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New Freedom Funds

Frequently Asked QuestionsQ. Can FTA New Freedom funds be used to purchase mobile data terminals for the ADA paratransit system service, i.e., since ADA does not require MDTs does this qualify as "going beyond" the ADA as required by the New Freedom regulations?

A. NFI funds must be used to...

Economic Stimulus Funds

Frequently Asked QuestionsDo any of the current third party contracting requirements apply to the award of contracts funded by the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act?

All of the current requirements found in FTA Circular 4220.1F apply to contracts funded by the American Recovery &...

Capital Cost of Contracting

Frequently Asked QuestionsI am trying to help our State auditor resolve accounting for the Capital Cost of Contracting grants for FTA and California's State TDA regulations. The state does not currently allow for conversion of operating contracts to a capital cost. It does allow state match of the...

E-Verify Program

Frequently Asked QuestionsI have received information relative to a new program being implemented by the Department of Homeland Security relative to the participation in the "E-Verify" program.  As a grant recipient, is FTA planning on offering grantees guidance as to the roles and...

Fraudulent DOT Letters

Frequently Asked QuestionsI received a letter that purports to be from the U.S.  Department of Transportation’s Procurement Office. It says that I am registered as a prospective contractor for procurements issued by the U.S.  Department of Transportation and requests that I sign a release...

Training

Frequently Asked QuestionsI am a Field Supervisor for R&D Transportation Services, Inc. and would like to get certified as a Paratransit Operator Trainer. Could you advise me of any Instructor courses for this training?

The National Transit Institute (NTI) at Rutgers University is funded by a...

Transit Vehicle Manufacturers

Frequently Asked QuestionsWe are currently reviewing a bid submitted in May 2008 by a transit vehicle manufacturer (TVM) who is proposing to supply us with 10, 25-foot mid-sizes buses. However, this apparent low bidder has indicated on its TVM certification, dated April 24, 2008 that "the goals...

Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance

Frequently Asked QuestionsI want to open a taxicab company and transport the public as well as the elderly and handicapped. Can you please tell me which CFDA number I need to apply with?

The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) is available online at https://www.cfda.gov/. (Revised:...

Preventive Maintenance Claims

Frequently Asked QuestionsI would like to find out the exclusions in filing 041 preventive maintenance claims. (What items under maintenance expenses are not included in the claim?). Is there any topic in the website that I can read or areas that cover the "exclusion" to verify our claim?

The...

Randolph-Sheppard Act

Frequently Asked QuestionsDoes the Randolph–Sheppard Act apply to Regional Transit Authorities since if restoration of a building is 80 percent federally funded? What is this Act and are transit authorities impacted by it?

The Randolph-Sheppard Act, 20 U.S.C. § 107, et seq., is a Federal law that...