Private company

Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services

Logo: Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Public transit operator in Saginaw County, Michigan, USA1

Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services (STARS) is the operator of public transportation in Saginaw, Michigan. Ten local routes service the metropolitan area, and about a million passengers use the agency for transport each year.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Saginaw STARS bus
Photo: Znns, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services (STARS) is the operator of public transportation in Saginaw, Michigan. Ten local routes service the metropolitan area, and about a million passengers use the agency for transport each year.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$59.9M 2008–2026
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsTotal
2026$3.6M$3.6M
2025$3.4M$3.4M
2024$4.8M$4.8M
2023$9.7M$9.7M
2022$6.1M$6.1M
2020$11.7M$11.7M
2019$2.6M$2.6M
2018$2.8M$2.8M
2017$1.4M$1.4M
2016$1.8M$1.8M
2015$1.8M$1.8M
2013$1.8M$1.8M
2012$1.9M$1.9M
2011$2.5M$2.5M
2010$2.4M$2.4M
2009$1.3M$1.3M
2008$490.0K$490.0K

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 28, 2023$14.2M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants; Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs; Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending6 To SAGINAW TRANSIT AUTHORITY REGIONAL SERVICES Award MI-2023-018
  2. Aug 22, 2025$7.0M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants; Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs7 To SAGINAW TRANSIT AUTHORITY REGIONAL SERVICES Award MI-2025-008
  3. Jun 5, 2020$5.6M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants8 To SAGINAW TRANSIT AUTHORITY REGIONAL SERVICES Award MI-2020-029
  4. Jul 31, 2020$4.0M from Federal Transit Administration: Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs9 To SAGINAW TRANSIT AUTHORITY REGIONAL SERVICES Award MI-2020-043
  5. Jun 7, 2022$3.9M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants10 To SAGINAW TRANSIT AUTHORITY REGIONAL SERVICES Award MI-2022-024
  6. Jun 27, 2019$2.2M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants11 To SAGINAW TRANSIT AUTHORITY REGIONAL SERVICES Award MI-2019-013
  7. Aug 3, 2018$1.9M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants12 To SAGINAW TRANSIT AUTHORITY REGIONAL SERVICES Award MI-2018-007
  8. Apr 7, 2020$1.9M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants13 To SAGINAW TRANSIT AUTHORITY REGIONAL SERVICES Award MI-2020-007