Private company

Western Reserve Transit Authority

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Mass transport operator in Mahoning County, Ohio

The Western Reserve Transit Authority is the public transit agency for Youngstown and the surrounding suburbs of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. Service is provided via twenty-four fixed routes, which operate six days per week in the county and five days a week in nearby Warren, Ohio.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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The Western Reserve Transit Authority is the public transit agency for Youngstown and the surrounding suburbs of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. Service is provided via twenty-four fixed routes, which operate six days per week in the county and five days a week in nearby Warren, Ohio.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$134.5M 2008–2026
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsTotal
2026$5.8M$5.8M
2025$11.2M$11.2M
2024$16.1M$16.1M
2023$4.9M$4.9M
2022$5.1M$5.1M
2021$15.5M$15.5M
2020$16.5M$16.5M
2019$4.0M$4.0M
2018$5.5M$5.5M
2017$6.7M$6.7M
2016$5.3M$5.3M
2015$8.0M$8.0M
2014$4.3M$4.3M
2013$3.6M$3.6M
2012$4.2M$4.2M
2011$3.2M$3.2M
2010$8.2M$8.2M
2009$3.6M$3.6M
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. Jul 9, 2025$15.7M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants6 To WESTERN RESERVE TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award OH-2025-019
  2. Jun 5, 2020$10.4M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants7 To WESTERN RESERVE TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award OH-2020-036
  3. Sep 5, 2024$7.7M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants; Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs8 To WESTERN RESERVE TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award OH-2024-028
  4. Jun 4, 2021$7.2M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants9 To WESTERN RESERVE TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award OH-2021-025
  5. $7.0M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants10 To WESTERN RESERVE TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award OH-2016-046
  6. May 16, 2018$5.5M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants11 To WESTERN RESERVE TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award OH-2018-009
  7. Sep 5, 2024$5.5M from Federal Transit Administration: Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs12 To WESTERN RESERVE TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award OH-2024-029
  8. Jul 19, 2019$5.2M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants; Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs13 To WESTERN RESERVE TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award OH-2019-027