The Transportation & Motor Buses For Public Use Authority Amtran Division (Amtran) received a $5.9 million project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on May 15, 2023. The grant funds will support Amtran's continued operation of public transportation services for the city of Altoona, Pennsylvania and surrounding communities through May 23, 2023. Specifically, the funds will cover operating...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,800,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 20.534) will enable the Transportation & Motor Buses For Public Use Authority (operating as Amtran), a local government transit authority serving Altoona, Pennsylvania, to replace three revenue vehicles. The grant funding will support the continuation of Amtran's transit...
The Transportation & Motor Buses For Public Use Authority Amtran Division (Amtran) received a $256,952 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant funds will support Amtran's operating expenses from May 15, 2023 through May 23, 2023, including salaries and wages, to allow the continuation of public transit services for residents of Altoona, Pennsylvania and surrounding...
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 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 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration provides $2,143,675.00 to the Cambria County Transit Authority (Camtran) to purchase three (3) 35-foot compressed natural gas (CNG) replacement vehicles. The funding will enable Camtran, a local government transit authority in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, to maintain its fixed-route transit fleet in a state of good repair and continue providing reliable public...
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 Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $1.136 million Project Grant to Hazleton Public Transit on June 17, 2021 through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant will fund the replacement of buses to support public transportation services in Pennsylvania through September 5, 2022. The Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (49 U.S.C. 5307) makes federal resources available to local and regional authorities for transit capital and...
The Cambria County Transit Authority (Camtran) received a $3,217,755 Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on June 29, 2022. The grant will fund one year of operating assistance for Camtran's fixed route transit operations from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. Funds will cover eligible operating expenses such as salaries, personal protective equipment, professional cleaning/sanitization, and fuel. The grant aims to...
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...