Centre Area Transportation Authority
State College, PA Doing business as Cata
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- U.S. Government Entity
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 2081 W Whitehall Rd, State College, PA 16801, USA
- Website
- catabus.com
- Founded
- 1974
- 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.
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not on record | PA-2025-011 | $112,000 | |
| Not on record | PA-2021-009 | $270,000 |
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About the company
Centre Area Transportation Authority (CATA), a U.S. local government transit authority based in State College, Pennsylvania, receives federal operating and project grants from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) as a prime grant recipient, with no federal contracting footprint or subcontracting activity to note. CATA does not compete for federal contracts and holds no seat on federal contract vehicles.
CATA's federal footprint consists entirely of FTA formula grants and project grants under CFDA 20.507 (Federal Transit Formula Grants) and related pandemic-relief allocations, which fund preventive maintenance, transit operations, organizational administrative costs, and special studies. The organization has received $208.7 million in combined obligated federal dollars across 39 awards since 2008, with 95% delivered as prime recipient grants and 5% as sub-recipient allocations. Recent representative work includes a $15.118 million Federal Transit Formula Grants award issued August 21, 2026 (most recent), a $6.523 million formula grant issued September 23, 2025, and a $9.899 million American Rescue Plan Act operating assistance allocation issued April 1, 2022. CATA also received a project grant in July 2024 to fund a system-redesign study addressing first-mile-last-mile mobility for low-income riders and underserved neighborhoods through on-demand microtransit, ADA/paratransit, and shared-ride integration with fixed-route service. Earlier pandemic-era awards included $9.899 million in ARPA operating assistance (March 2022) and COVID-19 relief funding under CRRSAA (May 2023).
CATA's customer concentration is monolithic: the Federal Transit Administration represents 95% of its federal award portfolio (37 of 39 awards). Performance occurs in Pennsylvania, serving the Centre Region including Pennsylvania State University communities. The organization has maintained a relatively flat award cadence in recent years — one award in 2024, two in 2025, one in 2026 — suggesting stable recurring FTA formula grant cycles rather than growth trajectory. One award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. CATA operates no federal contract prime awards, pursues no set-aside designations, and engages in minimal sub-recipient work, positioning it outside the competitive federal contracting landscape entirely. The vendor's federal role is that of a direct grant recipient for transit operations and mobility planning, not a supplier to other federal agencies or prime contractors.
Quick answers
Is Centre Area Transportation Authority registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Centre Area Transportation Authority's SAM.gov registration is active through June 15, 2027.
What is Centre Area Transportation Authority's CAGE code?
Centre Area Transportation Authority's CAGE code is 5DN14, and its Unique Entity ID (UEI) is Z33JCML2QSF1.
What is Centre Area Transportation Authority's most recent federal award?
Centre Area Transportation Authority's most recent federal grant award is Provide funds for catas operating expenses not otherwise covered by fare and other revenues (PA2026035), from Federal Transit Administration, on August 21, 2026.
On GovTribe
See Centre Area Transportation Authority's full federal record
- Federal grant awards
- Funding analysis by agency, NAICS and set-aside
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