The Luzerne County Transportation Authority (LCTA) received a $7.4 million Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant funds will support operating assistance, preventive maintenance activities, and administration of ADA paratransit programs for LCTA from October 2021 through June 2022. Specifically, $5.9 million will reimburse operating costs for fixed route and paratransit...
This federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) provides $4,235,077 in funding to the Luzerne County Transportation Authority (LCTA) in Pennsylvania. The grant supports LCTA's capital program to assist in the safe continued operation of its mass transit services, including: Preventive maintenance for the transit system ADA non-fixed route paratransit services Tire lease and computer software upgrades Solar...
The Luzerne County Transportation Authority (LCTA) was awarded a $4,362,000 Formula Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The purpose of the grant is to fund the construction of a new 208,000 square foot administrative and maintenance facility for LCTA. The project will include the construction of new bus storage and maintenance garages, administrative offices, and a bus wash. The expected outcome is the completion of...
The Luzerne County Transportation Authority (LCTA) received a $8.2 million Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on September 7, 2021. The grant will fund construction of LCTA's new 208,000 square foot administrative and maintenance facility, to include new bus storage and maintenance garages, administrative offices, and a bus wash. Construction will encompass structural,...
This $7,292,064 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will provide funds for the Lehigh & Northampton Transportation Authority (Lanta) to purchase fixed-route buses and expand its public transportation services in Lehigh and Northampton Counties, Pennsylvania. The grant will enable Lanta to continue providing clean, safe, and reliable transportation, as well as improve mobility and access for residents in the...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Lehigh & Northampton Transportation Authority (LANTA) a $1,022,199 Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program on August 19, 2022. The grant will support operating assistance activities through March 17, 2023. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program provides federal funding to local and regional authorities for transit capital, operating assistance, and transportation planning in...
The Lehigh & Northampton Transportation Authority (LANTA) was awarded a $3.7 million Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant funding will support LANTA's purchase of buses to replace, rehabilitate, or purchase buses and related equipment. The award was provided on February 10, 2021 and has a completion date of August 15, 2022. The CFDA program aims to provide...
The Lehigh & Northampton Transportation Authority (LANTA) was awarded a $10,222,285 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant will fund operating assistance to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic from July 29, 2021 through August 15, 2022. As the direct recipient of the grant, LANTA will utilize the $10.2 million in federal funding to...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $1,185,536 Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) to Hazleton Public Transit on September 5, 2023. This funding will be used to subsidize the operating expenditures of Hazleton Public Transit's fixed route and paratransit services in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. The grant funding will allow Hazleton Public Transit to provide reliable, quality public transportation service to patrons in the region. There are no...
The Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority (LANTA) received a $245,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant funds will support safety and security facility improvements at LANTA's Allentown and Easton operating and maintenance garages. Specifically, LANTA will upgrade the sprinkler system in the vehicle storage facility at its Allentown location and replace...