After Congress appropriates funding annually, FTA apportions the formula program funds to states, urbanized areas, territories, and Indian tribes based upon various criteria. Visit the Apportionments pages to learn more. The table below shows the states, urbanized areas, and territories in Region 9, along with their Designated Recipients for FTA §5307 Urbanized Area, §5337 State of Good Repair, §5339(a) Bus and Bus Facilities, and 
§5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities formula funding programs authorized in 
Title 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53. 

* TMA = Transportation Management Area: > 200,000 in population and subject to a FHWA-FTA TMA Planning Certification Review, per 23 CFR Part 450. Also known as "Large urbanized areas" for the purposes of formula Apportionments per 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53. 

** The population of the Lake Tahoe, CA--NV urbanized/transportation management area is 210,000 per 49 U.S.C. 5303(r).

ᴺ New urbanized area in 2020; this is reflected in FY 2024 formula apportionments.

↑ Livermore--Pleasanton--Dublin, CA and Santa Barbara, CA crossed threshold from small in 2010 to large in 2020; this is reflected in FY 2024 formula apportionments.

↓ Visalia, CA crossed threshold from large in 2010 to small in 2020; this is reflected in FY 2024 formula apportionments.

"urbanized area" = an area encompassing a population of not less than 50,000 people that has been defined and designated in the most recent decennial census as an ‘urbanized area’ by the Secretary of Commerce per 49 U.S.C. 5302.

DOT = Department of Transportation

MPO = federally-recognized Metropolitan Planning Organization serving the urbanized area, per 23 CFR Part 450.

(S)TIP = (Statewide)/Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program

COG = Council of Governments, serving as the MPO

AoG = Association of Governments, serving as the MPO

Sources: FTA U.S. Census