### Question
How is the term recipient defined?


### Answer
The term **recipient** is defined in *49 U.S.C. § 5311* as the following:

> a State or Indian tribe that receives a Federal transit program grant directly from the Federal Government

#### Citation:
  - *49 U.S.C. § 5311*
  - Heading: **SUBTITLE III-GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS > CHAPTER 53-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION**

