Private company

Brockton Area Transit Authority

Logo: Brockton Area Transit Authority, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Public organization providing public transportation

Brockton Area Transit Authority, branded as Brockton Area Transit (BAT), is a public, non-profit organization in Massachusetts, charged with providing public transportation to the Brockton area, consisting of the city of Brockton and the adjoining towns of Abington, Avon, East Bridgewater, Easton, Milton, Randolph, Rockland, Stoughton & West Bridgewater. BAT provides fixed route bus services and paratransit services within its area. The primary interchange is the BAT Centre, located adjacent to Brockton station.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1974Founded1
BAT bus yard, South Brockton
Photo: Thunderpenguin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Brockton Area Transit Authority, branded as Brockton Area Transit (BAT), is a public, non-profit organization in Massachusetts, charged with providing public transportation to the Brockton area, consisting of the city of Brockton and the adjoining towns of Abington, Avon, East Bridgewater, Easton, Milton, Randolph, Rockland, Stoughton & West Bridgewater.2

The story

Brockton bus service was previously operated by Union Street Railway, until a protracted labor strike prompted the city to buy the routes and buses in September 1973. One year later, this system was reorganized as BAT to secure state funding, and encourage regional participation.

From Wikipedia’s article on Brockton Area Transit Authority, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. 1974Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$89.8M 2008–2026
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsTotal
2026$3.8M$3.8M
2025$2.9M$2.9M
2024$12.9M$12.9M
2023$9.7M$9.7M
2022$4.1M$4.1M
2021$5.4M$5.4M
2020$11.6M$11.6M
2019$1.3M$1.3M
2018$3.5M$3.5M
2017$4.1M$4.1M
2016$3.5M$3.5M
2015$818.4K$818.4K
2014$3.2M$3.2M
2013$3.0M$3.0M
2012$7.5M$7.5M
2011$2.5M$2.5M
2010$1.6M$1.6M
2009$6.5M$6.5M
2008$2.0M$2.0M

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov6, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest grants

  1. Jun 5, 2024$10.7M from Federal Transit Administration: Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs7 To BROCKTON AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award MA-2024-010
  2. May 27, 2020$9.0M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants8 To BROCKTON AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award MA-2020-024
  3. Feb 17, 2023$9.0M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants9 To BROCKTON AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award MA-2023-009
  4. Jun 10, 2009$3.9M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit_Formula Grants10 To BROCKTON AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award MA-96-X007-00
  5. Jun 2, 2026$3.8M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants11 To BROCKTON AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award MA-2026-015
  6. Apr 9, 2025$2.9M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants12 To BROCKTON AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award MA-2025-015
  7. Apr 21, 2021$2.7M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants13 To BROCKTON AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award MA-2021-020
  8. Sep 20, 2022$2.6M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants14 To BROCKTON AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award MA-2022-037