FTA's State Management Review (SMR) is a comprehensive oversight review of recipients designed to assess management practices and program implementation of the following:

• Metropolitan Planning and State Planning and Research programs (49 U.S.C. § 5305)
• Capital Investment program (49 U.S.C. § 5309)
• Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities program (49 U.S.C. § 5310)
• Non-urbanized Area Formula program (49 U.S.C. § 5311)
• Job Access and Reverse Commute program (49 U.S.C. § 5316)
• New Freedom program (49 U.S.C. § 5317)

SMRs also ensure the programs are administered in accordance with federal public transportation law (49 U.S.C. Chapter 53), federal transportation law provisions, and FTA requirements, and are meeting program objectives.

• See FTA's FY26 Comprehensive Review Contractor's Manual which provides FTA oversight contractors optimal methods and instructions for conducting program oversight reviews.
• Learn more about Recipient Oversight Workshops