Formula Grant PA2020036

The Butler Transit Authority received a $2,749,125 project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on July 6, 2022. The funding will support the purchase of one 45-passenger compressed natural gas commuter bus to provide spare vehicle capacity for the authority's commuter service between Butler and downtown Pittsburgh. The majority of funding will go toward operating this commuter service...

The Butler Transit Authority (BTA) received a $1,382,883 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support commuter transit services between Butler, Pennsylvania and downtown Pittsburgh through September 2029. The grant funding will cover operating and maintenance costs associated with providing commuter bus transportation, with expected outcomes of continuing transit...

This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), will provide $281,231.00 to the Butler County Regional Transit Authority (BCRTA) to support one year of operating and ADA-compliant paratransit assistance, as well as fund several capital projects. The capital projects include the purchase and installation of furniture, fixtures, equipment, access control...

This Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) provides $4,001,588.00 in capital funding to the Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority (Parta) to procure five (5) replacement 35 CNG-powered revenue transit vehicles. The purpose of this award is to enable Parta to replace outdated vehicles, lower the age of its fleet, reduce maintenance costs, and meet...

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Butler County Regional Transit Authority (BCRTA) a $166,667 Project Grant under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). The grant funding will support a planning exercise to create bicycle and pedestrian connections between neighborhoods, schools, employment centers, and BCRTA transit facilities within the cities of Oxford, Hamilton, and Middletown in Butler County,...

This $3,998,479 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will fund the following key products and services for the Port Authority of Allegheny County, doing business as Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT): The grant will support the purchase of new buses for PRT's fleet, funding for the CCOC access program, preventative maintenance for both bus and rail operations, the purchase...

The Port Authority of Allegheny County, doing business as Pittsburgh Regional Transit, received a $19.3 million project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500). The grant funds will support the Downtown-Uptown-Oakland Bus Rapid Transit project, a 7.1-mile bus rapid transit line providing improved east-west connectivity in Pittsburgh. Key deliverables include construction of 16...

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...

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...

The Port Authority of Allegheny County received a $260.1 million project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500) to implement the Downtown-Uptown-Oakland Bus Rapid Transit Project. The project will deliver a 7.1-mile bus rapid transit line providing improved east-west transit connectivity between Downtown Pittsburgh and the Uptown and Oakland neighborhoods. Key products and services to be...