Private company

Southeastern Regional Transit Authority

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Public transport authority

Southeastern Regional Transit Authority (SRTA) is a public transport authority in Bristol County and Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It serves 10 municipalities in Massachusetts' South Coast region: Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Fall River, Freetown, Mattapoisett, New Bedford, Somerset, Swansea, and Westport.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1974Founded1
SRTA route 9X bus at Fall River bus terminal, October 2020
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Southeastern Regional Transit Authority (SRTA) is a public transport authority in Bristol County and Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It serves 10 municipalities in Massachusetts' South Coast region: Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Fall River, Freetown, Mattapoisett, New Bedford, Somerset, Swansea, and Westport.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$204.8M 2008–2026
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsTotal
2026$13.5M$13.5M
2025$1.6M$1.6M
2024$21.4M$21.4M
2023$28.5M$28.5M
2022$14.6M$14.6M
2021$401.2K$401.2K
2020$22.9M$22.9M
2019$11.1M$11.1M
2018$7.8M$7.8M
2017$8.2M$8.2M
2016$2.3M$2.3M
2015$8.3M$8.3M
2014$10.8M$10.8M
2013$5.5M$5.5M
2012$15.8M$15.8M
2011$1.6M$1.6M
2010$10.9M$10.9M
2009$14.2M$14.2M
2008$5.4M$5.4M

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov5, 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 15, 2020$21.0M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants6 To SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award MA-2020-014
  2. Jul 24, 2023$12.2M from Federal Transit Administration: Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs7 To SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award MA-2023-029
  3. Aug 23, 2023$11.8M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants8 To SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award MA-2023-034
  4. Dec 12, 2024$11.6M from Federal Transit Administration: Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs9 To SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award MA-2025-001
  5. Aug 1, 2019$11.1M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants10 To SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award MA-2019-018
  6. Apr 17, 2026$11.0M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants11 To SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award MA-2026-010
  7. Aug 2, 2022$11.0M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants12 To SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award MA-2022-028
  8. Sep 18, 2024$8.1M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants13 To SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY Award MA-2024-029