Private company

Riverside Transit Agency

Transit system in Riverside County, California, United States

The Riverside Transit Agency (RTA) is the main transit agency for western Riverside County, California, United States. RTA provides both local and regional services throughout the region with 32 fixed-routes, 3 CommuterLink routes, Micro Transit in the Hemet-San Jacinto area, and Dial-A-Ride services using a fleet of 339 vehicles.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1975Founded1
RTA New Gillig Bus
Photo: Eustation, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Riverside Transit Agency (RTA) is the main transit agency for western Riverside County, California, United States. RTA provides both local and regional services throughout the region with 32 fixed-routes, 3 CommuterLink routes, Micro Transit in the Hemet-San Jacinto area, and Dial-A-Ride services using a fleet of 339 vehicles.2

Timeline

  1. 1975Founded 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$562.6M 2008–2026
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsTotal
2026$24.2M$24.2M
2025$36.6M$36.6M
2024$45.0M$45.0M
2023$27.4M$27.4M
2022$40.3M$40.3M
2021$52.8M$52.8M
2020$81.7M$81.7M
2019$32.0M$32.0M
2018$24.2M$24.2M
2017$20.5M$20.5M
2016$20.9M$20.9M
2015$28.9M$28.9M
2014$18.5M$18.5M
2013$17.2M$17.2M
2012$21.4M$21.4M
2011$17.6M$17.6M
2010$11.5M$11.5M
2009$27.3M$27.3M
2008$14.9M$14.9M

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 26, 2020$51.1M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants5 To RIVERSIDE TRANSIT AGENCY Award CA-2020-108
  2. Aug 28, 2025$31.5M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants6 To RIVERSIDE TRANSIT AGENCY Award CA-2025-180
  3. Jul 18, 2019$29.8M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants7 To RIVERSIDE TRANSIT AGENCY Award CA-2019-093
  4. Sep 5, 2024$29.5M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants8 To RIVERSIDE TRANSIT AGENCY Award CA-2024-179
  5. Jun 25, 2021$28.9M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants9 To RIVERSIDE TRANSIT AGENCY Award CA-2021-071
  6. Aug 21, 2023$25.8M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants10 To RIVERSIDE TRANSIT AGENCY Award CA-2023-168
  7. Jan 20, 2020$24.4M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants11 To RIVERSIDE TRANSIT AGENCY Award CA-2020-013
  8. Mar 28, 2018$22.5M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants12 To RIVERSIDE TRANSIT AGENCY Award CA-2018-027