Transit Authority Of River City
Louisville, KY
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 1000 W Broadway, Louisville, KY 40203, USA
- Website
- ridetarc.org
- Founded
- 1974
- Employees
- 251-1K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $50M-$100M
- 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 .
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Transit Authority Of River City, a tax-exempt nonprofit public transit agency headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, receives federal grants as a prime recipient from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration to fund bus fleet modernization, paratransit services, and transit infrastructure improvements throughout the Louisville metropolitan area and serving portions of Indiana and Kentucky. TARC operates exclusively as a grant recipient (100% of recent awards are prime grants) with no federal contract activity; it does not compete for contracts or subcontract to federal primes.
TARC's federal grant portfolio concentrates almost entirely on the Federal Transit Administration, which accounts for 130 of 145 awards in recent activity (74% of all 175 awards in the source data). The agency operates under four federal grant programs: the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513), the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), and the Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 20.534), along with smaller awards from the Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development. Recent grant work spans bus procurement, facility improvements, paratransit expansion, and transit planning. Representative awards include a $24.6 million Federal Transit Formula Grants award (August 2024) for electric bus procurement, operational software replacement, facility upgrades, and paratransit services; a $22.9 million Formula Grant (June 2025) for electric bus replacement and enterprise asset management system modernization; and a $4.2 million project grant (August 2026) under the Buses and Bus Facilities program to purchase 32 paratransit vehicles. TARC also passes federal funds through to sub-recipients: a $2.1 million Enhanced Mobility award (March 2026) funds nine nonprofit organizations and one for-profit taxi operator (WhC KY LLC, dba ZTrip) to provide specialized transportation to seniors and individuals with disabilities. Across recent grants, TARC manages fleet electrification, ADA accessibility improvements to transit stops, planning for downtown transit centers, and service restoration to low-income communities impacted by COVID-19 service cuts.
Activity has been modest but steady—four to six awards annually over the past five years—with three awards reaching completion inside the next twenty-four months. Combined potential value across all awards stands at $479 thousand, though obligated dollars total $679.4 million, indicating that the source's potential-value figures substantially understate TARC's actual federal receipt and reflect a data anomaly common to transit agencies where grant ceilings are not fully articulated in summary records. TARC's customer concentration is narrow: the Federal Transit Administration drives the vast majority of funding, with the Census Bureau and HUD accounting for a marginal share. Work is performed entirely within Kentucky and portions of southern Indiana, with administrative oversight in Louisville.
Quick answers
Is Transit Authority Of River City registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Transit Authority Of River City's SAM.gov registration is active through December 17, 2026.
What is Transit Authority Of River City's CAGE code?
Transit Authority Of River City's CAGE code is 3B3W2, and its Unique Entity ID (UEI) is MG4HF6GM5CV3.
What is Transit Authority Of River City's most recent federal award?
Transit Authority Of River City's most recent federal grant award is With funds from this award the transit authority of river city (TARC) will buy up to thirty-two (32) paratransit… (KY2026018), from Federal Transit Administration, on August 28, 2026.
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