Federal grants to KY Transportation Cabinet
KY Transportation Cabinet in Frankfort, Kentucky received $234 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 22 awards. Its largest program was Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program, with $181 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $40.7 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$234 million
- Awards22
- Awarded in FY 2025$40.7 million
- Largest award$80.0 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 14 | $68.1 million |
| FY 2022 | 4 | $43.2 million |
| FY 2023 | 3 | $58.5 million |
| FY 2024 | 5 | $23.2 million |
| FY 2025 | 6 | $40.7 million |
Programs that fund KY Transportation Cabinet
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program | 7 | $181 million |
| Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | 5 | $33.7 million |
| Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities | 5 | $13.2 million |
| Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research | 3 | $4.8 million |
| Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program | 2 | $757,800 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Transportation | 22 | $234 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application purpose: kytc/otd application for statewide rural apportionments for FFY22 and FFY23. The purpose is to secure funding for kentuckys rural 5311 ffy 2022 FFY2023 (and FFY20 remaining $190000) funding to provide support to all of kytc/otd section 5311 agencies and that the subrecipients ca | Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program | May 30, 2023 | $80.0 million |
| Original may 31 2021SECTION 5311 FFY20 apportionmenttotal apportionment is $19637208RTAP apportionment is $317172APPALACHIAN apportionment is $1764000KYTC is applying for state administration in the amount of federal $1500000; and federal $3204090 intercity bus (which is 16%) of the 5311 nonurbanize | Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program | July 21, 2021 | $43.5 million |
| Kytc/otd 5311 CARES act operating; rural Kentucky statewide | Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program | December 21, 2020 | $15.9 million |
| Ky section 5311 ARPA operating and intercity operating apportionment and intercity bus formula | Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program | May 12, 2021 | $14.4 million |
| CARES FFY20 section 5311 construction of add on administrative facility | Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program | March 18, 2021 | $13.6 million |
| Ky crrsaa section 5311 9A 2021.28.18 CR1 operating assistance 1003-2021 uza:211250 | Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program | February 8, 2021 | $11.6 million |
| Orignial applicatonkentucky transportation cabinet/office of transportation delivery on behalf of rural transit operators statewide.full ffy 21 section 5339 apportionment $3500000 federallocal share 20% $875000ZERO remaining of the FFY21 section 5339 apportionment after this grant award.no preventat | Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | August 10, 2021 | $11.5 million |
| Application purpose: Kentucky transportation cabinet is making a partial application of $8890907 out of the available funding of $11570906 for section 5339(b) FY23 competitive funding.original grantpurpose: is to secure the 5339(b) FFY23 partial funding for section 5311 agencies that requested: repla | Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | May 7, 2024 | $8.9 million |
| Application purpose: two purchase (70) replacement vehicles and (23) expansion vehiclesscope (111)11.12.15 federal share $5876138; local share $146903511.13.15 federal share $2123862 local share $530965TOTAL federal share $8000000TOTAL local share $2000000AACS11.13.15 $576592 BGCAP11.12.15 $400000 c | Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | August 8, 2025 | $8.0 million |
| The Kentucky transportation cabinet/office of transportation delivery is making an application for the full FFY21 section 5310 apportionmentfederal share 80% $1825365LOCAL share 20% $456341(46) replacement VEHICLES11.12.15THIS is statewide rural service areas.a minimum of 55 percent of the annual st | Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities | July 16, 2021 | $7.1 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does KY Transportation Cabinet get?
$234 million in 22 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives KY Transportation Cabinet the most?
The Department of Transportation, with $234 million in 22 awards.
What is KY Transportation Cabinet's largest federal grant?
$80.0 million under Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program, with its first action in the period on May 30, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund KY Transportation Cabinet?
Its largest are Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program, Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs and Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities.
Other grant recipients in Frankfort
- Health Services Kentucky Cabinet for
- Kentucky Department of Education
- Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
- Commonwealth of Kentucky
- Kentucky Department of Military Affairs
- Energy & Environment Cabinet
- Kentucky Department for Local Government
- Department of Workforce Development
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