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Awards/PROJECT GRANT (B)

$317,160,000

Department of Transportation·Federal Transit Administration

to SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

transportationactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2025 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2025-01-08·LATEST ACTION2026-04-27·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_PA-2025-002_069
Award description

APPLICATION PURPOSE: TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE CRITICAL REPLACEMENT OF THE MARKET-FRANKFORD LINE FLEET.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: MARKET FRANKFORD LINE FLEET REPLACEMENT; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: CONTINUE TO PROVIDE CLEAN SAFE AND RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION AND TO IMPROVE MOBILITY AND ACCESS THROUGHOUT THE PHILADELPHIA REGION.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO RESIDENTS/TRAVELERS IN THE PHILADELPHIA PA REGION.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: N/A

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Funds the replacement of aging Market-Frankford Line rail vehicles serving the Philadelphia region, beginning in 2025.

Sub-sectors
transit-infrastructurefleet-replacementfta-grant
Why this matters

Critical infrastructure modernization improves transit reliability and mobility for a major Northeast Corridor metropolitan area.

Supply-chain signal

Signals demand for rail vehicle manufacturers and suppliers; multi-year procurement likely to support domestic transit-equipment supply chains.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-19. Cost: $0.002809.

Period of performance
Start
2025-01-08
End
2034-09-01
Status
activein 2985 days
Sources

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