Texas Department Of Transportation

The Texas Department of Transportation, operating as TxDOT, is a U.S. state government entity and transit authority that functions as a federal grant recipient administering federal transportation funding to subordinate entities, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, and sub-recipients across Texas. TxDOT is not a federal contractor and does not hold federal contracts; it receives formula grants and project grants from the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal Aviation Administration, serving as the designated state transportation agency responsible for distributing federal dollars statewide.

TxDOT's federal footprint centers almost entirely on transportation planning, infrastructure improvement, and transit support work funded through pass-through grants. The organization receives formula allocations under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505), distributing funds to 18 Metropolitan Planning Organizations across Texas for long-range transportation plan development, transportation improvement programs, and public participation planning activities. Recent awards include $4.257 million to the Houston/Galveston Area Council (August 31, 2026), $4.362 million to the Dallas/Fort Worth region (August 27, 2026), and $1.400 million to the San Antonio-Bexar County region (August 31, 2026), all supporting FY 2027 Unified Planning Programs with performance through December 5, 2033. TxDOT also administers highway safety, surface transportation, and modal-specific grants spanning pedestrian infrastructure, trail construction, electric vehicle charging deployment, bridge replacement, and roadway rehabilitation across multiple Texas locations. The National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program (CFDA 20.277) has funded direct current fast-charge port installation at eight locations, including $1.253 million for the Hutchins site (August 27, 2026) and $939 thousand for McKinney (June 30, 2026), with performance extending through 2035 or 2036. The Federal Transit Administration awarded TxDOT $118.36 million under the Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) for operating assistance, vehicle maintenance, capital projects, and training to rural transit districts (July 16, 2026, through November 30, 2028). TxDOT also holds $2.855 million for rail safety oversight across Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Houston Metro, Austin CapMetro, and El Paso Streetcar systems (July 15, 2026, through December 31, 2029).

Customer concentration reflects TxDOT's role as a state transportation pass-through entity. The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration dominates the award footprint with 56,564 awards, followed by the Federal Transit Administration (221 awards) and the Federal Aviation Administration Southwestern Region (178 awards). The Federal Highway Administration's awards support highway safety improvement, surface transportation block grants, metropolitan planning, and airport infrastructure grant administration across the state. The source data reflect 57,219 total awards with combined obligated value of $127.42 billion across the past several decades, though the annual award count has declined from 1,840 in 2022 to 778 in 2026, indicating a shift in grant cycle timing or consolidation of pass-through mechanisms.

TxDOT operates as a pure pass-through entity with no subcontracting role; 100 percent of awards are prime grants to TxDOT itself, with the organization then distributing funds downstream to eligible sub-recipients including MPOs, transit districts, airport authorities, local governments, and transportation consultants. The entity does not compete for contracts, hold GWACs or BPAs, or work under set-asides. TxDOT's activity is structured around federal grant administration cycles, with significant recompete exposure: 446 awards carrying ultimate completion dates within the next 24 months represent ongoing program funding cycles for metropolitan planning, transit operations, highway safety, and infrastructure improvement work across the state. TxDOT's federal role is defined by statute and agency designation; recompete risk is minimal, as the organization's position as the state's official transportation agency grants it continued receipt of formula allocations.