TrAMS Guidance & Training

The TrAMS Guidance & Training sections provide resources for TrAMS activities. Listed below are training webinars, resources and tip sheets to help users.

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Navigate to sections below:

• TrAMS User Basics
• Application Development
• Budget Revisions & Amendments
• Closeouts & Reporting (MPR/FFR's)
• User Manager
• Certs & Assurances
• ECHO
• Civil Rights

TrAMS User Basics

• TrAMS User Guide
• Introduction to TrAMS for New Recipient Users
• TrAMS Roles and Role Management (FACES) User Guide
• TrAMS Basic Training for Recipients (presentation), TrAMS Basic Training for Recipients (webinar recording), July 2017
• Using the Disbursement Report, March 2017
• Login on to TrAMS, Navigation, Workflow and Task (presentation), Login on to TrAMS, Navigation, Workflow and Task (webinar recording), February 2016
• How to log in to TrAMS for the first time, Feb 2016
• Recipient Profile Management & Migrated TEAM Information (presentation), Recipient Profile Management & Migrated TEAM Information (webinar recording), February 2016
• Understanding & Using TrAMS Data Reports Guide, January 2016
• FACES Portal Training: Webinar recording | Presentation

Application Development

• Apply Estimated Indirect Cost – Related Action Guidance
• TrAMS Demonstration – Apply Estimated Indirect Cost Related Action
• Sample Executive Summaries for ARP Grants - August 2021
• FHWA and FRA Categorical Exclusions, February 2019
• Custom ALI Tip Sheet, June 2018
• New Application Questions in TrAMS, July 2017
• Suballocation Question & Documentation Upload Examples, July 2017
• Developer Role Enhancement Transmit Initial Application Function, March 2017
• Cooperative Agreement Transmit Function, March 2017
• TrAMS Special Conditions, March 2017
• Combining Multiple Funding Sources in a Single Application, July 2016
• Executive Summary Questions- Update to the TrAMS Application Format (presentaton), Executive Summary (webinar recording), May 2017 
• Developing applications in TrAMS (presentation), Developing Applications in TrAMS (webinar recording), February 2016
• Guidance for Creating Applications with Multiple Funding Programs (Super Grants), December 2014

Budget Revisions & Amendments

• TEAM Budget Revisions (presentation), TEAM Budget Revisions (webinar recording), March 2016
• TEAM Amendments in TrAMS Slideshow, March 2016

Closeouts & Reporting (MPR/FFRs)

• Initial FFR Report system changes, November 7, 2019
• Grant closeout process (presentation), Session 1, Session 2 (webinar recordings), August 2019
• Initial FFR Correction to Line E, June 21, 2019
• FTA Policy Letter on FFR/MPRs Reporting Requirements, October 2017
• Guidance on TrAMS FFRs Selected Topics, July 2016
• Milestone Progress Reports (MPRs) and Federal Financial Reports (FFRs) (presentation), Milestone Progress Reports (MPRs) and Federal Financial Reports (FFRs) (webinar recording), March 2016

User Manager

• User Guide for FTA Access Control and Entry System (FACES), April 2023
• FY 2020 TrAMS User Recertification User Manager Webinar, November 14 & 19th, 2019
• User Manager Handbook, February 2019
• User Manager Designation Letter template, February 2018
• Manage TrAMS Emails, February 2016
• Sample Format for Designation of Signature Authority, January 2015
• FAQs about Establishing a User Manager
• Required PIN Resets, December 2017

Certs & Assurances

• All Certifications & Assurances
• Master Agreement
• Fiscal Year 2018 Certifications & Assurances TrAMS module updates and how-to resources

ECHO

• Echo Web User Manual
• Understanding ECHO and TrAMS (presentation), June 2016
• Understanding ECHO and TrAMS, June 2016

Civil Rights

• Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Reporting (recorded presentation), September 2018
• Civil Rights Program Slideshow, Civil Rights Program Webinar, February 2016