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Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation

Logo: Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Public transit operator in suburban Metro Detroit, Michigan

The Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) is the primary public transit operator serving the suburbs of Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan. SMART operates 45 bus routes, as well as paratransit, dial-a-ride, and microtransit services.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1967Founded1

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SMART 2020 New Flyer XD60 4010
Photo: 42-BRT, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

The Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) is the primary public transit operator serving the suburbs of Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan. SMART operates 45 bus routes, as well as paratransit, dial-a-ride, and microtransit services.2

Timeline

  1. 1967Founded 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$624.6M 2008–2026
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2008–2026: $624.6M in all. Federal grants $624.2M; Federal contracts $361.5K.$0$25M$50M$75M$100M2008 · Federal grants: $20.3M2008 · Federal contracts: $321.8K20082009 · Federal grants: $5.0M2010 · Federal grants: $26.9M2010 · Federal contracts: $9.3K20102011 · Federal grants: $2.5M2011 · Federal contracts: $8.3K2012 · Federal grants: $42.5M2012 · Federal contracts: $6.0K20122013 · Federal grants: $40.5M2013 · Federal contracts: $5.7K2014 · Federal grants: $35.4M2014 · Federal contracts: $6.3K20142015 · Federal grants: $6.2M2015 · Federal contracts: $4.0K2016 · Federal grants: $32.9M20162017 · Federal grants: $31.0M2018 · Federal grants: $27.1M20182019 · Federal grants: $33.3M2020 · Federal grants: $88.4M20202021 · Federal grants: $36.9M2022 · Federal grants: $59.0M20222023 · Federal grants: $58.3M2024 · Federal grants: $51.8M20242025 · Federal grants: $17.3M2026 · Federal grants: $9.2M2026
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsFederal contractsTotal
2026$9.2M–$9.2M
2025$17.3M–$17.3M
2024$51.8M–$51.8M
2023$58.3M–$58.3M
2022$59.0M–$59.0M
2021$36.9M–$36.9M
2020$88.4M–$88.4M
2019$33.3M–$33.3M
2018$27.1M–$27.1M
2017$31.0M–$31.0M
2016$32.9M–$32.9M
2015$6.2M$4.0K$6.2M
2014$35.4M$6.3K$35.4M
2013$40.5M$5.7K$40.5M
2012$42.5M$6.0K$42.5M
2011$2.5M$8.3K$2.5M
2010$26.9M$9.3K$26.9M
2009$5.0M–$5.0M
2008$20.3M$321.8K$20.6M

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 2, 2022$74.1M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants; Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs6 To SUBURBAN MOBILITY AUTHORITY FOR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION Award MI-2022-048
  2. Aug 18, 2020$61.8M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants7 To SUBURBAN MOBILITY AUTHORITY FOR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION Award MI-2020-052
  3. Aug 27, 2020$56.3M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants; Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs8 To SUBURBAN MOBILITY AUTHORITY FOR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION Award MI-2020-061
  4. Aug 29, 2018$55.1M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants; Bus And Bus Facilities Formula Program; Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs9 To SUBURBAN MOBILITY AUTHORITY FOR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION Award MI-2018-018
  5. $55.0M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants; Bus And Bus Facilities Formula Program; Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs10 To SUBURBAN MOBILITY AUTHORITY FOR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION Award MI-2016-025
  6. Jun 5, 2023$50.8M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants11 To SUBURBAN MOBILITY AUTHORITY FOR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION Award MI-2023-011
  7. Sep 20, 2013$22.4M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit_Formula Grants12 To SUBURBAN MOBILITY AUTHORITY FOR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION Award MI-90-X678-00
  8. Aug 9, 2014$22.3M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit_Formula Grants13 To SUBURBAN MOBILITY AUTHORITY FOR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION Award MI-90-X678-01

Largest contracts

  1. Sep 15, 2005$380.5K from Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation: Final closeout14 To SUBURBAN MOBILITY AUTHORITY FOR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION Award D060001
  2. Oct 16, 2007$370.0K from Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation: Fare media15 To SUBURBAN MOBILITY AUTHORITY FOR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION Award DTOS59DO80001
  3. Oct 11, 2006$363.4K from Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation: Fare media16 To SUBURBAN MOBILITY AUTHORITY FOR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION Award DO70001
  4. Sep 4, 2008$211.2K from Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation: Fare media17 To SUBURBAN MOBILITY AUTHORITY FOR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION Award DTOS59DO900002
  5. Nov 1, 2010$9.3K from Offices, Boards and Divisions: Transit subsidy18 To SUBURBAN MOBILITY AUTHORITY FOR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION Award DJJ11PUST00109

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