Operating Status: Open.

What’s New

• TrAMS is scheduled to close for FTA’s 2026 fiscal year-end financial reconciliation at 8 pm (EDT) on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
  
  Financial activity includes but is not limited to obligations, de-obligations, scope transfers, and funding adjustments. The system will close in advance of year-end to ensure that the FTA Office of Budget and Policy has time to reconcile and record all transactions in the DELPHI accounting system in compliance with the Department's year-end closing schedule. Please note that grants and cooperative agreements that have been awarded prior to Thursday, September 24, 2026, may still be “executed” by recipients during the year-end close period (after September 24, 2026). TrAMS will remain closed for new financial activities until late October or early November. Once the system reopens, recipients will be able to obligate prior year funds carried forward into FY 2027.
  
  The deadline for submitting applications to DOL is Thursday, August 20, 2026, to ensure certification can be completed prior to year-end close and FTA can make awards. DOL will make every effort to certify grants submitted after that date, but keep in mind that the minimum processing time required under normal circumstances is 24 days (15 days for referral to unions and 5 days on each side for DOL processing) and can take as long as 60 days after DOL's referral if objections are raised.
  
  After Wednesday, September 9, 2026, DOL will focus on those with lapsing funds. Regardless, anything submitted to DOL after Wednesday, September 9, 2026, will continue through the review process for award in the next fiscal year.
   
• Congress passed the Full-Year Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 7148 / Public Law 119-75, February 3, 2026). FTA announced the availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 full-year funding on March 31, 2026. This funding is detailed in apportionment tables that specify funding to states, urbanized areas, and Tribal governments based on statutory formulas.
   
• MPR/FFR Dear Colleague Letter – Reporting Frequency Update

2026 TrAMS Training Video Series

• TrAMS for Beginners
• Application Development
• FFR Video Guide
• Update Period of Performance End Date
• Create Closeout Amendments
• How to Complete C&As in TrAMS
• TrAMS User Management Training
• Designated Signature of Authority Upload Instructions
• Create Budget Revisions in TrAMS
• TrAMS Help Center and Quick Links
• Updates to the TrAMS Reports Landing Page
• Intro to TrAMS Recipient User Roles

Overview

Welcome to The Transit Award Management System (TrAMS) webpage. TrAMS is FTA’s flagship grant management tool, responsible for awarding and managing billions in federal transit funding across thousands of funding awards to state, local and tribal transit agencies.

FTA provides grants to public transit systems, including buses, subways, light rail, commuter rail, trolleys and ferries. Since 1964, FTA has partnered with state, local and tribal governments to create and enhance public transportation systems, investing more than $20 billion annually to support and expand public transit services. FTA provides annual formula grants to transit agencies nationwide as well as discretionary funding allocated through competitive processes.

TrAMS is a web-based tool that allows FTA funding award recipients to apply for federal funds, manage their programs in accordance with federal requirements, and enable FTA to review, approve, control, and oversee how funds are used. For more information on how to access and use TrAMS, please see the TrAMS User Resources and Training section of this website.