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...
The Port Authority of Allegheny County, doing business as Pittsburgh Regional Transit, has received a $11,677,500 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration. The grant will fund the Downtown-Uptown-Oakland Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, which will construct a 7.1-mile BRT line with 16 stations and dedicated transit lanes to improve access, reliability, and mobility in the high-demand corridor connecting downtown...
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...
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,...
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...
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 Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded a $11,185,345 Project Grant to the Westmoreland County Transit Authority through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to provide operating assistance from July 1, 2023 through December 31, 2026. Funds will cover eligible operating expenses including driver salaries, fuel, preventative maintenance and other costs to continue transit operations for the authority and its riders. As a direct recipient,...
This federal Project Grant award of $18,750,000.00 was provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) on May 23, 2025. The funding will support the Washington County Trans Auth (WCTA) in constructing a new state-of-the-art Bus Maintenance and Storage Facility (BMSF) in Pennsylvania. Key project activities include site work, demolition, utility upgrades, access improvements, and...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $1,447,752 Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Grant to the Beaver County Transit Authority (BCTA) on May 19, 2025. The purpose of this grant is to fund capital projects and preventive maintenance activities, including: Acquiring new office equipment Integrating a fixed route collision avoidance system Installing an emergency generator Partially funding replacement of the HVAC system Covering one year of eligible preventive maintenance...