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Capital Investment Grants Program Presentations

  • Capital Investment Grant Program Overview
  • Core Capacity Overview
    • This step-by-step video provides an overview of everything there is to know about the Federal Transit Administration’s Core Capacity Improvement Program. Core Capacity projects, which fund substantial, corridor-based investment in existing transit systems, are one of three types of projects authorized under the Capital Investment Grants Program. This 49-minute presentation provides an in-depth training on project eligibility, completing steps in the process, and project evaluation and rating. It synthesizes the requirements in law, regulation, policy guidance and FTA’s application procedures in an easy-to-understand format. Closed-captioned.

  • New Starts Overview
    • This step-by-step video provides an overview of everything there is to know about the Federal Transit Administration’s New Starts Program. New Starts projects, which fund new fixed guideway projects or extensions to existing fixed guideway systems, are one of three types of projects authorized under the Capital Investment Grants Program. This 55-minute presentation provides in-depth training on project eligibility, completing steps in the process and project evaluation and rating. It synthesizes the requirements in law, regulation, policy guidance and FTA’s application procedures in an easy-to-understand format. Closed-captioned.

  • Small Starts Overview
    • This step-by-step video provides an overview of everything there is to know about the Federal Transit Administration’s Small Starts Program that funds new fixed guideway projects, extensions to existing fixed guideway systems, or corridor-based bus rapid transit projects. Small Starts projects are one of three types of projects authorized under the Capital Investment Grants Program. This 35-minute presentation provides in-depth training on project eligibility, completing steps in the process, and project evaluation and rating. It synthesizes the requirements in law, regulation, policy guidance, and FTA’s application procedures in an easy-to-understand format. Closed-captioned.

  • Webinar on the Evaluation Process
  • Slides from Webinar on the Evaluation Process