Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority
Kent, OH Doing business as Parta
- UEI
- RPU4NK6AYV56
- CAGE
- 4EPZ6
- Primary NAICS
- Not on record
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- U.S. Government Entity
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 2000 Summit St, Kent, OH 44240, USA
- Website
- partaonline.org
- Founded
- 1975
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- 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.
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not on record | OH-2024-032 | $718,225 |
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About the company
Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority, operating as Parta, is a U.S. state government transit authority based in Kent, Ohio, that receives federal grants from the Federal Transit Administration to modernize fleet and infrastructure serving Portage, Summit, and Cuyahoga Counties. Parta operates as a prime recipient on federal grant awards—98% of its recent federal award activity—with no federal contract prime awards and no awarded federal contract vehicles.
Parta's grant portfolio centers exclusively on Federal Transit Administration funding under two primary programs: 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 source captures 56 total federal awards since 1999, with $78.7 million in combined obligated dollars. Recent representative grants include a $5,173,920 Federal Transit Formula Grant awarded May 15, 2026 (completion March 30, 2028), funding procurement of 35 transit vehicles combining expansion and replacement stock, capitalized maintenance, planning initiatives, and rehabilitation of Parta's multi-modal transit facility in downtown Kent, including concrete repairs and fire suppression sprinkler installation. A $538,669 Buses and Bus Facilities grant awarded July 29, 2025 (completion March 30, 2029) covers revenue vehicle acquisition, transit feasibility study and transit development plan, facility rehabilitation, intelligent transportation system and security equipment, and capitalized maintenance. A $4,001,588 Project Grant awarded May 2, 2025 (completion March 30, 2029) funds procurement of five CNG-powered replacement revenue transit vehicles. Earlier grants from 2023 and 2022 similarly funded vehicle procurement, facility rehabilitation, ITS upgrades, and capitalized maintenance activities. Parta reported one grant sub-award as of September 2025 for an expansion vehicle purchase.
Customer concentration is singular: the Federal Transit Administration accounts for 55 of 56 awards (98% of activity). Award volume is sparse and irregular—one award each in 2022, 2023, and 2024, three in 2025, and one in 2026—with one award facing completion within the next twenty-four months. Parta operates as a direct federal grant recipient rather than as a contractor or subcontractor to federal programs; its role is typical for regional transit authorities receiving capital and operational grants under federal transit assistance programs.
Quick answers
Is Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority's SAM.gov registration is active through September 24, 2027.
What is Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority's most recent federal award?
Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority's most recent federal grant award is Provide capital project funding for multiple projects including transit revenue vehicle acquisition capitalized… (OH2026002), from Federal Transit Administration, on May 15, 2026.
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