Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority

Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority, doing business as RGRTA, is a New York State government transit authority that receives federal transit and highway safety grants from the Department of Transportation as a prime recipient, with no federal contracting footprint. RGRTA operates as a public sector entity headquartered in Rochester, New York, serving the Genesee-Finger Lakes region.

RGRTA's federal footprint is entirely grant-funded, concentrated overwhelmingly in the Federal Transit Administration's formula and project grant programs. The FTA accounts for 84 of 89 prime awards (94%) across the vendor portfolio; the remaining exposure splits among the Federal Highway Administration (one award) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (three awards, primarily coronavirus-response operating assistance in 2022). RGRTA acts as prime recipient on 86% of all awards and as sub-recipient on 14%, primarily receiving operating and capital assistance pass-through from state or local administrators. The combined dollars obligated across all awards total $769.3 million, reflecting deep capital investment in fleet renewal and facility rehabilitation over the past several years.

RGRTA's recent grant activity centers on transit vehicle replacement, alternative-fuel infrastructure, and facility modernization under CFDA 20.507 (Federal Transit Formula Grants), CFDA 20.526 (Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs), and CFDA 20.534 (Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending). Representative recent awards include a $28.563 million FTA formula grant (August 2026) for replacement of 13 paratransit buses, 6 transit buses, and 4 transit buses across fiscal years 2026–2029; a $37.463 million FTA formula grant (July 2026) for replacement of eight 40-foot buses, three on-demand buses, and preventive maintenance through September 2028; a $22.641 million FTA project grant (July 2026) for rehabilitation of the RTS operations building at 1372 East Main Street in Rochester; a $6.25 million FTA formula grant (July 2026) for purchase of four hydrogen fuel cell electric buses; and a $1.747 million Federal Highway Administration project grant (November 2024) under the Safe Streets and Roads for All program to fund a Regional Safety Program coordinating multi-modal safety strategies across the Genesee-Finger Lakes region.

RGRTA also holds a cooperative agreement from the FTA (May 2023, completion October 2025) as prime recipient for a research project investigating low-income fare program enrollment through automated database connections, executed in partnership with Dayton Regional Transit Authority, Central Ohio Transit Authority, Stark Area Regional Transit Authority, Four Nines Technologies, and Masabi. Activity has accelerated sharply—two awards in 2023, eighteen awards in 2024, three in 2025, and five in 2026—reflecting heightened federal capital investment in transit modernization and alternative-fuel adoption. Five awards face ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, creating potential recompete activity in 2027–2028. Sub-award activity consists primarily of operating assistance and equipment purchases flowing to subordinate transit operators or vendors within RGRTA's regional service area.