Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- U.S. Government Entity
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 114 Valley Street, Portland, ME 04102, USA
- Website
- gpmetro.org
- Founded
- 1966
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- 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
Greater Portland Transit District, doing business as Metro, is a local government transit authority in Portland, Maine, that acts as a prime recipient of federal transit operating and capital grants from the Federal Transit Administration rather than a federal contractor. Metro operates as a 100% federal grant recipient with no contract footprint and no subrecipient role.
Metro's federal funding portfolio consists entirely of Federal Transit Administration grants under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) and the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The agency receives formula-based allocations to sustain fixed-route bus service operations, preventive maintenance for fleet and facilities, and ADA-compliant paratransit services across the Greater Portland metropolitan area, with all work performed in Maine. Recent representative grants include a $14.582 million Federal Transit Formula grant awarded September 9, 2025, through December 31, 2027, supporting operating assistance (requiring 50% local match from member municipalities), capital preventive maintenance, and ADA paratransit (requiring 20% local match); a $3.054 million project grant awarded May 7, 2026, for replacement of six aging 35-foot buses with new 2025 clean diesel units equipped with ADA low-floor and ramp access, automated voice announcement systems, and yield-to-bus digital signage; and a $1.947 million Federal Transit Formula grant awarded July 28, 2026, funding fixed-route bus service preventive maintenance, transit signal enhancements, and preliminary design and feasibility studies for a bus rapid transit project through December 31, 2026.
Metro's customer concentration is singular — all 47 awards in the source data come from the Federal Transit Administration, representing $166.9 million in combined obligations across the full award history. Award volume has been moderate and episodic: two awards in 2022, five in 2023, one in 2024, one in 2025, and two in 2026. Nine grants carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, indicating near-term grant closeout and potential recompete or renewal cycles. Metro also acts as a prime grant recipient administering subrecipient activity to the Greater Portland Council of Governments on Mobility for All community engagement and mobility management grants aimed at reaching underrepresented transit users. The agency's federal activity is confined to formula-based transit operations and capital infrastructure funding typical of urbanized-area transit systems within the Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation System (PACTS) metropolitan planning organization service area.
Quick answers
Is Greater Portland Transit District registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Greater Portland Transit District's SAM.gov registration is active through July 27, 2027.
What is Greater Portland Transit District's CAGE code?
Greater Portland Transit District's CAGE code is 3VRJ7, and its Unique Entity ID (UEI) is G62EX38Z4853.
What is Greater Portland Transit District's most recent federal award?
Greater Portland Transit District's most recent federal grant award is Gptd will utilize federal financial assistance to support the agencys capital operating ADA paratransit activities… (ME2026004), from Federal Transit Administration, on July 28, 2026.
On GovTribe
See Greater Portland Transit District's full federal record
- Federal grant awards
- Funding analysis by agency, NAICS and set-aside
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