Federal grants to City of Billings
City of Billings in Billings, Montana received $27.1 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 15 awards. Its largest program was Federal Transit Formula Grants, with $15.8 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $6.1 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$27.1 million
- Awards15
- Awarded in FY 2025$6.1 million
- Largest award$3.8 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 2 | $2.7 million |
| FY 2022 | 4 | $5.0 million |
| FY 2023 | 2 | $255,907 |
| FY 2024 | 5 | $13.0 million |
| FY 2025 | 3 | $6.1 million |
Programs that fund City of Billings
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Transit Formula Grants | 7 | $15.8 million |
| Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | 7 | $10.0 million |
| Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program | 1 | $1.2 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Transportation | 15 | $27.1 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application purpose: use competitive and formula funds to purchase vehicles and equipment to begin transitioning billings mt transit fleet to electric vehicles.; activities performed: purchase four (4) new electric buses with two (2) electric bus chargers one (1) operator training simulator and addi | Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | February 27, 2024 | $3.8 million |
| Application purpose: the purpose of this award is to use section 5307 small urban funds to provide operating assistance for fixed route and ada paratransit operations and vehicle and facility preventive maintenance for billings Montana metropolitan transit (MET).; activities performed: funds will be | Federal Transit Formula Grants | July 8, 2025 | $2.9 million |
| Application purpose: billings transit will use section 5307 funds to provide operating assistance for fixed route and ada paratransit operations and preventive maintenance on met transits fleet and facilities.; activities performed: funds will be used to cover eligible fixed route ada paratransit an | Federal Transit Formula Grants | December 27, 2024 | $2.9 million |
| Application purpose: the purpose of this award is to use FY21 and FY22 5307 small urban formula funds to provide operating assistance for fixed route and ada paratransit operations preventive maintenance on met transits fleet and facilities and a security project that adds rfid (radio frequency iden | Federal Transit Formula Grants | January 24, 2024 | $2.6 million |
| Application purpose: to provide operating assistance for fixed route and ada paratransit operations and preventive maintenance on met transits fleet and facilities.; activities performed: funds will be used to cover eligible fixed route ada paratransit and fleet and facility preventive maintenance o | Federal Transit Formula Grants | March 21, 2024 | $2.5 million |
| Application purpose: this application uses formula and discretionary section 5339 funds to remodel expand and repair the existing met transit administration/operations building and install electric chargers.; activities performed: design and construction of a remodel and expansion to the existing ad | Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | August 8, 2024 | $2.1 million |
| Application purpose: funds will purchase replacement buses and avl software and installation for billings metropolitain transit agency.; activities performed: purchase four (4) replacement heavy-duty 35 low-floor diesel buses and a new avl system with real-time tracking features vehicle telematics a | Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | February 7, 2024 | $2.0 million |
| This application is for the full apportionment of FFY20 5307 urbanized area formula funds in the amount $1891355 federal. Met transit will be using at least 1% of its apportionment for security officer salaries. The projects in this award are: P2: operating - the funds will be used for operating assi | Federal Transit Formula Grants | June 28, 2021 | $1.9 million |
| Purpose: this ffy 2021 section 5307 grant is for the partial amount of $1707498 in formula funds for the purchase of ada compliant rolling stock and service support vehicles. Total apportionment is $1891495 leaving $183997 in federal funds for future use. Activities to be performed: this application | Federal Transit Formula Grants | December 28, 2021 | $1.7 million |
| Application purpose: the purpose of this award is to provide operating assistance for the city of billings transit system met transit to assist it in operating assistance.; activities performed: funds will be used to cover all eligible operating expenses such as employee salaries and wages fuel util | Federal Transit Formula Grants | June 21, 2022 | $1.3 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does City of Billings get?
$27.1 million in 15 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives City of Billings the most?
The Department of Transportation, with $27.1 million in 15 awards.
What is City of Billings's largest federal grant?
$3.8 million under Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs, with its first action in the period on February 27, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund City of Billings?
Its largest are Federal Transit Formula Grants, Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs and Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program.
Other grant recipients in Billings
- Intertribal Agriculture Council, Inc
- Billings City of
- Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council
- Yellowstone City County Health Department
- Montana State Univ. Billings
- Head Start, Inc.
- Montana Migrant & Seasonal Farm Workers
- Native American Development Corporation
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