Transit Intercity

Transit Intercity, a municipal transit authority based in Olympia, Washington, receives federal grant funding from the Department of Transportation as a prime recipient for bus and paratransit fleet procurement, infrastructure modernization, and youth education programs. Transit Intercity is a U.S. local government entity (municipality) and transit authority; it does not hold federal contracts and has no sub-award footprint. All 98 federal awards in the source are prime grants from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation.

Transit Intercity's entire customer base consists of two Department of Transportation components: the Federal Transit Administration accounts for 97 awards, and the Secretary of Transportation's office accounts for one. The organization receives formula grants under multiple FTA programs, with combined obligated dollars of $285.7 million across recent activity. Recent awards include a $21.9 million project grant (CFDA 20.526) awarded July 15, 2026, for procurement of approximately 16 replacement 40-foot coaches under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula program; a $750,832 formula grant (CFDA 20.513) awarded August 6, 2026, for approximately three replacement paratransit vehicles under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program; and a $414,346 formula grant (CFDA 20.526) awarded August 11, 2026, for approximately one 40-foot replacement coach under Section 5339(a) for the Seattle urbanized area. Transit Intercity also received a $2.0 million project grant on May 15, 2025, from the Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation under the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants program (CFDA 20.941) to develop and demonstrate advanced smart city transportation technologies and connected vehicle infrastructure in Olympia, Washington, with completion targeted for November 14, 2026.

Beyond capital procurement, Transit Intercity operates the Walk N Roll youth education program, which has been funded through multiple FTA formula grants since 2022; recent awards include $763,477 (August 2025, CFDA 20.507) to support approximately two full-time equivalent youth education staff positions delivering Safe Route to School and bicycle education initiatives. The organization also received funding for infrastructure modernization at its Pattison Maintenance Operations and Administrative base in Olympia, including a $9.1 million project grant (September 2022, CFDA 20.507) for administrative building development and facility expansion, and subsequent awards for completion of pavement replacement, stormwater systems, and propane fueling stations. Transit Intercity maintains a Smart Corridors initiative focused on transit signal priority optimization along the Martin Way corridor, funded through Phase 4 work awarded December 9, 2025, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) with $1.317 million in Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality funds. Awards per year have ranged from 4 to 11 in the past five years; four awards carrying ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months represent the recompete pipeline. All grants are prime recipient awards with no sub-recipient activity.