Private company

Duluth Transit Authority

Public transport agency in the Twin Ports region of Minnesota and Wisconsin

The Duluth Transit Authority (DTA) is the public transit operator in the Twin Ports region of Minnesota and Wisconsin. DTA operates 15 bus routes throughout the region, serving Duluth, Minnesota; Superior, Wisconsin, and their surrounding suburbs.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1969Founded1
DTA 2003
Photo: JLiu1596, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Duluth Transit Authority (DTA) is the public transit operator in the Twin Ports region of Minnesota and Wisconsin. DTA operates 15 bus routes throughout the region, serving Duluth, Minnesota; Superior, Wisconsin, and their surrounding suburbs.2

Timeline

  1. 1969Founded 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$118.2M 2010–2026
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsTotal
2026$10.9M$10.9M
2025$4.8M$4.8M
2023$28.7M$28.7M
2022$2.2M$2.2M
2021$5.0M$5.0M
2020$8.0M$8.0M
2019$4.9M$4.9M
2018$4.4M$4.4M
2017$5.1M$5.1M
2016$3.5M$3.5M
2015$8.4M$8.4M
2014$2.0M$2.0M
2013$19.5M$19.5M
2012$5.5M$5.5M
2011$2.1M$2.1M
2010$3.1M$3.1M

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov4, by calendar year, 2010–2026, 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. Apr 29, 2013$16.0M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit_Capital Investment Grants5 To DULUTH TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award MN-04-0043-00
  2. Jul 16, 2021$12.7M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants; Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs6 To DULUTH TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award MN-2021-033
  3. Sep 10, 2026$10.9M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants; Enhanced Mobility Of Seniors And Individuals With Disabilities; Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs7 To DULUTH TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award MN-2026-014
  4. May 30, 2023$8.4M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants8 To DULUTH TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award MN-2023-014
  5. Jun 17, 2020$6.4M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants9 To DULUTH TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award MN-2020-038
  6. Apr 15, 2015$6.3M from Federal Transit Administration: Transit Planning And Research10 To DULUTH TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award MN-26-0011-00
  7. Aug 22, 2025$5.7M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants11 To DULUTH TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award MN-2025-015
  8. Jun 1, 2023$5.1M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants12 To DULUTH TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award MN-2023-015