FY24 Notice of Funding Opportunity: National Rural Transit Assistance Program

Details: 09/12/2024. Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): Solicitation of Project Proposals for the National Rural Transit Assistance Program (National RTAP). The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for $3,250,723 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Rural Transportation Assistance Program funds through a competitive cooperative agreement award. Synopses and full announcement are posted on Grants.gov site as opportunity FTA-2024-014-TPM-NRTAP. Proposals must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov website by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on 11/12/2024.

Summary: FTA is soliciting proposals under the agency’s Formula Grants to Rural Areas Program to select an entity to administer a National Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP). National RTAP will carry out activities to design and implement training and technical assistance projects and other services tailored to meet the specific needs of transit operators in rural areas, including tribal transit services. Primary activities will include the development of information and materials for use by local operators and state administering agencies and supporting research and technical assistance projects of national interest.

Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit organizations with rural and tribal transportation experience that have the capacity to provide public transportation-related technical assistance and the ability to deliver a national technical assistance and training program. There is no local match or cost sharing requirement for this program.

Link and Instructions for attaching the supplemental form to the SF-424: All applicants must complete an SF-424 Mandatory form and a narrative application document in Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat or compatible file format with the required components outlined in the NOFO. The narrative application must be placed in the attachments section of the SF–424 form. Applicants must attach the narrative application file to their submission in GRANTS.GOV to successfully complete the proposal process.

Dates: Applicants must submit a proposal electronically by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on 11/12/2024. Any agency intending to apply should initiate the process of registering on the GRANTS.GOV site immediately to ensure completion of registration before the submission deadline.

For Further Information Contact: For information on this RFP for National Rural Transit Assistance Program, contact Heather Edmonds, TPM Office of Rural and Targeted Programs 202-366-3748.