Private company
Williamsburg Area Transit Authority
Transit service in Williamsburg, Virginia
Williamsburg Area Transit Authority (WATA) is a multi-jurisdiction transportation agency providing transit bus and ADA Paratransit services in the City of Williamsburg, James City County, and York County in the Historic Triangle area. WATA operates 13 bus routes, using a "hub and spoke" style system using the intermodal Williamsburg Transportation Center and the Rochambeau Drive Walmart as hubs.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Websitegowata.org
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Williamsburg Area Transit Authority (WATA) is a multi-jurisdiction transportation agency providing transit bus and ADA Paratransit services in the City of Williamsburg, James City County, and York County in the Historic Triangle area. WATA operates 13 bus routes, using a "hub and spoke" style system using the intermodal Williamsburg Transportation Center and the Rochambeau Drive Walmart as hubs.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.
- Federal grants $78.5M
Figures by year
| Year | Federal grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $7.6M | $7.6M |
| 2025 | $8.4M | $8.4M |
| 2023 | $146.2K | $146.2K |
| 2022 | $6.5M | $6.5M |
| 2021 | $7.9M | $7.9M |
| 2020 | $9.6M | $9.6M |
| 2019 | $1.0M | $1.0M |
| 2018 | $4.1M | $4.1M |
| 2017 | $3.6M | $3.6M |
| 2016 | $5.3M | $5.3M |
| 2015 | $4.4M | $4.4M |
| 2014 | $3.0M | $3.0M |
| 2013 | $3.0M | $3.0M |
| 2012 | $1.4M | $1.4M |
| 2011 | $969.3K | $969.3K |
| 2010 | $4.3M | $4.3M |
| 2009 | $2.3M | $2.3M |
| 2008 | $5.0M | $5.0M |
Federal awards
Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov4, 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
- Jul 8, 2025$7.3M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants5 To WILLIAMSBURG AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award VA-2025-021
- Sep 17, 2021$5.6M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants6 To WILLIAMSBURG AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award VA-2021-051
- Jun 16, 2020$5.2M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants7 To WILLIAMSBURG AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award VA-2020-029
- Aug 4, 2026$4.5M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants8 To WILLIAMSBURG AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award VA-2026-029
- $3.0M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants9 To WILLIAMSBURG AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award VA-2017-011
- Jul 8, 2025$3.0M from Federal Transit Administration: Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending10 To WILLIAMSBURG AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award VA-2025-027
- Feb 25, 2022$3.0M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants11 To WILLIAMSBURG AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award VA-2022-008
- Sep 25, 2020$2.7M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants12 To WILLIAMSBURG AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award VA-2020-051
Links
- Websitegowata.org1
- WikipediaWilliamsburg Area Transit Authority
- WikidataQ8021156
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
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- 3Wikimedia CommonsWilliamsburg Area Transit Authority photo by unknown, CC BY 4.0
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- 5USAspending.govVA-2025-021: Federal Transit Administration
- 6USAspending.govVA-2021-051: Federal Transit Administration
- 7USAspending.govVA-2020-029: Federal Transit Administration
- 8USAspending.govVA-2026-029: Federal Transit Administration
- 9USAspending.govVA-2017-011: Federal Transit Administration
- 10USAspending.govVA-2025-027: Federal Transit Administration
- 11USAspending.govVA-2022-008: Federal Transit Administration
- 12USAspending.govVA-2020-051: Federal Transit Administration