Federal grants to South Central Transit Authority
South Central Transit Authority in Lancaster, Pennsylvania received $57.8 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 23 awards. Its largest program was Federal Transit Formula Grants, with $54.0 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $1.7 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$57.8 million
- Awards23
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.7 million
- Largest award$9.5 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 7 | $9.4 million |
| FY 2022 | 7 | $29.8 million |
| FY 2023 | 1 | $2.4 million |
| FY 2024 | 6 | $14.5 million |
| FY 2025 | 2 | $1.7 million |
Programs that fund South Central Transit Authority
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Transit Formula Grants | 15 | $54.0 million |
| Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | 8 | $3.8 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Transportation | 23 | $57.8 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| This is an ffy 2021 section 5307 arp funding application apportioned to the reading urbanized area in the amount of $9509374 representing 100% federal share of the total eligible amount. This application utilizes scta - readings arp funding to prevent prepare for and respond to coronavirus. Purpose | Federal Transit Formula Grants | March 22, 2022 | $9.5 million |
| This is an ffy 2021 section 5307 arp funding application apportioned to the lancaster urbanized area in the amount of $7390893 representing 100% federal share of the total eligible amount. This application utilizes scta - lancasters arp funding to prevent prepare for and respond to coronavirus. The | Federal Transit Formula Grants | March 22, 2022 | $7.4 million |
| Application purpose: purpose of award: the maintenance and replacement of sctas fixed route paratransit and service vehicles and improvements to sctas facilities will help ensure scta operates a safe reliable and efficient public transportation system in the lancaster uza.; activities performed: act | Federal Transit Formula Grants | September 21, 2022 | $6.3 million |
| Application purpose: the purpose of this award is to provide funding for facility upgrades and improvements as well as purchasing shop equipment and it equipment to help ensure barta operates a safe reliable and efficient public transportation system in the reading uza.; activities performed: - non- | Federal Transit Formula Grants | September 17, 2024 | $5.1 million |
| Application purpose: the purpose of this award is to provide funding for the maintenance and replacement of bartas paratransit vehicles and improvements to bartas facilities as well as purchasing it equipment and replacing fixed route bus fareboxes will help ensure barta operates a safe reliable and | Federal Transit Formula Grants | May 22, 2024 | $4.9 million |
| Application purpose: the purpose of this award is to provide funding for the maintenance and replacement of bartas fixed route paratransit vehicles and improvements to bartas facilities as well as purchasing office equipment it equipment and shop equipment and replacing bus shelters will help ensure | Federal Transit Formula Grants | September 21, 2022 | $4.8 million |
| Application purpose: the purpose of this award is to provide funding for the items listed in the application executive summary to help ensure barta operates a safe reliable and efficient public transportation system in the reading uza.; activities performed: south central transit authority-reading ( | Federal Transit Formula Grants | September 16, 2021 | $3.7 million |
| Application purpose: the purpose of this award is to provide funding for the maintenance and replacement of rrtas fixed route buses as well as purchasing shop equipment it equipment and purchasing replacement bus shelters and lighting to help ensure rrta operates a safe reliable and efficient public | Federal Transit Formula Grants | April 12, 2024 | $3.1 million |
| Application purpose: the purpose of this award is to provide funding for the maintenance and replacement of rrtas fixed route paratransit vehicles and improvements to rrtas facilities to help ensure rrta operates a safe reliable and efficient public transportation system in the lancaster uza.; activ | Federal Transit Formula Grants | September 11, 2023 | $2.4 million |
| South central transit-reading uza FY 2021 section 5307 crrsaa - COVID-19 operating funds | Federal Transit Formula Grants | April 12, 2021 | $2.0 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does South Central Transit Authority get?
$57.8 million in 23 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives South Central Transit Authority the most?
The Department of Transportation, with $57.8 million in 23 awards.
What is South Central Transit Authority's largest federal grant?
$9.5 million under Federal Transit Formula Grants, with its first action in the period on March 22, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund South Central Transit Authority?
Its largest are Federal Transit Formula Grants and Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs.
Other grant recipients in Lancaster
- Community Action Partnership of Lancaster County, Inc.
- County of Lancaster
- Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc
- Lancaster City Housing Auth
- Community First Fund
- City of Lancaster Municipal Building
- Lancaster Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13
- Franklin and Marshall College
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