Greater Lafayette Public Transportation
Lafayette, IN Doing business as Citybus
- UEI
- PHNAJ6MHLGH9
- CAGE
- 5QUL6
- Primary NAICS
- 485113 Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit Systems
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- U.S. Government Entity
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 1250 Canal Rd, Lafayette, IN 47904, USA
- Website
- in.gov
- Founded
- 1816
- Employees
- 50K-100K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10B+
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Commercial & Professional Services
- Professional Services
- SIC code
- 86 Membership Organizations
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
Greater Lafayette Public Transportation, doing business as Citybus, is a U.S. municipal transit authority based in Lafayette, Indiana that receives federal capital and operating grants from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to fund fleet modernization, infrastructure improvements, and transit operations. Citybus operates exclusively as a prime recipient of federal grants; it holds no federal contracts and no competitive procurement relationships with federal agencies.
Citybus's federal grant portfolio consists entirely of FTA funding under two primary CFDA vehicles: the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) and the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). Recent grant work spans fleet electrification, bus acquisition, refueling infrastructure, and operating assistance. The $12.389 million award from August 2026 funds replacement compressed natural gas buses under CFDA 20.526, with performance through September 2029. An $8.869 million Project Grant awarded in August 2024 supports transition to a zero-emission fleet, including fuel cell electric bus procurement, hydrogen refueling station installation, and employee training, completing March 2030. A $3 million Project Grant from July 2023 funds expansion of Citybus's CNG refueling station to accommodate rapid fleet growth. A $3.662 million operating-assistance grant from May 2023 covers payroll and preventive maintenance to sustain transit service. An additional formula grant of $538,080 awarded in August 2024 funds bus stop and shelter improvements, ADA accessibility enhancements, and route planning software upgrades through December 2026. A September 2024 grant with combined federal share of approximately $4.478 million supports two full-size bus replacements, security enhancements, and preventive maintenance.
All 57 awards in the portfolio are prime grants issued by a single customer agency — the FTA — reflecting Citybus's status as a local transit authority receiving formula and project grants rather than competing for federal contracts. Combined federal dollars obligated across all awards total $182.5 million. The award velocity is episodic rather than continuous: activity shows two to three grants per year in recent years, with two awards facing ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. Citybus has not identified any sub-recipients across its grant portfolio; all work is performed in-house in Lafayette and West Lafayette, Indiana with intended beneficiaries including Citybus employees, transit riders, and the local communities served.
Quick answers
Is Greater Lafayette Public Transportation registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Greater Lafayette Public Transportation's SAM.gov registration is active through May 20, 2027.
What is Greater Lafayette Public Transportation's most recent federal award?
Greater Lafayette Public Transportation's most recent federal grant award is Acquire replacement compressed natural gas buses (IN2026005), from Federal Transit Administration, on August 25, 2026.
On GovTribe
See Greater Lafayette Public Transportation's full federal record
- Federal grant awards
- Funding analysis by agency, NAICS and set-aside
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