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Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky

Logo: Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Public Transit System in Northern Kentucky

The Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK) is the public transit system serving the Northern Kentucky suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio, located in Kenton County, Boone County and Campbell County, United States. In 2025, the system had a ridership of 1,992,200, or about 6,000< per weekday as of the second quarter of 2026.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1973Founded1

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TANK Express BRT
Photo: Cosmo2012, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

The Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK) is the public transit system serving the Northern Kentucky suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio, located in Kenton County, Boone County and Campbell County, United States. In 2025, the system had a ridership of 1,992,200, or about 6,000< per weekday as of the second quarter of 2026.2

Timeline

  1. 1973Founded 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$154.0M 2008–2026
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2008–2026: $154.0M in all. Federal grants $154.0M; Federal contracts $24.3K.$0$10M$20M$30M2008 · Federal grants: $2.8M20082009 · Federal grants: $1.7M2010 · Federal grants: $1.1M20102011 · Federal grants: $6.8M2012 · Federal grants: $4.9M20122013 · Federal grants: $11.8M2014 · Federal grants: $3.6M20142015 · Federal grants: $4.7M2016 · Federal grants: $7.1M20162017 · Federal grants: $6.9M2017 · Federal contracts: $24.3K2018 · Federal grants: $7.1M20182019 · Federal grants: $3.2M2020 · Federal grants: $17.2M20202021 · Federal grants: $8.0M2022 · Federal grants: $24.3M20222023 · Federal grants: $16.5M2024 · Federal grants: $11.5M20242025 · Federal grants: $9.1M2026 · Federal grants: $5.8M2026
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsFederal contractsTotal
2026$5.8M–$5.8M
2025$9.1M–$9.1M
2024$11.5M–$11.5M
2023$16.5M–$16.5M
2022$24.3M–$24.3M
2021$8.0M–$8.0M
2020$17.2M–$17.2M
2019$3.2M–$3.2M
2018$7.1M–$7.1M
2017$6.9M$24.3K$7.0M
2016$7.1M–$7.1M
2015$4.7M–$4.7M
2014$3.6M–$3.6M
2013$11.8M–$11.8M
2012$4.9M–$4.9M
2011$6.8M–$6.8M
2010$1.1M–$1.1M
2009$1.7M–$1.7M
2008$2.8M–$2.8M

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. Feb 11, 2020$22.5M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants; Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs6 To TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY Award KY-2020-002
  2. Jul 25, 2022$15.8M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants7 To TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY Award KY-2022-012
  3. Aug 18, 2020$12.6M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants8 To TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY Award KY-2020-022
  4. $12.1M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants9 To TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY Award KY-2017-006
  5. Sep 3, 2024$9.8M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants; Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs10 To TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY Award KY-2024-014
  6. May 30, 2023$8.8M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants11 To TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY Award KY-2023-009
  7. Sep 9, 2025$6.1M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants; Enhanced Mobility Of Seniors And Individuals With Disabilities; Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs12 To TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY Award KY-2025-028
  8. Sep 10, 2026$5.8M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants13 To TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY Award KY-2026-019

Largest contracts

  1. Nov 1, 2007$30.1K from Bureau of the Fiscal Service: Purchase monthly passes and ticket booklets from transit authority of northern kentucky (tank)for fy 2008.14 To TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY Award TPDTTB0800011
  2. Jul 10, 2017$24.3K from Department of the Army: Igf::ot::igf bus wrap15 To TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY Award W912KZ17P0054

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