Private company

Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority

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Transit agency in northeast South Carolina

The Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority or PDRTA is the primary provider of mass transportation in a six county region of northeastern South Carolina. The agency was established in 1974 as the state's first public transit agency that was managed by a multi-county board instead of a single municipality.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1974Founded1

The Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority or PDRTA is the primary provider of mass transportation in a six county region of northeastern South Carolina. The agency was established in 1974 as the state's first public transit agency that was managed by a multi-county board instead of a single municipality.2

Timeline

  1. 1974Founded 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$30.9M 2008–2026
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsTotal
2026$4.6M$4.6M
2025$752.3K$752.3K
2024$4.2M$4.2M
2022$2.9M$2.9M
2021$1.3M$1.3M
2020$4.7M$4.7M
2019$678.8K$678.8K
2018$1.1M$1.1M
2017$683.6K$683.6K
2016$1.1M$1.1M
2015$751.5K$751.5K
2013$808.0K$808.0K
2012$984.8K$984.8K
2011$2.1M$2.1M
2009$3.3M$3.3M
2008$1.1M$1.1M

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

  1. May 12, 2020$3.5M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants5 To PEE DEE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Award SC-2020-011
  2. Sep 1, 2022$2.5M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants6 To PEE DEE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Award SC-2022-042
  3. Aug 7, 2024$1.8M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants7 To PEE DEE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Award SC-2024-019
  4. Sep 2, 2026$1.7M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants8 To PEE DEE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Award SC-2026-031
  5. Jan 12, 2026$1.6M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants9 To PEE DEE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Award SC-2026-003
  6. Sep 5, 2024$1.4M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants10 To PEE DEE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Award SC-2024-033
  7. Jul 20, 2026$1.2M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants11 To PEE DEE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Award SC-2026-015
  8. May 13, 2020$1.2M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants12 To PEE DEE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Award SC-2020-008