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Past Events

Cost Allocation Meets Coordination: A Mini-Course for Human Services Providers

What do cost allocation and coordination have to do with each other? This brief, online, 3-module course will help you understand why you need to go through the cost allocation process, and how it can help you do a better job of managing your transportation program. You will learn how to: ...

COVID-19 Research Demonstration Grant Program Informational Webinar

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On Tuesday October 13, 2020, FTA will host a webinar at 3:00 pm EDT on the newly announced COVID-19 Research Demonstration Grant Program funding opportunity. The webinar will provide a high level overview of the program from Senior FTA Leadership, as well as the opportunity to submit questions...

National RTAP Peer Roundtables and Chats

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FTA sponsors National RTAP to provide technical assistance to help FTA grantees to address the training and technical assistance needs of rural, and tribal transit operators across the nation, and to support the state RTAP programs.

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2020 Joint State Safety Oversight (SSO) and Rail Transit Agency (RTA) Virtual Workshop

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The workshop will focus on effective rail transit system safety, current oversight responsibilities, the Public Transportation Safety Certification Training Program (49 C.F.R. Part 672), and the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (49 C.F.R. Part 673). The Federal Transit Administration (...

National RTAP Tribal Transit Manager Peer Roundtable

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Join National RTAP staff, Amy Fong, Transportation Program Analyst, FTA, and fellow Tribal Transit providers on September 17, 2020 from 3:00-4:00 PM ET. In this roundtable we will discuss program updates and virtual training needs.

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Webinar: PTASP Compliance Monitoring

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As part of FTA's webinar series to provide technical assistance on the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) regulation (49 CFR Part 673), we will host a...

Webinar: Autonomous Vehicle Pilots and Beyond

This webinar will discuss where we are in the US now in the development and deployment of AVs and we will provide information regarding various aspects of AVs and AV pilots, including work conducted by the US Department of Transportation’s (USDOT’s) Federal Transit Administration (FTA).

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Webinar: New Financial Management Training Introductory

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The National RTAP "Fundamental Financial Management for Rural Transit Providers" training module was completely rewritten in 2020. It provides essential guidance for FTA Section 5311 recipients and subrecipients on topics including: the Office of Management and Budget's Uniform Guidance (2 CFR...

15th Annual FTA Drug and Alcohol Program National Conference - POSTPONED

POSTPONED

This FREE three-day conference will provide attendees with a background on 49 CFR Part 655 (Prevention of Alcohol Misuse and Prohibited Drug...

HOPE Program Webinar #2

FTA will host two webinars in late March and early April to provide information about FTA’s Helping Obtain Prosperity for Everyone (HOPE) Program. Join FTA program staff on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at 2 p.m. ET, and on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. ET, to learn more about this...