Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District
Santa Barbara, CA Doing business as M T D
- UEI
- FTYUHGUH7RX4
- CAGE
- 5QRA5
- Primary NAICS
- 485113 Bus and Other Motor Vehicle 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
- 550 Olive St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, USA
- Website
- sbmtd.gov
- Founded
- 1967
- 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
- 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
Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District, doing business as MTD, is a U.S. local government transit authority based in Santa Barbara, California that receives federal operating and capital grants from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) and does not function as a federal contractor, subcontractor, or contract vehicle participant. The organization operates exclusively as a prime recipient of FTA grants and has not pursued federal contracts; all 35 awards in the source represent grant funding rather than procurements.
MTD's federal footprint consists entirely of operating assistance, preventive maintenance, Americans with Disabilities Act complementary paratransit services, and capital infrastructure projects. Operating grants support direct fixed-route transit service delivery, employee salaries, fuel, and contracted ADA paratransit services. Representative operating awards include a $17.9 million FTA Formula Grant on September 23, 2024 covering operating costs, preventive maintenance, and ADA paratransit for July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024; a $10.3 million award on March 12, 2026 for the same categories covering July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025; and a combined $5.3 million award on August 22, 2022 that supported FY 2022 operations with $5.3 million in Section 5307 funds. Capital awards fund vehicle replacement and facility modernization. MTD received $3.8 million on September 7, 2021 to purchase five replacement 40-foot electric buses, $1.3 million on September 20, 2022 for revenue vehicle overhauls, and $4.3 million on September 5, 2025 for Terminal 2 Phase 2 modernization and electrification including a new operations and maintenance building, photovoltaic-enabled bus canopies, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and battery energy storage systems. MTD does not subaward any federal grant funds and directly implements all funded activities.
The Federal Transit Administration is the sole customer agency across MTD's entire 35-award footprint, representing 100% of all federal funding. Combined obligated dollars total $414.2 million across grants spanning 1999 to March 2026. Award frequency has declined in recent years — one award each in 2024, 2025, and 2026, down from three in 2022 and two in 2023 — reflecting the typical cadence of annual FTA formula grant cycles. Five awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, signaling recompete opportunity for transit capital and operating assistance from the FTA in the corresponding budget years.
Quick answers
Is Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District's SAM.gov registration is active through July 31, 2027.
What is Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District's most recent federal award?
Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District's most recent federal grant award is Support operating costs preventive maintenance and ADA complementary paratransit costs to assist sbmtd in transit… (CA2026025), from Federal Transit Administration, on March 12, 2026.
On GovTribe
See Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District's full federal record
- Federal grant awards
- Funding analysis by agency, NAICS and set-aside
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