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Grants

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Fixed Guideway Modernization (5309 (b)(2))

Program Overview

The transit capital investment program (49 U.S.C. 5309) provides capital assistance for three primary activities:

Modernization of existing rail systems (Fixed Guideway Modernization program).New and replacement buses and facilities (Bus and Bus Related Equipment and...

FTA Program Fact Sheets under the FAST Act

3005(b) Expedited Project Delivery Fact Sheet3019 Innovative Procurement & Leasing Fact Sheet5303-5304-5305 Program Metropolitan and Statewide Planning Fact Sheet5307 Urbanized Area Formula Program Fact Sheet5309 Capital Investment Grant Fact Sheet5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors &...

FAST Act

Overview

Congress establishes the funding for FTA programs through authorizing legislation that amends Chapter 53 of Title 49 of the U.S. Code. On December 4, 2015, President Obama signed the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, reauthorizing surface transportation programs...

TIGGER Program

This page is about FTA's TIGGER program.  For information about DOT's TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) grants visit http://www.dot.gov/recovery/.

Program Overview

Managed by FTA's Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation in coordination with the...

Transit Oriented Development Planning Pilot

Provides funding to advance planning efforts that support transit-oriented development (TOD) associated with new fixed-guideway and core capacity improvement projects. TOD focuses growth around transit stations to promote ridership, affordable housing near transit, revitalized downtown centers...

Alcohol and Controlled Substances Testing

This program maintains authority for the U.S. Secretary of Transportation to establish a program that requires grantees to conduct pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, random, and post-accident testing of public transportation employees responsible for safety-sensitive functions.

Expired Grant Programs

The following FTA grant programs have expired or been repealed:

Mobility Payment Integration (MPI) Program Veterans Transportation and Community Living Initiative (VTCLI) Fixed Guideway Modernization (5309 (b)(2))  Job Access and Reverse Commute Program (...

Flexible Funding for Transit and Highway Improvements

Federal law (23 U.S.C. § 104(f); 49 U.S.C. § 5334(i)(1)) allows Federal-Aid Highway Program funding made available for public transportation projects to be flexed (or transferred) to be administered by FTA for public transportation projects. 

See potentially eligible programs at...