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Applying for FTA Funding

Overview

FTA posts all competitive grant and cooperative agreement opportunities on Grants.gov, the comprehensive government-wide website for announcing competitive grant opportunities. Grants.gov is the single, secure federal website unifying 1,000 grant programs from 26 federal grant-making agencies.

Existing Recipients

Resources for Grant Recipients Competitive Grant Opportunities on Grants.gov — FTA posts all competitive grant and cooperative agreement opportunities on Grants.gov, the comprehensive government-wide website for announcing competitive grant opportunities. Grants.gov is the single, secure...

New Applicants

Getting Started

FTA awards funds to transit systems in competitive grants and as formula grants. These funding sources each have specific requirements, funding cycles, and awards processes that should be carefully reviewed. Review the different grant programs currently...

Message from Secretary LaHood

As the Chairman of the Federal Interagency Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility (CCAM), I am excited to present a new Veterans Transportation and Community Living Initiative. 

Last May, the President called on Federal agencies to support veterans and military families through a...

Funding Recipient Requirements

This document provides program and oversight requirements for projects funded under the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks program. Section 3021 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) (49 U.S.C. § 5320) established the Transit in...

Alternative Transportation in Parks and Public Lands Program Manual

The Alternative Transportation in Parks and Public Lands (ATPPL) Programfunds capital and planning expenses for alternative transportation systems in national parks and public lands. ATPPL is a new program, authorized by the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient...

Case Study on Alternative Transportation at Cape Cod National Seashore

We are pleased to present this Partnership Case Study for the Cape Cod National Seashore’s Alternative Transportation Project. It is one of many case studies spearheaded by the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Technical Assistance Center (TRIPTAC).

Launched in 2009, the TRIPTAC...