Past Events
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TrAMS Refresher Training for Recipient User Managers
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
This training and demonstration program is intended for FTA grantees who have the User Manager role in the Transit Award Management System (TrAMS). In this two-hour session, we will demonstrate and discuss:
How to activate users and assign them roles in the system
How to manage users
How to deactivate users
Provide an update on FTA’s user management security policies and annual user re-
Simplified Trips-on-Project Software (STOPS) for Transit Ridership Forecasting
Tuesday, May 2, 2017 to Thursday, May 4, 2017
FTA Annual State Safety & Oversight Training & Workshop
Monday, April 24, 2017 to Friday, April 28, 2017
12th Annual FTA Drug and Alcohol Program National Conference
Tuesday, April 18, 2017 to Thursday, April 20, 2017
Introduction to Transportation Conformity
Tuesday, March 28, 2017 to Thursday, March 30, 2017
Tribal Transit Grants Webinar
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Considering applying for a Tribal Transit grant in 2017? FTA will host this instructional webinar to provide an overview of the Tribal Transit Program FY 2017 Notice of Funding Opportunity. The webinar will cover who is eligible to apply, evaluation criteria, and application form requirements.
Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions. Following the webinar, the presentation will be
FTA Joint Development Policies and Procedures Webinar
Thursday, February 9, 2017
This webinar will cover the updated Guidance on Joint Development Circular and best practices for submitting joint development project requests to FTA for review. The webinar will provide information on:
General policies, eligibility criteria, and federal requirements regarding FTA-assisted joint development projects, as established in FTA Circular 7050.1A
Two updates that affect the eligibility
Deploying Low or No Emission Buses Webinar Session 2
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
This is the second of two webinars FTA will host on deploying low- or no-emission buses. Both webinars feature speakers from agencies that have been successful in deploying zero-emission buses, including recipients of FTA’s Low-No grants. CALSTART and the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) share experiences on how to develop and deploy a low- or no-emission program, focusing on
Deploying Low or No Emission Buses Webinar Session 1
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
This is the first of two webinars FTA will host on deploying low- or no-emission buses. Both webinars will feature speakers from agencies that have been successful in deploying zero-emission buses, including recipients of FTA’s Low-No grants. CALSTART and the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) will share experiences on how to develop and deploy a low- or no-emission program,
Zero Emission Research Opportunity (ZERO) Webinar
Thursday, January 19, 2017
FTA will host this one-hour webinar to provide more information about FTA's Zero Emission Research Opportunity (ZERO). This webinar will be a continuation of the Q&A exchange started in the first ZERO webinar held on January 9. Last November, FTA announced the opportunity for nonprofit organizations to apply for funding to conduct research, demonstrations, testing, and evaluation of zero