Formula Grant PA2026032
- The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Lehigh & Northampton Transportation Authority (doing business as Lanta) $11.193 million under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on December 16, 2025. Funds support preventive maintenance of Lanta's transit vehicle fleet and facilities, security contractor services, and complementary ADA paratransit services for fiscal year 2026. The award enables Lanta to continue providing clean, safe, and...
- This $7,292,064 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (CFDA 20.507) Federal Transit Formula Grants program provides funding to the Lehigh & Northampton Transportation Authority (Lanta) to purchase fixed-route buses and expand its fleet. The grant supports Lanta's efforts to continue providing clean, safe, and reliable transportation services, as well as improve mobility and access throughout Lehigh and Northampton Counties, Pennsylvania. The award has an expected...
- The Federal Transit Administration awarded Lehigh & Northampton Transportation Authority (Lanta) $1,085,298 under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula program on September 10, 2025, to fund capital improvements to its transit system serving Lehigh and Northampton Counties, Pennsylvania. Lanta will use the funding to lease bus tires; purchase and perform mid-life replacement of fixed-route bus driver seats over two years; procure scheduling software services and mobile ticketing equipment;...
- 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 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 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...
- The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Lehigh & Northampton Transportation Authority (Lanta) $405,000 on June 12, 2026, under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula program (CFDA 20.526) to purchase, install, configure, and train three ticket vending machines for bus pass sales. The machines will serve Lanta patrons across Lehigh and Northampton Counties, Pennsylvania, enabling fare collection and improving mobility and access to the transit system. Lanta...
- 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 Luzerne County Transportation Authority (LCTA) was awarded a $4,235,077 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507) on January 13, 2025. The grant funds are to be used for LCTA's capital program to assist in the safe continued operation of mass transit in the LCTA service area. Key activities to be performed include preventive maintenance, ADA non-fixed route paratransit, tire leasing, computer software, solar energy upgrades, and safety projects. The expected...
- The Luzerne County Transportation Authority (LCTA) received a $1,988,919.56 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 maintain transit system operations and a state of good repair from March 2022 through May 2022. Specifically, the funding supported $1.3 million in operating assistance, $457,753 for preventive maintenance activities, and $231,167 to administer LCTA's...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded $19.257 million to Lehigh & Northampton Transportation Authority (Lanta) on August 11, 2026, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) for fiscal year 2027 operating and capital assistance. Funding covers preventive maintenance of Lanta's vehicle fleet, parts and labor for the vehicle overhaul program, general operating assistance, complementary Americans with Disabilities Act paratransit services, and security contractor services. The award enables Lanta to continue operating clean, safe, and reliable fixed-route and paratransit transportation across Lehigh and Northampton Counties, Pennsylvania, serving workers and residents accessing employment, medical care, and other destinations. Lanta, a local government transit authority headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, operates the urbanized-area transit system serving the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton region. Place of performance includes both Lanta's Allentown operating and maintenance headquarters and Easton operating facility, with service territory spanning the two-county region. The award carries a period of performance through September 30, 2027. No sub-recipients are identified.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $13.2m | 8/11/26 |