Recipient of federal assistance · RICHMOND, VA

RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF

RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF received $54.4M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026, on 19 actions, +246% vs FY2025. It has no federal contracts in the loaded years. Since FY2021: $265.8M. Its largest awarding agency was Federal Transit Administration ($54.4M).

Assistance · FY2026
$54.4M
New awards
10
Actions
19
Since FY2021
$265.8M
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Parent organization
STATE OF VIRGINIA
Location
RICHMOND, VA
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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. 57.5MFY2021
  2. 42MFY2022
  3. 37MFY2023
  4. 59.2MFY2024
  5. 15.7MFY2025
  6. 54.4MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$54.4M100%

Top programs · Awarding agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

Top programs

  1. 20.509 · Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program$19M35%
  2. 20.513 · Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities$13.6M25%
  3. 20.505 · Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research$10.3M19%
  4. 20.526 · Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs$8.9M16%
  5. 20.507 · Federal Transit Formula Grants$1.5M2.8%
  6. 20.528 · Rail Fixed Guideway Public Transportation System State Safety Oversight Formula Grant Program$1.1M2.0%

Awarding agencies

  1. Federal Transit Administration$54.4M100%
    Department of Transportation

Largest awards

  1. ARKENDALE TO POWELLS CREEK THIRD TRACK$74.8M
    20.319 · High-Speed Rail Corridors and Intercity Passenger Rail Service – Capital Assistance Grants· Federal Railroad Administration· Cooperative agreement· May 18, 2023 – Apr 2, 2026· FR-HSR-0126-12
  2. SOUTHEAST HIGH SPEED RAIL I-95 CORRIDOR PE/NEPA  WASHINGTON, DC TO RICHMOND, VA$44.3M
    20.319 · High-Speed Rail Corridors and Intercity Passenger Rail Service – Capital Assistance Grants· Federal Railroad Administration· Cooperative agreement· Mar 15, 2022 – Apr 2, 2026· FR-HSR-0093-11
  3. VIRGINIA DEPT OF RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (VDRPT) FFY 2020 5311 CARES ACT GRANT - OPERATING$44.1M
    20.509 · Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program· Federal Transit Administration· Formula grant· Feb 3, 2021 – Apr 10, 2026· VA-2020-019
  4. APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PROJECTS ARE FOR OPERATING (INCLUDING UNRESTRICTED INTERCITY BUS RTAP AND ADTAP) AND CAPITAL ASSISTANCE (INCLUDING…$19.2M
    20.509 · Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program· Federal Transit Administration· Formula grant· Dec 11, 2025 – Dec 11, 2025· VA-2026-003
  5. APPLICATION PURPOSE: PROVIDE FUNDING FOR CAPITAL PURCHASES TO SUPPORT THE VIRGINIA RURAL TRANSIT ASSET MANAGEMENT AND EQUITY PROGRAM…$8.6M
    20.526 · Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs· Federal Transit Administration· Project grant· May 1, 2026 – May 1, 2026· VA-2026-012
  6. APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO ELIGIBLE SUBRECIPIENTS TO MEET THE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF SENIORS…$8.4M
    20.513 · Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities· Federal Transit Administration· Formula grant· Sep 23, 2026 – Sep 23, 2026· VA-2026-046

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

No subawards reported to it in FY2026.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $42.2M paid out · $4.9M received
  • FY2022: $6.8M paid out · $0 received
  • FY2023: $20.5M paid out · $0 received
  • FY2024: $59.1M 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 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.