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Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority

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Public transportation provider in Pinellas County, Florida, U.S.

The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) is a government agency that provides public transportation for Pinellas County, Florida. The authority manages a fixed-route bus system that encompasses over 34 bus routes - including two express routes to Tampa; the Central Avenue Trolley; the Suncoast Beach Trolley; and the bus rapid transit service, the SunRunner and Spark.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Photo: Eastcoasttransit, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons4

The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) is a government agency that provides public transportation for Pinellas County, Florida. The authority manages a fixed-route bus system that encompasses over 34 bus routes - including two express routes to Tampa; the Central Avenue Trolley; the Suncoast Beach Trolley; and the bus rapid transit service, the SunRunner and Spark.2

Timeline

  1. 1984Founded 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$514.3M 2008–2026
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2008–2026: $514.3M in all. Federal grants $514.2M; Federal contracts $24.0K.$0$25M$50M$75M$100M2008 · Federal grants: $13.2M20082009 · Federal grants: $15.1M20102011 · Federal grants: $12.2M2011 · Federal contracts: $24.0K2012 · Federal grants: $40.6M20122013 · Federal grants: $27.0M2014 · Federal grants: $15.4M20142015 · Federal grants: $8.4M2016 · Federal grants: $4.2M20162017 · Federal grants: $30.7M2018 · Federal grants: $16.0M20182019 · Federal grants: $21.9M2020 · Federal grants: $62.5M20202021 · Federal grants: $92.1M2022 · Federal grants: $44.3M20222023 · Federal grants: $25.8M2024 · Federal grants: $22.9M20242025 · Federal grants: $57.2M2026 · Federal grants: $4.9M2026
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsFederal contractsTotal
2026$4.9M–$4.9M
2025$57.2M–$57.2M
2024$22.9M–$22.9M
2023$25.8M–$25.8M
2022$44.3M–$44.3M
2021$92.1M–$92.1M
2020$62.5M–$62.5M
2019$21.9M–$21.9M
2018$16.0M–$16.0M
2017$30.7M–$30.7M
2016$4.2M–$4.2M
2015$8.4M–$8.4M
2014$15.4M–$15.4M
2013$27.0M–$27.0M
2012$40.6M–$40.6M
2011$12.2M$24.0K$12.2M
2009$15.1M–$15.1M
2008$13.2M–$13.2M

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. Sep 17, 2021$43.0M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants6 To PINELLAS SUNCOAST TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award FL-2021-080
  2. Aug 3, 2020$40.4M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants7 To PINELLAS SUNCOAST TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award FL-2020-072
  3. May 5, 2025$27.8M from Federal Transit Administration: Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs8 To PINELLAS SUNCOAST TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award FL-2025-023
  4. Apr 17, 2025$25.3M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants; State Of Good Repair Grants Program; Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs9 To PINELLAS SUNCOAST TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award FL-2025-024
  5. Jul 28, 2020$21.8M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants10 To PINELLAS SUNCOAST TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award FL-2020-071
  6. Sep 13, 2023$20.8M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants; State Of Good Repair Grants Program; Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs11 To PINELLAS SUNCOAST TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award FL-2023-069
  7. Sep 6, 2022$20.4M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants; State Of Good Repair Grants Program; Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs12 To PINELLAS SUNCOAST TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award FL-2022-049
  8. Sep 6, 2024$20.0M from Federal Transit Administration: National Infrastructure Investments13 To PINELLAS SUNCOAST TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award FL-2024-067

Largest contracts

  1. Sep 30, 2011$24.0K from Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation: Fare media for clearwater pinellas suncoast transit authority14 To PINELLAS SUNCOAST TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award DTOS5912P00010

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