Federal grants to City of Ames
City of Ames in Ames, Iowa received $28.9 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 14 awards. Its largest program was Federal Transit Formula Grants, with $23.6 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $4.6 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$28.9 million
- Awards14
- Awarded in FY 2025$4.6 million
- Largest award$6.2 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 3 | $2.3 million |
| FY 2022 | 5 | $13.2 million |
| FY 2023 | 2 | $4.4 million |
| FY 2024 | 2 | $4.5 million |
| FY 2025 | 3 | $4.6 million |
Programs that fund City of Ames
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Transit Formula Grants | 11 | $23.6 million |
| Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | 2 | $4.8 million |
| Public Transportation Innovation | 1 | $450,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Transportation | 14 | $28.9 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose of the award: the ames transit agency (CYRIDE) is submitting a FFY2021 section 5307 arp act application in the amount of $6163516 federal; $6163516 total; $0 local. This grant requests the entire arp 5307 appropriation at a 100% federal share (0% local match) as allowed under the arp regulat | Federal Transit Formula Grants | December 20, 2021 | $6.2 million |
| Application purpose: the ames transit agency (CYRIDE) is submitting a FFY2023 section 5307 grant application in the amount of $4226994 federal; $4226994 local; $8453988 total. This grant requests the entire FFY2023 section 5307 appropriation at a 50% federal share (50% local match) as allowed for ge | Federal Transit Formula Grants | February 22, 2024 | $4.2 million |
| Application purpose: the ames transit agency (CYRIDE) is submitting a FFY2024 section 5307 grant application in the amount of $4194044 federal; $4194044 local; $8388088TOTAL. This grant requests the entire FFY2024 section 5307 appropriation at a 50% federal share (50% local match) as allowed for gen | Federal Transit Formula Grants | January 27, 2025 | $4.2 million |
| Application purpose: the ames transit agency (CYRIDE) is submitting a FFY2022 section 5307 grant application in the amount of $4135821 federal; $4135821 local; $8271642 total. This grant requests the entire FFY2022 section 5307 appropriation at a 50% federal share (50% local match) as allowed for ge | Federal Transit Formula Grants | March 10, 2023 | $4.1 million |
| The ames transit agency (CYRIDE) will utilize its entire FFY2021 section 5339 bus and bus facilities award of $3185374 federal to purchase three new battery electric buses (replacing three 17-YEAR old hd orion v buses past their useful life of 12 years) and two articulated 60 hd buses (replacing an | Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | July 20, 2022 | $3.2 million |
| Purpose of award: the ames transit agency (CYRIDE) will utilize its entire FFY2021 section 5307 apportionment award of $2502489 federal to purchase three new battery electric buses (replacing three 16-YEAR old hd orion VII buses past their useful life of 12 years) dispensers and charging equipment a | Federal Transit Formula Grants | June 6, 2022 | $2.5 million |
| Application purpose: the ames transit agency (CYRIDE) will utilize all its $1660180 award under D2019-LWNO-010 from the 2019 5339 low or no emission project selections made on july 26 2019 under this grant application. For more information about this award please visit: https://cms7.fta.dot.gov/site | Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | January 21, 2021 | $1.7 million |
| Purpose of the award: the ames transit agency (CYRIDE) is submitting a FFY2021 section 5307 crrsaa application in the amount of $1081492 federal; $1081492 total; $0 local. This grant requests the entire crrsaa 5307 appropriation at a 100% federal share (0% local match) as allowed under the crrsaa re | Federal Transit Formula Grants | January 28, 2022 | $1.1 million |
| Application purpose: cyride with the help of its project partners syncromatics and nelson nygaard will deploy automatic passenger counter (APC) technology including routers throughout its bus fleet and complete an independent evaluation of the project. Apcs will allow passengers to view capacity of | Public Transportation Innovation | July 29, 2021 | $450,000 |
| Application purpose: the ames transit agency (CYRIDE) will utilize $377500 in federal FY2025 5307 stbg assistance to upgrade a transit bus to a battery electric bus purchase. The total federal amount under this grant is $377500 the total local amount ($94375) for a total grant amount of 471875. Sour | Federal Transit Formula Grants | April 17, 2025 | $377,050 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does City of Ames get?
$28.9 million in 14 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives City of Ames the most?
The Department of Transportation, with $28.9 million in 14 awards.
What is City of Ames's largest federal grant?
$6.2 million under Federal Transit Formula Grants, with its first action in the period on December 20, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund City of Ames?
Its largest are Federal Transit Formula Grants, Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs and Public Transportation Innovation.
Other grant recipients in Ames
- Iowa Department of Transportation
- Iowa State University of Science and Technology
- The Krell Institute Inc
- Youth & Shelter Services Inc
- City of Ames
- Practical Farmers of Iowa
- City of Ames
- N F O Inc
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