Recipient of federal assistance · PHILADELPHIA, PA

SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY received $759.8M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026, on 29 actions, +24% vs FY2025. It has no federal contracts in the loaded years. Since FY2021: $3.4B. Its largest awarding agency was Federal Transit Administration ($763.5M).

Assistance · FY2026
$759.8M
New awards
10
Actions
29
Since FY2021
$3.4B
UEI
D635RCBFB583
Location
PHILADELPHIA, PA
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. 397.5MFY2021
  2. 913.3MFY2022
  3. 445.6MFY2023
  4. 276.8MFY2024
  5. 610.4MFY2025
  6. 759.8MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$759.8M100%

Top programs · Awarding agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

Top programs

  1. 20.525 · State of Good Repair Grants Program$452.9M60%
  2. 20.507 · Federal Transit Formula Grants$185.3M24%
  3. 20.526 · Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs$80M11%
  4. 20.533 · All Stations Accessibility Program$44.4M5.8%
  5. 20.505 · Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research$950K0.1%
  6. 16.710 · Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants$488.6K0.1%
  7. 16.070 · Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act$200K0.0%
  8. 20.530 · Public Transportation Innovation-$22.3K0.0%

Awarding agencies

  1. Federal Transit Administration$763.5M100%
    Department of Transportation
  2. Offices, Boards and Divisions$688.6K0.1%
    Department of Justice

Largest awards

  1. SEPTA FFY20 5307-6 CARES ACT GRANT - OPERATING SECURITY CAPITAL EXPENSES$660.7M
    20.507 · Federal Transit Formula Grants· Federal Transit Administration· Formula grant· Jan 11, 2021 – Feb 2, 2026· PA-2020-023
  2. APPLICATION PURPOSE: TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE CRITICAL REPLACEMENT OF THE MARKET-FRANKFORD LINE FLEET.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: MARKET…$317.2M
    20.525 · State of Good Repair Grants Program· Federal Transit Administration· Project grant· Jan 8, 2025 – Apr 24, 2026· PA-2025-002
  3. APPLICATION PURPOSE: TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR SEPTAS CAPITAL PROGRAM.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: FY 2026 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE; EXPECTED…$170M
    20.525 · State of Good Repair Grants Program· Federal Transit Administration· Formula grant· Feb 23, 2026 – Feb 23, 2026· PA-2026-008
  4. APPLICATION PURPOSE: TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR MULTIPLE CRITICAL SEPTA PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: FY 2026 BUS VEHICLE…$165.1M
    20.507 · Federal Transit Formula Grants· Federal Transit Administration· Formula grant· Jul 9, 2026 – Sep 3, 2026· PA-2026-023
  5. APPLICATION PURPOSE: TO FUND SEVERAL CRITICAL SEPTA PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: FY 2021-2022…$123.6M
    20.525 · State of Good Repair Grants Program· Federal Transit Administration· Formula grant· Aug 10, 2021 – Aug 7, 2026· PA-2021-027
  6. APPLICATION PURPOSE: TO FUND SEVERAL CRITICAL SEPTA PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: CAPITAL ASSET LEASE PAYMENT - AMTRAK FY…$118.1M
    20.525 · State of Good Repair Grants Program· Federal Transit Administration· Formula grant· Feb 12, 2024 – Aug 31, 2026· PA-2024-003

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: $0 paid out · $13.4M received
  • FY2022: $584.6K paid out · $16.4M received
  • FY2024: $0 paid out · $529K 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.