitan Council Minnesota receive?
$1.9B in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $791M; FY2024: $388M; FY2025: $448M; FY2026: $234M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Metropolitan Council Minnesota?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Transportation ($773M) and Department of Housing and Urban Development ($9.0M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under Federal Transit Formula Grants (20.507), Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants (20.500) 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: MN ($782M).
Is Metropolitan Council Minnesota a large federal recipient?
It ranks 521 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 7 of 406 located in MN. 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.