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 FY25 Comprehensive Review Contractor's Manual which provides FTA oversight contractors optimal methods and instructions for conducting program oversight reviews. Previous manuals and additional resources are listed below:
  • FY24 Comprehensive Review Contractor’s Manual
  • FY23 Comprehensive Review Contractor’s Manual
  • FY22 Comprehensive Review Contractor’s Manual
  • FY20 Comprehensive Review Contractor’s Manual
  • FY20 Contractors’ Manual Public Health Emergency Supplement
  • FY19 Comprehensive Review Guide
• Learn more about Recipient Oversight Workshops
• See the Public Health Emergency Supplement to the FY20 Comprehensive Review Contractor’s Manual which includes additional instructions for FTA oversight contractors regarding how to conduct reviews concerning recipient response to the COVID-19 public health emergency