Transportation & Motor Buses For Public Use Authority
Altoona, PA Doing business as Amtran
- UEI
- Q1ZXWTLSB523
- CAGE
- 5Q0T0
- Primary NAICS
- 485210 Interurban and Rural Bus Transportation
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- U.S. Government Entity
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 3301 5th Ave, Altoona, PA 16602, USA
- Website
- amtran.org
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Transportation
- Road & Rail
- Ground Transportation
- SIC code
- 41 Local & Interurban Passenger Transit
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Transportation & Motor Buses For Public Use Authority, doing business as Amtran, is a U.S. local government transit authority based in Altoona, Pennsylvania that receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). Amtran operates exclusively as a grant recipient — not as a federal contractor — and holds no federal contracts or contract vehicles.
Amtran's federal grant portfolio consists entirely of FTA Formula Grants for public transit operations and capital improvements in the Altoona and Blair County region of Pennsylvania. The organization's recent work spans operating assistance for transit service continuation, purchase and installation of security equipment across transit facilities and bus fleets, facility rehabilitation (roof replacement, overhead door replacement, plumbing repairs, office space rehabilitation), and replacement of revenue vehicles. Representative awards include $2.690 million awarded August 21, 2026, for operating assistance covering July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026; $2.798 million awarded June 9, 2026, for security equipment installation and facility rehabilitation work; $6.758 million awarded April 17, 2026, for purchase and installation of twenty security cameras on transit buses plus operating assistance; and $5.246 million awarded September 7, 2023, for operating activities and security equipment. Earlier grants included a $5.9 million project grant awarded May 15, 2023, for COVID-19 pandemic operational support. Amtran acts as prime recipient on all awards with no subrecipient involvement; all funding flows directly to the transit authority for implementation.
Customer concentration is absolute: 100% of the organization's 41 total federal awards (combined dollars obligated $101.3 million) come from the Federal Transit Administration. The organization has no multi-agency footprint, no contract vehicle positions, and no subcontracting relationships. Award frequency has remained sparse and episodic (one award in 2021, three in 2023, one in 2024, one in 2025, four in 2026), reflecting the grant-cycle timing of FTA Formula Grants. Two awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months.
Amtran is a municipal transit operator, not a federal contractor or supplier. Its federal relationship is structured as direct grant recipient for operating and capital support under federal transit programs, with work performed entirely within Pennsylvania and beneficiaries limited to Altoona and surrounding communities.
Quick answers
Is Transportation & Motor Buses For Public Use Authority registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Transportation & Motor Buses For Public Use Authority's SAM.gov registration is active through October 5, 2027.
What is Transportation & Motor Buses For Public Use Authority's CAGE code?
Transportation & Motor Buses For Public Use Authority's CAGE code is 5Q0T0, and its Unique Entity ID (UEI) is Q1ZXWTLSB523.
What is Transportation & Motor Buses For Public Use Authority's most recent federal award?
Transportation & Motor Buses For Public Use Authority's most recent federal grant award is To provide funding for operating assistance for the continuation of transit operations for the period of 07/01/2025… (PA2026037), from Federal Transit Administration, on August 21, 2026.
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- Funding analysis by agency, NAICS and set-aside
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