(KNZA)--$13.2 million in funding will go toward 48 public transit projects across Kansas—including three area projects.  

Governor Laura Kelly joined Federal Transit Administration Administrator Nuria Fernandez and Kansas Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz in making the  announcement last week.  

The Northeast Kansas Area Aging on Aging was awarded nearly $235,000 for clean technology expansion.  The agency serves Atchison, Brown, Doniphan, Jackson, Marshall, Nemaha and Washington Counties.  

Leavenworth County was awarded $525,000 for a secure parking area for transit vehicles.  

In addition, The Guidance Center, in Leavenworth, was awarded nearly $26,000 for transit technology implementation.  

The funding is part of the Access, Innovation and Collaboration Public Transit Program.