Federal grants to Autoridad Metropolitana de Autobuses
Autoridad Metropolitana de Autobuses in San Juan, Puerto Rico received $106 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 10 awards. Its largest program was Federal Transit Formula Grants, with $90.6 million. In fiscal 2025 more was taken back from its awards than added, a net -$3.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$106 million
- Awards10
- Awarded in FY 2025-$3
- Largest award$29.1 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 5 | $28.1 million |
| FY 2022 | 1 | $29.1 million |
| FY 2023 | 3 | $21.0 million |
| FY 2024 | 3 | $27.7 million |
| FY 2025 | 0 | -$3 |
Programs that fund Autoridad Metropolitana de Autobuses
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Transit Formula Grants | 7 | $90.6 million |
| Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | 2 | $14.8 million |
| Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program | 1 | $510,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Transportation | 10 | $106 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application executive summary this is a ffy 2021 section 5307 crrsaa application for $29105286. This application is 100% federal funds. This application utilizes crrsaa funding to prevent prepare for and respond to coronavirus. The application scope of work is for operating assistance to recover cos | Federal Transit Formula Grants | January 21, 2022 | $29.1 million |
| Section 5307 FY 2017-2018 preventive maintenance for fixed route paratransit fleet; pr metro. Bus authority | Federal Transit Formula Grants | September 2, 2021 | $22.0 million |
| Application purpose: this project is for the continuation of bus replacement plan for the fixed route fleet. This project is part of the bus replacement plan to replace buses that have reached the end of their useful life. With this purchase we will replace the 2007 fleet and part of the 2010 fleet. | Federal Transit Formula Grants | September 1, 2023 | $20.0 million |
| Application purpose: the purpose of this low and no emission vehicle award is to purchase electric buses that will replace exiting diesel buses and the construction of a dual solar-powered charging station as an initiative to bring sustainable transit utilizing clean and green technology to promote | Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | May 14, 2024 | $10.0 million |
| FY20 CARES act sec 5307 for operating assistance metropolitan bus authority Puerto Rico | Federal Transit Formula Grants | May 17, 2021 | $10.0 million |
| Application purpose: this award is intended to reimburse expenses incurred to maintain agency operations. This includes but is not limited to salaries and other expenses such as fuel. These expenses are necessary to keep the service running.; activities performed: salaries fuel and other operational | Federal Transit Formula Grants | May 14, 2024 | $5.7 million |
| Fiscal year 2021 capital programsthis is a ffy 2021 section 5307 application in the amount of $2770060 FTA funds and fyi 2021 section 5339 funds for $4329940 (note: in this section 5339 $929940 are lapsing funds of FY 2017 state funds). The total of FTA funds is $7 100000 and local match is $1135000 | Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | September 17, 2021 | $4.8 million |
| Fiscal year 2021 capital programsthis is a ffy 2021 section 5307 application in the amount of $2770060 FTA funds and fyi 2021 section 5339 funds for $4329940 (note: in this section 5339 $929940 are lapsing funds of FY 2017 state funds). The total of FTA funds is $7 100000 and local match is $1135000 | Federal Transit Formula Grants | September 17, 2021 | $2.8 million |
| Application purpose: the purpose of this award is to provide funds for the preventive maintenance of the fleet the acquisition of paratransit vehicles and to make an update to the fare collection system.; activities performed: among the activities to be performed are the purchase of vehicles the rep | Federal Transit Formula Grants | June 24, 2021 | $1.0 million |
| Emergency relief funds section 5324 FY 2019 hurricane maria. The direct allocation for response recovery and rebuilding allocated to the metropolitan bus authority is in a total of $13599000. The discretionary funding id is D2018-EMER-017. Two er grants have been awarded to the metropolitan bus auth | Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program | September 26, 2023 | $510,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Autoridad Metropolitana de Autobuses get?
$106 million in 10 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Autoridad Metropolitana de Autobuses the most?
The Department of Transportation, with $106 million in 10 awards.
What is Autoridad Metropolitana de Autobuses's largest federal grant?
$29.1 million under Federal Transit Formula Grants, with its first action in the period on January 21, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Autoridad Metropolitana de Autobuses?
Its largest are Federal Transit Formula Grants, Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs and Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program.
Other grant recipients in San Juan
- Governor's Authorized Representative
- Puerto Rico Department of Health
- Puerto Rico Department of Housing
- Department of Education of Puerto Rico
- Administration de Vivienda Publica
- Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority
- Department of Family
- Administracion de Desarrollo Socioeconomico de La Familia
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