New Starts SCC Workbook

New Starts Standard Cost Categories (SCC) worksheets issued by FTA for reporting the capital costs and schedules of proposed projects.

Documentation of Existing Transit Riders to Prove Eligibility for Warrants for New Starts and Small Starts Projects

This document provides guidance to Capital Investment Grant (CIG) program applicants on how to document existing weekday transit ridership in a proposed project corridor to determine if a New Starts or Small Starts project might be eligible for warrants.

New Starts Templates Part 1

FTA publishes templates that are used by project applicants to develop and report the necessary information to FTA. These templates are used for developing evaluation criteria and ratings.

New Starts Templates Part 2

Supplemental Land Use and Economic Development Information and Supporting Documentation templates for New Starts Projects.

New Starts Reporting Instructions

These reporting instructions for the New Starts (Section 5309 Capital Investment Grants Program) inform applicants of the information they must provide so FTA may undertake the legislatively required evaluation and rating of project merit.

FTA Guidance on Valuation of Railroad Right of Way

This document provides support to grantees when real estate programs require the acquisition of real property interest owned by a railroad.

Extract of the Uniform Act

To provide for uniform and equitable treatment of persons displaced from their homes, businesses, or farms by Federal and federally assisted programs and to establish uniform and equitable land acquisition policies for Federal and federally assisted programs.Be it enacted by the Senate and House...

Real Estate Information

FTA is committed to ensuring that FTA grant recipients comply with all laws, regulations, and agency policy related to the acquisition of real property for use on federally -assisted transit projects. FTA recipients must ensure all private property owners and displaced persons are...

Current Capital Investment Grants Program and Expedited Project Delivery Pilot Program Projects

The list shows current Capital Investment Grants (CIG) projects.

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