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...
This $2,098,048 federal Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) provides operating and capital assistance to the Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority (MMVTA) in Pennsylvania. The funding supports the following key activities: Operating assistance for MMVTA's fixed-route public transportation system during fiscal year 2025 Extended warranty and services for the farebox system to ensure accurate data collection...
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 $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...
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 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $71,930,977 Formula Grant (CFDA 20.509 - Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program) to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to provide operating and capital assistance for rural transit services across the Commonwealth. The grant funds will be used to cover eligible operating expenses like driver salaries, fuel, and insurance to maintain safe and reliable transit operations. Additional funds will support the...
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...
This $64,071,243 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the CFDA 20.509 Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program provides funding to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and its 15 sub-recipients to support the continued safe and effective operation of rural transit services in Pennsylvania. The grant funds will cover eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, fringe benefits, utilities, and insurance, as well...
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...
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...