Private company

San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority

American bus company and transport network operator1

The San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority is the provider of intercity mass transportation in San Luis Obispo County, California, with service between most cities in the county: Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Paso Robles, Grover Beach, Morro Bay, Pismo Beach, Cambria, San Simeon, Los Osos, Cayucos, and San Luis Obispo. Hourly routes operate Monday - Friday, with limited Saturday & Sunday service.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

The San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority is the provider of intercity mass transportation in San Luis Obispo County, California, with service between most cities in the county: Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Paso Robles, Grover Beach, Morro Bay, Pismo Beach, Cambria, San Simeon, Los Osos, Cayucos, and San Luis Obispo. Hourly routes operate Monday - Friday, with limited Saturday & Sunday service.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.

Money received by year$124.4M 2009–2026
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsFederal loansTotal
2026$10.8M–$10.8M
2025$11.9M–$11.9M
2024$6.8M–$6.8M
2023$5.4M$12.0M$17.3M
2022$10.3M–$10.3M
2021$5.8M–$5.8M
2020$19.1M–$19.1M
2019$3.8M–$3.8M
2018$4.8M–$4.8M
2017$8.6M–$8.6M
2016$4.8M–$4.8M
2015$4.0M–$4.0M
2014$3.4M–$3.4M
2013$5.5M–$5.5M
2012$4.9M–$4.9M
2011$1.3M–$1.3M
2010$1.7K–$1.7K
2009$1.2M–$1.2M

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov3, by calendar year, 2009–2026, 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. Jul 15, 2020$12.2M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants4 To SAN LUIS OBISPO REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award CA-2020-116
  2. Sep 9, 2026$6.9M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants5 To SAN LUIS OBISPO REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award CA-2026-196
  3. Sep 20, 2024$6.5M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants6 To SAN LUIS OBISPO REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award CA-2024-183
  4. May 15, 2020$6.3M from Federal Transit Administration: Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs7 To SAN LUIS OBISPO REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award CA-2020-040
  5. Aug 12, 2025$5.6M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants8 To SAN LUIS OBISPO REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award CA-2025-160
  6. Sep 9, 2020$4.7M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants; Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs9 To SAN LUIS OBISPO REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award CA-2020-283
  7. Sep 11, 2023$4.7M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants10 To SAN LUIS OBISPO REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award CA-2023-205
  8. Sep 16, 2022$4.7M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants11 To SAN LUIS OBISPO REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award CA-2022-216

Largest federal loans

  1. Sep 21, 2023$12.0M from Federal Highway Administration: Transportation Infrastructure Finance And Innovation Act (Tifia) Program12 To SAN LUIS OBISPO REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award 69A621197006ATIFICA20201006A