Greater Attleboro-Taunton Regional Transit Authority

Greater Attleboro-Taunton Regional Transit Authority, doing business as Gatra, is a Massachusetts state government transit authority that receives federal formula and project grants from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to operate fixed-route bus and paratransit services, perform infrastructure maintenance and capital improvements, and purchase replacement transit equipment in the Greater Attleboro-Taunton region.

Gatra operates as a grant recipient rather than a contractor, holding no federal contracts and no seats on federal contract vehicles. The organization is structured as a U.S. government entity (transit authority) and therefore does not hold SBA certifications. Its federal footprint consists entirely of FTA grants under CFDA 20.507 (Federal Transit Formula Grants) and CFDA 20.526 (Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs). Recent representative prime grant awards include a $217,775 formula grant awarded April 29, 2026 for fixed-route and ADA paratransit operations, preventative maintenance, bus replacement, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and IT equipment through June 30, 2027; an $8.8 million formula grant awarded April 30, 2025 for operations, maintenance, facility renovations, and IT equipment through September 30, 2026; a $660,000 formula grant awarded March 31, 2026 for a pilot Mansfield-to-Logan Airport transportation service through June 30, 2026; and a $915,031 project grant awarded September 1, 2022 for the purchase of one 35-foot ADA-accessible electric bus through June 30, 2024.

Customer concentration is absolute: the Federal Transit Administration accounts for 91 percent of awards (83 total) across the recent award portfolio, with the Federal Highway Administration representing a single outlier award. Over the past five years (2022–2026), Gatra has received three to five awards annually, with eleven awards carrying ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months and therefore subject to recompete or renewal. The organization also acts as a sub-recipient on eight grant awards, receiving pass-through funding for operating assistance supporting long-distance medical transportation, accessible vehicle purchases, and MedWheels on-demand medical appointment transportation services from intermediary funders. All awards explicitly identify no sub-recipient activities managed by Gatra itself — Gatra delivers the work directly. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $194.9 million across ninety-two federal grant actions since 1999.