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News Archive

  • October 26, 2015

    On February 5, 2015, the Federal Transit Administration announced projects selected for Fiscal Year 2013 and Fiscal Year 2014 funding under the Low and No Emission Vehicle Deployment Program.

    The main purpose of the LoNo Program is to deploy the...

  • October 26, 2015

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Our question specifically relates to eligible maintenance costs under a service contract, including both facility and vehicle maintenance. The grantee owns the facilities from which...

  • October 26, 2015

    Frequently Asked Questions

    When a transit agency is initiating a new vehicle Request for Proposals in 2007, are diesel vehicle engines required to meet the 2007 Federal Emission Standards? Is there any waiver...

  • October 26, 2015

    Frequently Asked Questions

    My company is an engineering consulting firm that has contracts with FTA. I am looking for the current FTA per diem rates that my company should use when our employees travel in...

  • October 26, 2015

    Frequently Asked Questions

    I am trying to learn if a particular limousine service has a DOT number. The letterhead of the proprietor lists locations of both Woonsocket, RI, and Norwood, MA.

    The Federal...

  • October 26, 2015

    Frequently Asked Questions

    A vendor neglected to submit a required certification when responding to a Request for Proposal. If it is a RFP must you automatically declare them non-responsive or can you request...

  • October 26, 2015

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Is there specific FTA language that must be incorporated into contracts for independent appraisal services? If so, where can this language be found?

    FTA regards the...

  • October 26, 2015

    Frequently Asked Questions

    We are in a very small town; not a city. I charge a reduced rate to the elderly. There are a lot of things needed to make my business a success. I'm lacking the money to invest. Is...

  • October 26, 2015
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  • October 26, 2015

    The FTA’s Ladders of Opportunity Initiative is one of the most over-subscribed discretionary grant programs in the agency’s history. FTA received 446 project proposals from 282 applicants requesting a total of approximately $1.4 billion—more than 10...