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 30-foot...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $71,930,977 Formula Grant (CFDA 20.509 - Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program) to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to provide operating and capital assistance for rural transit services across the Commonwealth. The grant funds will be used to cover eligible operating expenses like driver salaries, fuel, and insurance to maintain safe and reliable transit operations. Additional funds will support the...
This $456,542 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) provides funding to the Borough of Pottstown in Pennsylvania for capital activities related to public transportation. The funding will be used to procure a service vehicle, service equipment, and intelligent transportation system (ITS) equipment for the Pottstown Area Rapid Transit system. The expected outcomes are improved efficiency and an enhanced passenger...
This Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) provides $774,030 in operating assistance funding to the Washington County Trans Auth (WCTA) in Pennsylvania. The grant supports WCTA's operating expenses incurred from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026 to maintain reliable transit service and mobility for the Washington County community during the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant funding will benefit WCTA employees and contractors as...
This is a $56,815,931 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The purpose of this award is to provide the State of Pennsylvania and its subrecipients with funding for operating assistance, eligible capital projects, and rural transit assistance program (RTAP) activities. Specifically, the funds will be used to cover eligible operating expenses such as...
This $10,935,624 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program) provides operating assistance to the Centre Area Transportation Authority (CATA) in Pennsylvania. The grant funding will cover up to 50% of CATA's monthly operating costs not covered by fare revenues, allowing the transit agency to maintain reliable bus service and provide mobility to residents in the Centre Region...
This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509), will provide the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and its 15 subrecipients with $64,071,243 in funding for operating assistance, capital projects, and rural transit assistance program (RTAP) activities. The grant award will fund eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, fringe benefits, utilities, and insurance to...
The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded the Westmoreland County Transit Authority a $7.4 million Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to provide two years of operating assistance from July 2025 through December 2028. Funds will cover eligible operating expenses including driver salaries, fuel, preventative maintenance, and other costs to continue transit operations in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania and allow the...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA), under its Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), awarded a $5,246,572 formula grant to Amtran, a U.S. local government transit authority serving Altoona, Pennsylvania and surrounding communities. This grant, with an award date of September 7, 2023 and a planned completion date of October 31, 2023, will fund Amtran's operating activities and the purchase and installation of security equipment. The expected outcome is that Amtran will...
The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded a $11,185,345 Project Grant to the Westmoreland County Transit Authority through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to provide operating assistance from July 1, 2023 through December 31, 2026. Funds will cover eligible operating expenses including driver salaries, fuel, preventative maintenance and other costs to continue transit operations for the authority and its riders. As a direct recipient,...