Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation

Overview

• Websitewww.partnc.org

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Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation (PART) provides inter-city and regional public transportation for the Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point, NC, combined statistical area, known as the Piedmont Triad area. In 2025, the system had a ridership of 376,100, or about 1,400 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2026.²

Timeline

1. 1998Founded 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.gov⁴, 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 27, 2020$6.8M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants⁵ To PIEDMONT AUTHORITY FOR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION Award NC-2020-015
2. May 26, 2020$6.8M from Federal Transit Administration: Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs⁶ To PIEDMONT AUTHORITY FOR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION Award NC-2020-012
3. May 28, 2026$5.7M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants; Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs⁷ To PIEDMONT AUTHORITY FOR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION Award NC-2026-028
4. Mar 3, 2010$5.1M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit_Formula Grants⁸ To PIEDMONT AUTHORITY FOR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION Award NC-96-X020-00
5. Feb 17, 2022$3.5M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants⁹ To PIEDMONT AUTHORITY FOR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION Award NC-2022-011
6. Jun 18, 2024$3.3M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants; Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs¹⁰ To PIEDMONT AUTHORITY FOR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION Award NC-2024-023
7. Sep 11, 2008$3.0M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit_Formula Grants¹¹ To PIEDMONT AUTHORITY FOR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION Award NC-95-X026-00
8. May 19, 2025$2.9M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants; Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs¹² To PIEDMONT AUTHORITY FOR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION Award NC-2025-036

Links

• Websitewww.partnc.org¹
• WikipediaPiedmont Authority for Regional Transportation
• WikidataQ7191491