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South Central Regional Transit seeks $5 million for buses, facility upgrades and workforce training
Summary
At a July board meeting, SCRTD Executive Director David Armijo described two federal grant applications that would fund vehicle purchases, facility upgrades, a planned solar microgrid and workforce development; no formal board vote was required on the grant strategy.
South Central Regional Transit District (SCRTD) Executive Director David Armijo told the board on July 23 that staff submitted two federal grant applications that together seek roughly $5 million to $5.0 million to buy buses, prepare facilities for electric vehicles and fund workforce training. The board received the update but took no formal vote on the grant submissions.
The grants matter because they would fund vehicle acquisitions, charging and facility improvements and training for mechanics and drivers, pieces SCRTD officials said are central to a 10‑year plan to expand regional service. "In this category, we applied for $5,000,000. Yes. We're considered rural when we need to be considered rural," Armijo said.
Armijo described two applications. One is a larger rural-focused vehicle acquisition request totaling $5,000,000 that would buy buses (including hybrid options), fund workforce development and support facility integration tied to a planned new facility near La Mesa. He said the proposed…
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