To provide funds for preventive maintenance of lantas vehicles and facilities security contractor services parts and labor for lantas vehicle overhaul (VOH) program operating assistance and…

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.

Activities

Funds will be used to cover all eligible preventive maintenance expenses complementary ADA services VOH program expenses general operating assistance and security contractor services.

Expected outcomes

Funding will permit lanta to continue to provide clean safe and reliable transportation and improve mobility and access throughout lehigh and northampton counties PA.

Intended beneficiaries

Lanta and the residents of lehigh and northampton county who rely on its service will benefit from continued service permitting workers to get to work and other destinations.