Recipient of federal assistance · BUFFALO, NY

NIAGARA FRONTIER TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

NIAGARA FRONTIER TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY received $91.1M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026, on 26 actions, −40% vs FY2025. It has no federal contracts in the loaded years. Since FY2021: $637.6M. Its largest awarding agency was Federal Transit Administration ($63.6M).

Assistance · FY2026
$91.1M
New awards
14
Actions
26
Since FY2021
$637.6M
UEI
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Location
BUFFALO, NY
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. 91.3MFY2021
  2. 144.4MFY2022
  3. 71.2MFY2023
  4. 86.9MFY2024
  5. 152.7MFY2025
  6. 91.1MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$91.1M100.0%
  2. Direct payments$6,7230.0%

Top programs · Awarding agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

Top programs

  1. 20.526 · Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs$30.5M34%
  2. 20.507 · Federal Transit Formula Grants$28.5M31%
  3. 20.116 · Airport Improvement Program$15.7M17%
  4. 20.118 · Airport Terminal Program$8.4M9.2%
  5. 20.117 · Airport Infrastructure Grants$7.2M7.9%
  6. 20.525 · State of Good Repair Grants Program$4.5M5.0%
  7. 21.016 · Equitable Sharing$6,7230.0%
  8. 20.939 · Safe Streets and Roads for All-$90.1K0.0%

Awarding agencies

  1. Federal Transit Administration$63.6M70%
    Department of Transportation
  2. Federal Aviation Administration$27.6M30%
    Department of Transportation
  3. Departmental Offices$6,7230.0%
    Department of the Treasury

Largest awards

  1. APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE NIAGARA FRONTIER TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY $28947368 IN FY23 SECTION 5339…$28.9M
    20.526 · Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs· Federal Transit Administration· Project grant· Jul 23, 2026 – Jul 23, 2026· NY-2026-026
  2. APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE NIAGARA FRONTIER TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY FY26 SECTION 5307 FUNDING TO SUPPORT…$23.5M
    20.507 · Federal Transit Formula Grants· Federal Transit Administration· Formula grant· Aug 19, 2026 – Aug 19, 2026· NY-2026-050
  3. PURPOSE: REHABILITATE RUNWAY. THIS GRANT IS FUNDED BY THE CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT TO INCREASE THE FEDERAL SHARE…$13.8M
    20.106 · Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs· Federal Aviation Administration· Project grant· May 23, 2022 – Jun 4, 2026· 33600091112022
  4. PURPOSE: REHABILITATE RUNWAY. THIS GRANT IS FUNDED BY THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021 TO INCREASE THE FEDERAL SHARE TO 100 PERCENT FOR…$12.8M
    20.106 · Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs· Federal Aviation Administration· Project grant· May 23, 2022 – Jun 4, 2026· 33600091122022
  5. PURPOSE: RECONSTRUCT TAXIWAY LIGHTING; RECONSTRUCT TAXIWAY; RECONSTRUCT TAXIWAY SIGNAGE. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS…$10.2M
    20.116 · Airport Improvement Program· Federal Aviation Administration· Project grant· Aug 7, 2026 – Aug 7, 2026· 33600091302026
  6. PURPOSE: RECONSTRUCT PASSENGER BOARDING BRIDGES. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS PROJECT RECONSTRUCTS 12 EXISTING…$8.4M
    20.118 · Airport Terminal Program· Federal Aviation Administration· Project grant· Sep 1, 2026 – Sep 1, 2026· 33600091322026

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

No subawards reported as a prime in FY2026.

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $120.6K (1 subaward)

1 prime

  1. HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY$120.6K100%
    ALBANY, NY · 1 subaward

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $0 paid out · $77K received
  • FY2023: $0 paid out · $766.4K received
  • FY2024: $0 paid out · $1.4M received
  • FY2025: $0 paid out · $154.8K received
  • FY2026: $0 paid out · $120.6K 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 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 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 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.