Alamance County Transportation Authority

Alamance County Transportation Authority, a U.S. local government transit authority headquartered in Burlington, North Carolina, operates as a recipient of Federal Transit Administration formula grants supporting public transit operations and capital investment across Alamance County. The authority does not hold federal contracts as a prime or subcontractor; its federal footprint consists entirely of grant awards and sub-recipient allocations under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507).

The authority's recent federal activity centers on three named prime grants from the Federal Transit Administration. A $1.264 million award made August 4, 2026, funds three years of operating assistance through March 30, 2030, covering driver salaries, fuel, and preventive maintenance. A $3.43 million award made May 21, 2025, supports five years of transit assistance through March 30, 2030, encompassing one year of preventive maintenance, two years of operating expenses, the purchase of one shop service pickup truck with a fourteen-year useful life, and a third-party planning and feasibility study contract. A third award of $163,800 made July 15, 2024, covers operating costs for 5,307 local urban-area trips through March 30, 2029, targeting citizens without reliable transportation to medical appointments and grocery shopping. Combined prime grant obligations total $4.858 million. The authority also receives federal funds as a sub-recipient; eight sub-awards documented in the source data (spanning July 2022 through July 2026) cover administrative costs for rural community transportation services, vehicle replacement and propane conversion kits, expansion of on-demand transit in eleven rural communities, operating assistance, and capital purchases. The authority reports no sub-recipient activities within its own prime grants.

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration is the sole federal customer served, accounting for all three prime awards and the sub-recipient allocations in the source period. Activity picked up markedly in 2024 (six awards) after a sparse 2022–2023 interval, with two awards in 2026 reflecting continued FTA engagement. The authority's grant footprint reflects its role as a regional transit operator serving Alamance County residents, with emphasis on equitable mobility for populations lacking alternative transportation access. All work is performed within Alamance County, North Carolina.