Private company

Redding Area Bus Authority

Operator of public transportation in Shasta County, California

The Redding Area Bus Authority (RABA) is the operator of public transportation in Shasta County, California. RABA is a joint-powers agency between the City of Redding, the City of Shasta Lake, the City of Anderson, and the County of Shasta.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1981Founded1

The Redding Area Bus Authority (RABA) is the operator of public transportation in Shasta County, California. RABA is a joint-powers agency between the City of Redding, the City of Shasta Lake, the City of Anderson, and the County of Shasta.2

Timeline

  1. 1981Founded 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$41.2M 2008–2026
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsTotal
2026$5.8M$5.8M
2025$311.1K$311.1K
2024$6.2M$6.2M
2023$201.6K$201.6K
2022$3.0M$3.0M
2021$2.4M$2.4M
2020$6.6M$6.6M
2019$1.5M$1.5M
2018$2.1M$2.1M
2017$2.3M$2.3M
2015$2.4M$2.4M
2014$894.3K$894.3K
2012$750.0K$750.0K
2011$1.7M$1.7M
2010$2.0M$2.0M
2009$2.4M$2.4M
2008$564.8K$564.8K

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov3, 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 6, 2020$5.0M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants4 To REDDING AREA BUS AUTHORITY Award CA-2020-061
  2. Sep 12, 2024$4.0M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants5 To REDDING AREA BUS AUTHORITY Award CA-2024-184
  3. Jul 26, 2022$3.0M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants6 To REDDING AREA BUS AUTHORITY Award CA-2022-109
  4. Jul 14, 2026$2.9M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants7 To REDDING AREA BUS AUTHORITY Award CA-2026-082
  5. Sep 22, 2026$2.6M from Federal Transit Administration: Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs8 To REDDING AREA BUS AUTHORITY Award CA-2026-214
  6. Jul 1, 2015$2.4M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit_Formula Grants9 To REDDING AREA BUS AUTHORITY Award CA-90-Z278-00
  7. Jul 16, 2021$2.0M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants10 To REDDING AREA BUS AUTHORITY Award CA-2021-109
  8. Jun 15, 2010$2.0M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit_Formula Grants11 To REDDING AREA BUS AUTHORITY Award CA-90-Y801-00