Private company
Rockford Mass Transit District
Logo: rmtd.org3
Bus company in Rockford, Illinois, US
The Rockford Mass Transit District is the public transportation operator for the Rockford metropolitan area, Illinois. Service is provided six days per week along 19 routes, with several of these routes being combined into five Sunday routes that service a large portion of the system.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Websitermtd.org
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The Rockford Mass Transit District is the public transportation operator for the Rockford metropolitan area, Illinois. Service is provided six days per week along 19 routes, with several of these routes being combined into five Sunday routes that service a large portion of the system.2
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.
- Federal grants $93.1M
- Federal contracts $162.3K
Figures by year
| Year | Federal grants | Federal contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6.5M | – | $6.5M |
| 2024 | $7.1M | – | $7.1M |
| 2023 | $7.5M | – | $7.5M |
| 2022 | $3.5M | – | $3.5M |
| 2021 | $10.4M | – | $10.4M |
| 2020 | $11.4M | – | $11.4M |
| 2019 | $852.6K | – | $852.6K |
| 2018 | $8.5M | – | $8.5M |
| 2017 | $2.3M | – | $2.3M |
| 2016 | $4.4M | – | $4.4M |
| 2015 | $2.5M | $112.3K | $2.7M |
| 2014 | $1.8M | – | $1.8M |
| 2013 | $1.8M | $50.0K | $1.9M |
| 2012 | $7.1M | – | $7.1M |
| 2011 | $2.4M | – | $2.4M |
| 2010 | $3.2M | – | $3.2M |
| 2009 | $6.1M | – | $6.1M |
| 2008 | $5.9M | – | $5.9M |
Federal awards
Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov5, by calendar year, 2008–2025, 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
- Jul 27, 2018$10.6M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants6 To ROCKFORD MASS TRANSIT DISTRICT Award IL-2018-019
- Jul 9, 2021$9.5M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants7 To ROCKFORD MASS TRANSIT DISTRICT Award IL-2021-034
- Aug 4, 2023$6.3M from Federal Transit Administration: Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs8 To ROCKFORD MASS TRANSIT DISTRICT Award IL-2023-034
- Jan 3, 2024$4.0M from Federal Transit Administration: Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs9 To ROCKFORD MASS TRANSIT DISTRICT Award IL-2024-001
- Jul 17, 2009$3.7M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit_Formula Grants10 To ROCKFORD MASS TRANSIT DISTRICT Award IL-96-X001-00
- $3.4M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants; Federal Transit_Formula Grants11 To ROCKFORD MASS TRANSIT DISTRICT Award IL-2016-016
- Mar 15, 2012$3.2M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit_Formula Grants12 To ROCKFORD MASS TRANSIT DISTRICT Award IL-90-X620-03
- May 16, 2022$3.1M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants13 To ROCKFORD MASS TRANSIT DISTRICT Award IL-2022-021
Largest contracts
- Aug 27, 2015$112.3K from Department of the Army: Monthly rent for bus wrap advertising igf::ot::igf14 To ROCKFORD MASS TRANSIT DISTRICT Award W91SMC15P0132
- Jun 13, 2013$47.9K from Department of the Army: Monthly cost for bus wraps(12 mos@4 bus)15 To ROCKFORD MASS TRANSIT DISTRICT Award W91SMC13P0121
Links
- Websitermtd.org1
- X (Twitter)x.com/RideRMTD1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/RockfordMTD1
- WikipediaRockford Mass Transit District
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ7355246
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
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- 3Company websiteRockford Mass Transit District logo
- 4Wikimedia CommonsRockford Mass Transit District photo by Znns, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5
- 6USAspending.govIL-2018-019: Federal Transit Administration
- 7USAspending.govIL-2021-034: Federal Transit Administration
- 8USAspending.govIL-2023-034: Federal Transit Administration
- 9USAspending.govIL-2024-001: Federal Transit Administration
- 10USAspending.govIL-96-X001-00: Federal Transit Administration
- 11USAspending.govIL-2016-016: Federal Transit Administration
- 12USAspending.govIL-90-X620-03: Federal Transit Administration
- 13USAspending.govIL-2022-021: Federal Transit Administration
- 14USAspending.govW91SMC15P0132: Department of the Army
- 15USAspending.govW91SMC13P0121: Department of the Army