TAMNews - March 2024

This issue of TAMNews provides access to new resources, discussion of an upcoming July 2024 roundtable, and publications for transit agencies.

Bus Procurement Best Practices Update Webinar Presentation

Presentation for FTA’s Bus Procurement Best Practices Update Webinar, held on February 29, 2024.

FY 2023 Tribal Transit Program Technical Assistance Assessment Manual

This manual helps Tribes prepare for the Tribal Transit Technical Assistance Assessments.

Biden-Harris Administration Sends Another $9.9 Billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Transit Agencies Across the Country

See state-by-state funding HERE

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced that $9.9 billion in federal formula funding, part of the largest investment in public transit in U.S. history, is...

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Flowcharts for All Formulas - BIL

The Bipartisan infrastructure Law Flowcharts for All Formulas combines visual summaries for how formula funds are allocated for each formula program.

Asset Disposition Guidance Webinar Presentation

At this webinar hosted on January 31, 2024 and February 8, 2024, FTA provided information about the Asset Disposition Guidance and walked through the FAQs.

Dear Colleague Letter: Highlighting tools to improve bus procurement and manufacturing

Description: FTA is taking actions to strengthen the American bus manufacturing industry, lower bus costs, and accelerate transit vehicle deliveries. The guidance comes as transit agencies seek to procure buses using the historic investment provided by the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law....

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Retirement of Federal Transit Administrator

WASHINGTON –Today, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the upcoming retirement of Administrator Nuria I. Fernandez, which will take effect February 24, 2024.

Fernandez was named Deputy Administrator on January 20, 2021, upon the inauguration of President Joseph R. Biden...

Bus Procurement

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 greatly increased federal support to modernize and expand public transportation nationwide, including investments in the nation’s bus systems. FTA will administer $5.1 billion in formula and competitive grants through the Buses and Bus...

Dear Colleague Letter: FTA highlights importance of adhering to NEPA Schedules

To support efficient environmental reviews and facilitate compliance with statutory requirements, FTA will be coordinating NEPA schedules across the agency to ensure FTA’s projects achieve timely environmental reviews, while also sharing tools to prepare projects for entering the NEPA phase....