Recipient of federal assistance · BALTIMORE, MD

MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION received $259M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026, on 59 actions, −58% vs FY2025. It has no federal contracts in the loaded years. Since FY2021: $3.5B. Its largest awarding agency was Federal Transit Administration ($258M).

Assistance · FY2026
$259M
New awards
20
Actions
59
Since FY2021
$3.5B
UEI
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Parent organization
STATE OF MARYLAND
Location
BALTIMORE, MD
State and local governments
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Federal grants & assistance received

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 1.1BFY2021
  2. 381.2MFY2022
  3. 605.9MFY2023
  4. 590.7MFY2024
  5. 619.2MFY2025
  6. 259MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$259M100%

Top programs · Awarding agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

Top programs

  1. 20.507 · Federal Transit Formula Grants$142.9M55%
  2. 20.525 · State of Good Repair Grants Program$94M36%
  3. 20.526 · Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs$11.2M4.3%
  4. 20.509 · Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program$9.6M3.7%
  5. 20.945 · Asset Concessions and Innovative Finance Assistance$1M0.4%
  6. 20.505 · Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research$327.1K0.1%
  7. 20.513 · Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities$95.8K0.0%
  8. 20.530 · Public Transportation Innovation-$106.9K0.0%

Awarding agencies

  1. Federal Transit Administration$258M99.6%
    Department of Transportation
  2. Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation$1M0.4%
    Department of Transportation

Largest awards

  1. FY15 AND FY16 5307 BALTIMORE$94.5M
    20.507 · Federal Transit Formula Grants· Federal Transit Administration· Formula grant· May 1, 2025 – Jan 29, 2026· MD-2016-006
  2. APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO MAINTAIN THE STATE OF GOOD REPAIR FOR MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATIONS RAIL…$62.2M
    20.525 · State of Good Repair Grants Program· Federal Transit Administration· Formula grant· Aug 26, 2026 – Aug 26, 2026· MD-2026-019
  3. APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE RIDESHARING PROGRAM GUARANTEED RIDE HOME PROGRAM PROCUREMENT OF REPLACEMENT…$46.8M
    20.507 · Federal Transit Formula Grants· Federal Transit Administration· Formula grant· Jul 24, 2026 – Jul 24, 2026· MD-2026-014
  4. APPLICATION PURPOSE: ...........; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: ........; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: ......; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: ......; SUBRECIPIENT…$44.9M
    20.507 · Federal Transit Formula Grants· Federal Transit Administration· Formula grant· Aug 10, 2026 – Aug 10, 2026· MD-2019-014
  5. APPLICATION PURPOSE: ; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: ; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: ; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: ; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES:$44.8M
    20.507 · Federal Transit Formula Grants· Federal Transit Administration· Formula grant· Jan 27, 2026 – Jan 27, 2026· MD-2018-019
  6. APPLICATION PURPOSE: ...; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: ...; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: ...; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: ...; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: ...$44.8M
    20.507 · Federal Transit Formula Grants· Federal Transit Administration· Formula grant· Apr 7, 2021 – Feb 18, 2026· MD-2021-005

Subawards

Matched by Unique Entity ID: the first-tier subawards this organization reported as a prime recipient, and those primes reported paying it.

As a prime: who it pays · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $37.1M (58 subawards)

22 sub-recipients

  1. CHARLES COUNTY GOVERNMENT$11.1M30%
    LA PLATA, MD · 4 subawards
  2. TRI-COUNTY COUNCIL FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND$3.3M8.8%
    SALISBURY, MD · 6 subawards
  3. FREDERICK COUNTY MARYLAND$3.1M8.4%
    FREDERICK, MD · 5 subawards
  4. BALTIMORE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT$2.9M7.8%
    BALTIMORE, MD · 1 subaward
  5. HARFORD, COUNTY OF$2.3M6.2%
    ABINGDON, MD · 1 subaward
  6. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF OCEAN CITY$2.1M5.7%
    OCEAN CITY, MD · 2 subawards
  7. ST MARYS COUNTY$1.7M4.5%
    CALIFORNIA, MD · 5 subawards
  8. CARROLL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF$1.4M3.9%
    WESTMINSTER, MD · 4 subawards
  9. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CALVERT COUNTY, MARYLAND$1.3M3.4%
    PRINCE FREDERICK, MD · 6 subawards
  10. ALLEGANY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS$1.1M2.8%
    CUMBERLAND, MD · 3 subawards

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

No subawards reported to it in FY2026.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $40M paid out · $225K received
  • FY2022: $32M paid out · $0 received
  • FY2023: $44.7M paid out · $712.3K received
  • FY2024: $51M paid out · $0 received
  • FY2025: $41.3M paid out · $0 received
  • FY2026: $37.1M paid out · $0 received

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.