Formula Grant PA2025023

The Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority (EMTA) was awarded an $8.27 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant funds will support EMTA's daily transit operations and allow the organization to continue providing safe and reliable public transportation services to riders in the Erie, Pennsylvania urbanized area through May 31, 2022. $4.14 million will support operating...

The Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority (EMTA) received a $11,633,014 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support operating assistance from July 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The grant funding will relieve EMTA of operating expenses incurred while maintaining reliable fixed route bus and paratransit services for the Erie, Pennsylvania community during the COVID-19...

The Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority (EMTA) was awarded a $3,284,976 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support daily transit operations from May 25, 2022 to July 31, 2022. The funding will allow EMTA to continue providing fixed route and paratransit service to customers while maintaining COVID-19 safety practices, such as additional cleaning and sanitization. Specifically, the...

The Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority (EMTA) received a $2 million project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration on April 13, 2023 to complete phase two construction on its joint operations facility. Funded through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), the award will allow EMTA to pour a concrete slab and install base level plumbing, HVAC and electrical work. This will protect the structural integrity of the space and address any...

The Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority (EMTA) was awarded a $1.725 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant will enable EMTA to replace three 40-foot diesel buses with three 35-foot compressed natural gas buses. This funding supports EMTA's goal of maintaining its bus fleet in a state of good repair while achieving lower emissions. The...

The Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority (EMTA) received a $2.74 million project grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant will enable EMTA to replace five 40-foot diesel buses with five 35-foot compressed natural gas buses. This bus fleet modernization project will maintain EMTA's vehicles in a state of good repair while achieving lower...

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 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $1,364,178 Formula Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to the Monroe County Transportation Authority (MCTA) for the period of July 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026. The grant funding will provide operating assistance to MCTA to maintain reliable transit service and mobility for the Monroe County, Pennsylvania community. The award will allow MCTA to cover operating expenses incurred during this period, benefiting...

The Estuary Transit District (ETD) was awarded a $1.5 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on January 24, 2022. The grant funding will support ETD's continued provision of public transportation services during the COVID-19 pandemic through September 30, 2025. Specifically, the funds will cover operating assistance and preventative maintenance activities to ensure uninterrupted...

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...