The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Beaver County Transit Authority (BCTA) a $4,345,524 Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The funding will support BCTA's operating expenses from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, as the agency responds to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the grant will cover salaries, personal protective equipment, professional cleaning/sanitization, barriers for staff, fuel, and other...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded South Central Transit Authority a $12.5 million Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program on September 21, 2022. The grant will fund the maintenance and replacement of buses and paratransit vehicles, facility upgrades, and equipment purchases for the Berks Area Regional Transportation Authority to operate its public transportation system in the Reading Urbanized Area through August 31,...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Bay County Transportation Planning Organization (BCTPO) a $3,248,448 Formula Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant will provide 1 year of preventive maintenance, operating assistance, equipment acquisition, surveillance/security, planning, and administration for BCTPO's fixed-route and demand response transit services within Bay County's urbanized areas. Key...
The County of Fayette was awarded $667,500 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) by the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration. The funding will support the purchase of new transit vehicles and equipment upgrades to modernize and maintain the Fayette Area Coordinated Transportation fixed route and demand response public transportation system in Pennsylvania through December 2022. Specifically, the county will use the funds to purchase one...
The Berkshire Regional Transit Authority (BRTA) was awarded a $400,000 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration. This formula grant funding will support the following key activities from July 2024 through June 2026:
Preventative maintenance of BRTA's vehicle fleet, equipment, and facilities for state fiscal years 2025-2028.
Procurement of 5310 vehicle equipment for state fiscal years 2025-2026.
Capital purchases...
This $53,335,494 federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will fund a range of initiatives for the Port Authority of Allegheny County, Inc. (PAAC), doing business as Pittsburgh Regional Transit. The key products and services to be delivered include the purchase of new buses, funding for the CCOC Access program, preventive maintenance for both the bus and rail systems, the purchase and installation...
This $3.7 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will fund operating assistance, preventative maintenance, and vehicle procurement for the Berkshire Regional Transit Authority. $2 million will support fixed route and paratransit services from July 2021 to June 2025. An additional $1.7 million will fund preventative maintenance of BRTA's vehicle fleet, equipment, and...
The Butler Transit Authority received a $2,749,125 project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on July 6, 2022. The funding will support the purchase of one 45-passenger compressed natural gas commuter bus to provide spare vehicle capacity for the authority's commuter service between Butler and downtown Pittsburgh. The majority of funding will go toward operating this commuter service...
This $4.6 million project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration will support capital projects and transit operations for the Butler County Regional Transit Authority through March 2028. Under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs, $1.1 million in Federal Transit Administration 5307 and 5339 funds will help replace vehicles, renovate facilities, and purchase related information technology hardware, software...
The BCD Council of Governments was awarded a $1,300,000 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on February 3, 2023. The grant will fund planning and analysis to evaluate the expansion of fixed-route and bus rapid transit alternatives along the US Highway 52 corridor in Berkeley County, South Carolina. Specifically, BCDCOG will develop a planning document through public engagement and...