Missouri Department Of Transportation

Missouri Department of Transportation operates as a U.S. state government entity and federal grant recipient, delivering highway infrastructure, transit support, and airport administration services across Missouri exclusively through formula grants and pass-through funding mechanisms. MoDOT functions as the state's transportation agency and block grant administrator, receiving federal funds from the Department of Transportation—primarily the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal Aviation Administration—and distributing them to local governments, counties, cities, transit providers, and airports for project execution.

MoDOT's federal footprint is overwhelmingly concentrated in highway and transportation infrastructure. The Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration accounts for 44,341 of 44,973 total awards in the recent portfolio, dominating both volume and dollar value. The Federal Transit Administration and Federal Aviation Administration account for 183 and 186 awards respectively. All awards are formula grants or cooperative agreements; MoDOT does not hold federal contracts as a prime contractor and does not compete for task order-based vehicles. The organization serves 16 distinct federal customer agencies but operates almost entirely within the DOT ecosystem.

Recent representative grant work spans surface transportation, airport infrastructure, rail-highway crossing safety, emergency relief, and rural transit. Under the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (CFDA 20.287), MoDOT received awards totaling $60.2 million in February 2026 for a 2026 preventative maintenance plan, a $8.2 million award in August 2026 for the Brickline Greenway North Section Phase 2 in St. Louis, and a $4.9 million award in August 2026 for cycle track and lane reduction on Spring Avenue. Under the Highway Safety Improvement Program (CFDA 20.272), MoDOT awarded $31.6 million in February 2026 for a 2026 preventative maintenance plan and distributed multiple $215,000–$1.4 million awards across districts for work zone enforcement. The Federal Aviation Administration awarded MoDOT $14.6 million in August 2026 under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.116) as a state block grant administrator to oversee nonprimary airport infrastructure sub-awards for runway reconstruction, taxiway rehabilitation, fuel farm development, and lighting upgrades. The Federal Highway Administration awarded $44.3 million in March 2026 under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to support operating expenses for 19 rural public transit providers and four intercity bus providers, plus Rural Transportation Assistance Program training. The Emergency Relief Program (CFDA 20.271) awarded $492 thousand in February 2026 and $344 thousand in August 2026 for force account emergency repairs for natural disaster and catastrophic failure events.

Activity has declined year over year—1,552 awards in 2022 to 214 awards through August 2026—reflecting the source data's capture of recent transactions rather than historical volume. The organization faces recompete exposure on 1,371 awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months. MoDOT operates exclusively as a prime grant recipient, passing federal funds through to sub-recipients including cities, counties, regional planning organizations, airport authorities, and transit agencies. The organization does not hold federal contracts and does not engage with set-aside categories or federal contracting vehicles.