South Central Regional Transit District

South Central Regional Transit District is a New Mexico-based tax-exempt nonprofit transit authority operating as a Federal Transit Administration grant recipient, serving Dona Ana County, New Mexico and El Paso, Texas. The organization functions almost entirely as a sub-recipient on FTA formula grant programs (81% of recent awards), with four prime grant awards from the Federal Transit Administration and seventeen sub-awards routed through the New Mexico Department of Transportation under CFDA programs 20.507 (Federal Transit Formula Grants), 20.509 (Formula Grants for Rural Areas), 20.510 (Formula Grants for Other Than Urbanized Areas), and related vehicle-acquisition and electric-vehicle initiatives.

South Central Regional Transit District's customer concentration is singular — 19% of recent awards (all four prime grants) come from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration, with the remainder flowing as sub-awards through NMDOT. The organization's combined dollar obligated across all awards is approximately $20 million over the past three-plus years. Recent prime grant activity includes a $1,025,454 FTA formula award on August 7, 2026 (completion September 30, 2028) for targeted capital improvements spanning preventive maintenance, vehicle procurement, bus wash system installation, pavement resurfacing, and security fencing upgrades serving seniors, people with disabilities, and low-income individuals; a $908,159 FTA formula award on May 20, 2026 (completion September 30, 2027) for operating expenses, shop equipment, renovations, and preventive maintenance; and a $1,005,673 FTA formula award on May 6, 2024 (completion September 30, 2026) for capital projects, operating costs, and bus replacement.

As a sub-recipient, South Central Regional Transit District has drawn down sub-awards including five hybrid buses for El Paso/Sunland Park service (July 2025), electric vehicle and charging infrastructure projects (December 2023), rural and intercity operating and administrative assistance across multiple fiscal years, and expansion vans for mobility transit service. The award trajectory shows growth from five awards in 2023 to seven in 2024, followed by contraction to three in 2025 and recovery to six in 2026. Two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, carrying modest recompete risk. No subrecipients are identified under the prime grants; South Central Regional Transit District operates as the direct operator and beneficiary of all award funding for regional transit operations across the two-state service area.