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SunLine Transit Agency

Logo: sunline.org3

Bus agency in Riverside County, California

SunLine Transit Agency is a transit operator in Riverside County, California, United States, providing bus service to more than 3.5 million passengers per year in the Palm Springs Area. Service extends into San Bernardino Transit Center during peak hours.2 It is headquartered in Thousand Palms.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1977Founded1

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SunLine Transit Agency K9M E7
Photo: Thatsocalguy, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons4

SunLine Transit Agency is a transit operator in Riverside County, California, United States, providing bus service to more than 3.5 million passengers per year in the Palm Springs Area. Service extends into San Bernardino Transit Center during peak hours.2

Timeline

  1. 1977Founded 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$187.9M 2008–2026
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2008–2026: $187.9M in all. Federal grants $187.9M.$0$10M$20M$30M2008 · Federal grants: $629.2K20082009 · Federal grants: $7.1M2010 · Federal grants: $813.6K20102011 · Federal grants: $7.8M2012 · Federal grants: $13.2M20122013 · Federal grants: $214.2K2014 · Federal grants: $7.5M20142015 · Federal grants: $7.2M2016 · Federal grants: $3.2M20162017 · Federal grants: $13.6M2018 · Federal grants: $7.5M20182019 · Federal grants: $5.5M2020 · Federal grants: $25.1M20202021 · Federal grants: $27.2M2022 · Federal grants: $37.1K20222023 · Federal grants: $12.4M2024 · Federal grants: $18.1M20242025 · Federal grants: $24.5M2026 · Federal grants: $6.4M2026
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsTotal
2026$6.4M$6.4M
2025$24.5M$24.5M
2024$18.1M$18.1M
2023$12.4M$12.4M
2022$37.1K$37.1K
2021$27.2M$27.2M
2020$25.1M$25.1M
2019$5.5M$5.5M
2018$7.5M$7.5M
2017$13.6M$13.6M
2016$3.2M$3.2M
2015$7.2M$7.2M
2014$7.5M$7.5M
2013$214.2K$214.2K
2012$13.2M$13.2M
2011$7.8M$7.8M
2010$813.6K$813.6K
2009$7.1M$7.1M
2008$629.2K$629.2K

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. Jul 30, 2021$16.6M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants6 To SUNLINE TRANSIT AGENCY Award CA-2021-129
  2. Jul 11, 2020$16.1M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants7 To SUNLINE TRANSIT AGENCY Award CA-2020-156
  3. Sep 6, 2023$8.4M from Federal Transit Administration: Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs8 To SUNLINE TRANSIT AGENCY Award CA-2023-200
  4. May 22, 2024$8.0M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants9 To SUNLINE TRANSIT AGENCY Award CA-2024-066
  5. Apr 18, 2024$7.8M from Federal Transit Administration: Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs10 To SUNLINE TRANSIT AGENCY Award CA-2024-055
  6. $7.6M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants; Bus And Bus Facilities Formula Program; Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs11 To SUNLINE TRANSIT AGENCY Award CA-2017-067
  7. Jul 24, 2025$7.5M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants12 To SUNLINE TRANSIT AGENCY Award CA-2025-141
  8. Feb 3, 2011$7.2M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit_Formula Grants13 To SUNLINE TRANSIT AGENCY Award CA-90-Y706-00

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