Ohio Valley Regional Transportation Authority
Wheeling, WV
- UEI
- EEM4GAHWNBJ8
- CAGE
- 487G8
- Primary NAICS
- 485111 Mixed Mode 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
- 21 S Huron St, Wheeling, WV 26003, USA
- Website
- ovrta.org
- 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
- Profiles
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
Ohio Valley Regional Transportation Authority (OVRTA), a state government transit authority based in Wheeling, West Virginia, is a federal grant recipient that operates and maintains public transportation services in the Wheeling urbanized area spanning eastern Ohio and West Virginia. OVRTA receives all of its federal funding from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under formula and project grant programs and operates as a prime recipient with no subrecipient or subcontractor relationships in its federal footprint.
OVRTA's grant portfolio centers on operating assistance and capital projects for regional transit infrastructure. The authority has received eight federal grants since 2022, totaling $57.8 million in combined obligations. Recent awards include a $2,663,356 formula grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) dated July 14, 2026, for operating assistance; a $220,000 formula grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula program (CFDA 20.526) dated July 30, 2025, for the purchase of two replacement vans and two replacement buses; a $500,000 project grant under the Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 20.534) dated July 22, 2024, for engineering and design of an intermodal bus transfer station; and a $2,043,291 American Rescue Plan Act formula grant dated April 13, 2022, for pandemic-response operating expenses including salaries, wages, cleaning supplies, and personal protective equipment. Earlier capital grants funded the purchase of seven replacement buses, one para-transit van, roof and structural repairs to the administrative and maintenance facility, and outer-wall replacement work.
OVRTA's customer base is entirely concentrated within a single federal agency—the FTA accounts for 100% of recent awards. The authority operates as a direct prime recipient exclusively and does not engage in subcontracting relationships on federal awards. Activity has been episodic, averaging fewer than one award per year over the past five years (2 awards in 2022, 1 in 2023, 3 in 2024, 1 in 2025, 1 in 2026), with two awards reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. OVRTA's federal footprint reflects the mandate of a regional transit authority: securing formula and discretionary grants from FTA to sustain operations and fund vehicle procurement and facility capital improvements for the Wheeling region's bus transit system.
Quick answers
Is Ohio Valley Regional Transportation Authority registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Ohio Valley Regional Transportation Authority's SAM.gov registration is active through February 27, 2027.
What is Ohio Valley Regional Transportation Authority's CAGE code?
Ohio Valley Regional Transportation Authority's CAGE code is 487G8, and its Unique Entity ID (UEI) is EEM4GAHWNBJ8.
What is Ohio Valley Regional Transportation Authority's most recent federal award?
Ohio Valley Regional Transportation Authority's most recent federal grant award is To provide funds for operating assistance (WV2026012), from Federal Transit Administration, on July 14, 2026.
On GovTribe
See Ohio Valley Regional Transportation Authority's full federal record
- Federal grant awards
- Funding analysis by agency, NAICS and set-aside
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