Montachusett Regional Transit Authority

Overview

• Websitewww.mrta.us

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The Montachusett Regional Transit Authority (MART) is a public, nonprofit organization established under Chapter 161B of the Massachusetts General Laws to provide public transportation to the Montachusett Region. MART is one of Massachusetts' 15 regional transit authorities and provides public transportation to 21 communities within the Montachusett region consisting of the cities of Fitchburg, Leominster and Gardner, and the towns of Athol, Ashburnham, Ashby, Ayer, Bolton, Boxborough, Hardwick, Harvard, Hubbardston, Lancaster, Littleton, Lunenburg, Royalston, Shirley, Sterling, Stow, Templeton, Westminster, and Winchendon.²

Products and brands

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

Timeline

1. Aug 1978Founded 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.

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. May 12, 2020$10.3M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants⁷ To MONTACHUSETT REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award MA-2020-011
2. Jul 30, 2021$9.6M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants⁸ To MONTACHUSETT REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award MA-2021-038
3. Jul 18, 2024$7.4M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants⁹ To MONTACHUSETT REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award MA-2024-013
4. Jul 23, 2025$6.2M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants; Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs¹⁰ To MONTACHUSETT REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award MA-2025-029
5. Sep 3, 2010$5.1M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit_Capital Investment Grants¹¹ To MONTACHUSETT REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award MA-04-0040-00
6. Jun 18, 2020$4.5M from Federal Transit Administration: Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs¹² To MONTACHUSETT REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award MA-2020-028
7. Jul 18, 2019$4.4M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants; Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs¹³ To MONTACHUSETT REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award MA-2019-013
8. Sep 9, 2026$4.3M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants; Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs¹⁴ To MONTACHUSETT REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award MA-2026-024

Links

• Websitewww.mrta.us¹
• Facebookwww.facebook.com/MARTtransit¹
• WikipediaMontachusett Regional Transit Authority
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• WikidataQ6903133