The Beaver County Transit Authority (BCTA) was awarded a $2,974,000 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants) on December 29, 2023. The funding will support a range of projects to modernize and maintain BCTA's fixed-route and demand-response public transportation system serving Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Key activities include acquiring new security cameras, replacing staff vehicles, updating IT...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Beaver County Transit Authority (BCTA) a $4,345,524 Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The funding will support BCTA's operating expenses from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, as the agency responds to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the grant will cover salaries, personal protective equipment, professional cleaning/sanitization, barriers for staff, fuel, and other items...
This $1,447,752 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants program) will enable the Beaver County Transit Authority (BCTA) to deliver capital projects and preventive maintenance services in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Specifically, the grant funding will be used to acquire new office equipment, integrate an emergency generator, partially fund a replacement HVAC system, and cover eligible preventive maintenance expenses for one year....
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 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 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 FY 2021 5339 DISCRETIONARY GRANT award of $333,732 from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will support the Berkshire Regional Transit Authority's replacement and rehabilitation of buses and bus-related equipment and facilities. The October 1, 2021 completion date for this March 24, 2021 Project Grant indicates that the Berkshire Regional Transit Authority will utilize...
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 County of Fayette was awarded $667,500 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) by the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration. The funding will support the purchase of new transit vehicles and equipment upgrades to modernize and maintain the Fayette Area Coordinated Transportation fixed route and demand response public transportation system in Pennsylvania through December 2022. Specifically, the county will use the funds to purchase one 30-foot...