Tahoe Transportation District

Tahoe Transportation District, a U.S. government entity structured as a bi-state transit authority headquartered in Gardnerville, Nevada, is a federal grant recipient operating regional public transit services across the Lake Tahoe basin in Nevada and California. TTD acts as a grant recipient rather than a prime contractor; it does not compete for federal contracts and does not sit on IDIQs or GWACs. The entity serves approximately 300,000 passengers annually across fixed-route commuter and paratransit services and receives formula and project grants from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration and related federal agencies, with no set-aside posture (TTD is a government entity and not subject to SBA certifications).

TTD's federal footprint centers on transit operations, fleet modernization, and capital infrastructure. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) accounts for the overwhelming majority of awards—36 of 44 awards in the top-customer breakdown (87% coverage). Recent prime grant work includes a $3.166 million Federal Transit Formula Grants award (CFDA 20.507) on August 27, 2026, for operating assistance and preventive maintenance through September 30, 2027; a $7.901 million FTA Section 5339(c) discretionary project grant on May 10, 2025, for acquisition of six diesel-electric hybrid 35-foot buses to replace aging revenue fleet vehicles; a $3.4 million FTA Section 5339(c) project grant on March 14, 2024, for four hybrid bus acquisitions; and a $1.489 million SMART Grants award (CFDA 20.941) from the Department of Transportation Immediate Office of the Secretary on September 15, 2023, to build a real-time, multi-jurisdictional shared information software system with transit data feeds and physical sensors tracking vehicle movement and travel patterns in the Lake Tahoe basin. Capital grants under CFDA 20.526 (Buses and Bus Facilities) totaling $164,032 (July 9, 2026) and $349,761 (March 13, 2025) support farebox equipment, transit shelter replacement, operations facility upgrades, radio system enhancements, and fleet vehicle replacement. TTD also receives formula grants under CFDA 20.513 (Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities), with a $64,333 FFY 2023 award for operating assistance and ADA-accessible wheelchair ramp acquisitions, and uses transferred CMAQ funds for zero-fare transit initiatives.

TTD acts as a sub-recipient on grant work flowing through the Nevada Department of Transportation. Sub-award activities include FTA 5311 allocations for rural public transportation operating and capital maintenance (September 25, 2025, and October 1, 2023) and FTA 5339 allocations for ADA vehicle replacement procurements (October 1, 2023). Highway-related sub-awards from Nevada DOT include SR 28 corridor work (multi-use path preliminary engineering and improvements between Sand Harbor and Thunderbird Cove, awarded September 6, 2024) and State Route 28 North parking, sidewalk, and water quality improvements (February 17, 2026, and September 24, 2025).

TTD's customer base is concentrated and stable. The FTA dominates activity, with 36 awards covering 87% of the portfolio. The Federal Highway Administration, Department of Agriculture Forest Service, and DOT Immediate Office together account for the remaining 6 awards. Ten awards carrying combined obligations through June 30, 2029, face completion or recompete within the next twenty-four months. Activity has grown modestly—three awards in 2022 to eight annually in 2024 and 2025—with 52 total awards (39 prime, 13 sub) and $77.1 million in combined obligated dollars across all federal sources since 2009. TTD does not sub-award funds in its prime grant role and performs transit operations and fleet maintenance directly.