Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- U.S. Government Entity
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 1000 Columbia Park Trail, Richland, WA 99352, USA
- Website
- bft.org
- Founded
- 1981
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Transportation
- Road & Rail
- Ground Transportation
- SIC code
- 41 Local & Interurban Passenger Transit
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Ben Franklin Transit, a local government-owned transit authority based in Richland, Washington, is a federal grant recipient serving the Benton-Franklin Public Transportation Benefit Area in southeastern Washington. The organization acts exclusively as a prime recipient of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) formula and project grants; it has no federal contract prime awardees and operates no subcontractor relationships.
Ben Franklin Transit's federal footprint consists entirely of FTA grants under CFDA 20.513 (Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities), CFDA 20.507 (Public Transportation — Operating Assistance), and CFDA 20.539 (Bus and Bus Facilities Formula Program). The recipient has drawn $263.9 million in combined obligated funding across 45 awards since 1999, with all awards sourced from a single customer: the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration. Activity has slowed in recent years — one award in 2026, two in 2025, and two in 2024 — compared to six awards in 2023 and five in 2022.
The grant portfolio breaks into two capability streams. Vehicle procurement grants fund fixed-route and paratransit bus replacements, including diesel, electric, and ADA-accessible models ranging from 30 to 40 feet in length, paired with communications and security infrastructure such as radios, cameras, and vehicle locators. Representative awards include a $384,614 Enhanced Mobility grant (August 2026) for one paratransit vehicle replacement, a $365,237 Enhanced Mobility award (July 2025) for paratransit procurement, and a multi-vehicle $835,405 Bus and Bus Facilities award (September 2022) for three 40-foot diesel fixed-route replacements. Operating assistance grants provide three years of support for salaries, benefits, fuel, maintenance, and supplies; a $14.8 million operating assistance award (September 2022) covered three years of operations through March 2026, while a $8.5 million coronavirus-response operating grant (September 2022) funded safe operations through June 2023. Facility and infrastructure grants include security assessment and design work for Ben Franklin Transit's Maintenance Operations and Administration campus in Richland and the Three Rivers Transit Center in Kennewick ($339,840 award, September 2023, completion June 2028).
Six awards face ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, representing potential recompete exposure. The organization serves the cities of Kennewick, Pasco, Richland, West Richland, Benton City, and Prosser, plus unincorporated areas of Benton and Franklin counties; all grant work is performed in Washington with no subrecipient activities identified across the portfolio.
Quick answers
Is Ben Franklin Transit registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Ben Franklin Transit's SAM.gov registration is active through December 29, 2026.
What is Ben Franklin Transit's CAGE code?
Ben Franklin Transit's CAGE code is 5EM78, and its Unique Entity ID (UEI) is QVNLRS9RPUV4.
What is Ben Franklin Transit's most recent federal award?
Ben Franklin Transit's most recent federal grant award is This grant will be used for the purchase of approximately one (1) paratransit less than 35-FT replacement vehicles… (WA2026064), from Federal Transit Administration, on August 6, 2026.
On GovTribe
See Ben Franklin Transit's full federal record
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- Funding analysis by agency, NAICS and set-aside
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