Recipient of federal assistance · SACRAMENTO, CA

STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION received $98.1M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026, on 13 actions, +56% vs FY2025. It has no federal contracts in the loaded years. Since FY2021: $548.5M. Its largest awarding agency was Federal Transit Administration ($98.1M).

Assistance · FY2026
$98.1M
New awards
3
Actions
13
Since FY2021
$548.5M
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Parent organization
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Location
SACRAMENTO, CA
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. 52.2MFY2021
  2. 183.8MFY2022
  3. 49.2MFY2023
  4. 102MFY2024
  5. 63.1MFY2025
  6. 98.1MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$98.1M100%

Top programs · Awarding agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

Top programs

  1. 20.513 · Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities$54.5M55%
  2. 20.509 · Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program$42.9M44%
  3. 20.526 · Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs$752.5K0.8%

Awarding agencies

  1. Federal Transit Administration$98.1M100%
    Department of Transportation

Largest awards

  1. APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THE AWARD IS TO ASSIST TRANSPORTATION PROVIDERS THAT SUPPORT SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES…$54.5M
    20.513 · Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities· Federal Transit Administration· Formula grant· Sep 22, 2026 – Sep 22, 2026· CA-2026-233
  2. APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THE AWARD IS TO PROVIDE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE OPERATING FUNDS FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1 2025 TO…$44M
    20.509 · Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program· Federal Transit Administration· Formula grant· Sep 17, 2026 – Sep 17, 2026· CA-2026-232
  3. APPLICATION PURPOSE: 5311(F) CARES ACT OPERATING ASSISTANCE IN RESPONSE TO INCREASED COSTS DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED…$30M
    20.509 · Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program· Federal Transit Administration· Formula grant· Sep 18, 2026 – Sep 18, 2026· CA-2020-054
  4. APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THE AWARD IS TO PROVIDE OPERATING FUNDS FOR THE PERIOD OF AUG 23 2018 TO SEPTEMBER 30 2025 PROVIDE…$27.4M
    20.509 · Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program· Federal Transit Administration· Formula grant· Sep 24, 2026 – Sep 24, 2026· CA-2018-114
  5. APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO CITY OF CHOWCHILLA TO PURCHASE ONE (1) VEHICLE REPLACEMENT SERVICE…$4.7M
    20.526 · Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs· Federal Transit Administration· Formula grant· Sep 24, 2026 – Sep 24, 2026· CA-2018-023
  6. APPLICATION PURPOSE: YARTS WILL PURCHASE 6 DIESEL OVER-THE-ROAD COACH BUSES EQUIPPED WITH ADA LIFTS AND RESTROOMS.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED…$4.2M
    20.526 · Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs· Federal Transit Administration· Project grant· Apr 19, 2022 – Sep 21, 2026· CA-2022-058

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: $59.4M (133 subawards)

83 sub-recipients

  1. MODEL 1 COMMERCIAL VEHICLES, INC.$6.6M11%
    INDIANAPOLIS, IN · 27 subawards
  2. GLENN COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION$3.4M5.7%
    WILLOWS, CA · 1 subaward
  3. OUTREACH & ESCORT INC$2.8M4.7%
    SAN JOSE, CA · 2 subawards
  4. FRESNO COUNTY RURAL TRANSIT AGENCY$2.2M3.8%
    FRESNO, CA · 1 subaward
  5. REDDING AREA BUS AUTHORITY$2.2M3.7%
    REDDING, CA · 2 subawards
  6. MERCED, COUNTY OF$2.2M3.7%
    MERCED, CA · 1 subaward
  7. UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY OF GREATER SACRAMENTO INC$2M3.3%
    SACRAMENTO, CA · 1 subaward
  8. BUTTE COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS$1.9M3.2%
    CHICO, CA · 3 subawards
  9. TULARE COUNTY REGIONALTRANSIT AGENCY$1.5M2.6%
    VISALIA, CA · 2 subawards
  10. MOBILITY MATTERS$1.5M2.5%
    LAFAYETTE, CA · 2 subawards

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

No subawards reported to it in FY2026.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $127.7M paid out · $0 received
  • FY2022: $96.6M paid out · $0 received
  • FY2023: $79.1M paid out · $0 received
  • FY2024: $55.7M paid out · $0 received
  • FY2025: $52M paid out · $0 received
  • FY2026: $59.4M 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.