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Cape Fear Public Transportation Authority

Logo: WaveTransit, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Public transportation operator in North Carolina, US

The Cape Fear Public Transportation Authority, operating as Wave Transit, is the public transportation operator for the metro area of Wilmington, North Carolina. Sixteen regular routes are provided, with all but one running seven days per week. A free downtown shuttle also runs using road trolleys.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Wave Transit bus in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina
Photo: Patriarca12, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

The Cape Fear Public Transportation Authority, operating as Wave Transit, is the public transportation operator for the metro area of Wilmington, North Carolina. Sixteen regular routes are provided, with all but one running seven days per week. A free downtown shuttle also runs using road trolleys.2

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$106.6M 2008–2026
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2008–2026: $106.6M in all. Federal grants $106.6M.$0$5M$10M$15M2008 · Federal grants: $4.3M20082009 · Federal grants: $3.2M2010 · Federal grants: $4.6M20102011 · Federal grants: $1.9M2012 · Federal grants: $9.4M20122013 · Federal grants: $5.6M2014 · Federal grants: $4.1M20142015 · Federal grants: $9.8M2016 · Federal grants: $3.4M20162017 · Federal grants: $5.9M2018 · Federal grants: $7.7M20182019 · Federal grants: $5.1M2020 · Federal grants: $10.3M20202021 · Federal grants: $2.6M2022 · Federal grants: $4.5M20222023 · Federal grants: $3.9M2024 · Federal grants: $4.4M20242025 · Federal grants: $10.2M2026 · Federal grants: $5.8M2026
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsTotal
2026$5.8M$5.8M
2025$10.2M$10.2M
2024$4.4M$4.4M
2023$3.9M$3.9M
2022$4.5M$4.5M
2021$2.6M$2.6M
2020$10.3M$10.3M
2019$5.1M$5.1M
2018$7.7M$7.7M
2017$5.9M$5.9M
2016$3.4M$3.4M
2015$9.8M$9.8M
2014$4.1M$4.1M
2013$5.6M$5.6M
2012$9.4M$9.4M
2011$1.9M$1.9M
2010$4.6M$4.6M
2009$3.2M$3.2M
2008$4.3M$4.3M

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov5, 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. Jul 10, 2023$7.9M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants6 To CAPE FEAR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Award NC-2023-040
  2. Apr 17, 2020$6.9M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants7 To CAPE FEAR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Award NC-2020-009
  3. Apr 24, 2012$6.0M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit_Capital Investment Grants8 To CAPE FEAR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Award NC-04-0043-00
  4. Oct 1, 1999$4.7M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants; Federal Transit_Formula Grants9 To CAPE FEAR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Award NC-2016-029
  5. Sep 9, 2010$4.3M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit_Formula Grants10 To CAPE FEAR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Award NC-90-X438-02
  6. Jun 15, 2022$4.2M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants11 To CAPE FEAR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Award NC-2022-031
  7. $4.1M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants12 To CAPE FEAR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Award NC-2017-015
  8. Feb 25, 2013$3.8M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit_Formula Grants13 To CAPE FEAR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Award NC-90-X525-00

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