Recipient of federal assistance · RALEIGH, NC

NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION received $59.8M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026, on 16 actions, −13% vs FY2025. It has no federal contracts in the loaded years. Since FY2021: $415.9M. Its largest awarding agency was Federal Transit Administration ($59.8M).

Assistance · FY2026
$59.8M
New awards
9
Actions
16
Since FY2021
$415.9M
UEI
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Location
RALEIGH, NC
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. 72.2MFY2021
  2. 93.6MFY2022
  3. 57.1MFY2023
  4. 64.1MFY2024
  5. 69.1MFY2025
  6. 59.8MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$59.8M100%

Top programs · Awarding agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

Top programs

  1. 20.509 · Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program$41.8M70%
  2. 20.513 · Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities$7.4M12%
  3. 20.526 · Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs$5.9M9.8%
  4. 20.505 · Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research$4.9M8.2%
  5. 20.528 · Rail Fixed Guideway Public Transportation System State Safety Oversight Formula Grant Program$892K1.5%
  6. 20.530 · Public Transportation Innovation-$74.4K0.0%
  7. 20.527 · Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program-$936.4K0.0%

Awarding agencies

  1. Federal Transit Administration$59.8M100%
    Department of Transportation

Largest awards

  1. APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA AND ITS SUBRECIPIENTS OPERATING ASSISTANCE AND…$37.4M
    20.509 · Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program· Federal Transit Administration· Formula grant· Jul 2, 2026 – Jul 2, 2026· NC-2026-044
  2. FY2017 5311-COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION GRANT$33.8M
    20.509 · Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program· Federal Transit Administration· Formula grant· Dec 16, 2025 – Dec 16, 2025· NC-2016-006
  3. APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE THE NORTH CAROLINA DOT AND ITS SUBRECIPIENTS OPERATING ASSISTANCE AND CAPITAL…$7.4M
    20.513 · Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities· Federal Transit Administration· Formula grant· Apr 21, 2026 – Apr 21, 2026· NC-2026-024
  4. THIS APPLICATION IS CURRENTLY FOR JCATS (JOHNSTON COUNTY) TO PAY FOR ENGINEERING DESIGN OF THEIR FACILITY AND TO CONSTRUCT THE FACILITY…$5.2M
    20.526 · Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs· Federal Transit Administration· Project grant· Dec 15, 2021 – Jun 17, 2026· NC-2022-004
  5. APPLICATION PURPOSE: INTEGRATED MOBILITY DIVISION IS APPLYING FOR SECTION 5303 METROPOLITAN PLANNING FORMULA FROM FFY24 IN THE AMOUNT OF…$4.9M
    20.505 · Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research· Federal Transit Administration· Formula grant· Jun 11, 2026 – Jun 11, 2026· NC-2026-039
  6. APPLICATION PURPOSE: THIS PROJECT WILL REPLACE AGING DIESEL BUSES WITH THREE ELECTRIC VEHICLES FOR APPALCART IN WATAUGA COUNTY NC. THE…$4M
    20.509 · Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program· Federal Transit Administration· Formula grant· Apr 30, 2026 – Apr 30, 2026· NC-2026-027

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: $53.6M (162 subawards)

104 sub-recipients

  1. APPALCART$7.4M14%
    BOONE, NC · 4 subawards
  2. GREYHOUND LINES, INC.$5.2M9.8%
    DALLAS, TX · 1 subaward
  3. YADKIN VALLEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, INCORPORATED$1.6M3.0%
    BOONVILLE, NC · 3 subawards
  4. KERR AREA RURAL TRANSIT SYSTEM AUTHORITY$1.5M2.8%
    HENDERSON, NC · 3 subawards
  5. WILSON, CITY OF$1.3M2.4%
    WILSON, NC · 1 subaward
  6. TROLLEYS, INC$1.1M2.1%
    CHARLOTTE, NC · 1 subaward
  7. ALAMANCE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY$1.1M2.0%
    BURLINGTON, NC · 1 subaward
  8. CITY OF CHARLOTTE$1.1M2.0%
    CHARLOTTE, NC · 1 subaward
  9. COUNTY OF RUTHERFORD$1.1M2.0%
    RUTHERFORDTON, NC · 4 subawards
  10. ALBEMARLE REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES$933.2K1.7%
    ELIZABETH CITY, NC · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

No subawards reported to it in FY2026.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $75.4M paid out · $8.3M received
  • FY2022: $100M paid out · $9.5M received
  • FY2023: $82.1M paid out · $22.7M received
  • FY2024: $70.5M paid out · $6.7M received
  • FY2025: $17.9M paid out · $0 received
  • FY2026: $53.6M 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.