Award Management

The Award Management page provides the technical guidance needed to manage your grant from active reporting through to formal closeout.

FFR Video Guide

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Application Development

The Application Development page provides instructional videos, technical manuals, and development resources to guide you through the TrAMS application process.

TrAMS Beginners Training

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TrAMS User Management Information

TrAMS User Management Information provides instructional guides, video tutorials, and technical documentation to help you navigate the TrAMS and FACES platforms.

The Transit Award Management System (TrAMS)

Operating Status: Open.

What’s New

• Congress passed the Full-Year Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 7148 / Public Law 119-75, February 3, 2026). FTA announced the availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 full-year funding on March 31, 2026. This funding is detailed in apportionment tables that specify funding to states, urbanized areas, and Tribal governments based on statutory formulas.

FACES User Management Training

The FTA Access Control Entry System (FACES) is a part of FTA’s Appian platform, known as the Transit Integrated Appian Development (TrIAD) platform.  FACES provides unified user management for all applications under the TrIAD platform and enables systems in the TrIAD platform to manage and...

TrAMS Application Award Enhancement

On May 17, FTA introduced enhancements to the Transit Award Management System (TrAMS).

The enhancements included changes to the layout, appearance, and terminology specific to the records page and do not change the workflow or data within the system. These changes are necessary for FTA...

TrAMS 2020 Census Updates Overview

In December of 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau released new urban area boundaries that correspond to the 2020 Census. As a result, all urbanized area (UZA) boundaries, or urban areas with a population of at least 50,000, have changed to some extent between 2010 and 2020. Consequently, FTA’s Transit...

Summary of 2020 Census Changes in TrAMS

In December 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau released new urban area boundaries that correspond to the 2020 Census. FTA's Transit Award Management System (TrAMS) has been updated to reflect the appropriate changes to FTA's accounting structure for formula apportionments to UZAs and grant obligations...

FACES User Management Training July 25, 2023

The FTA hosted training sessions on Tuesday, July 25, 2023 and Thursday, July 27, 2023, focused on educating users with user management roles on related tasks including: Responsibilities for their roles Account creations Role assignments Unlocking accounts Account deactivations Recertification...

Apply Estimated Indirect Cost – Related Action Guidance

The guidance document has been prepared to explain the OMB requirement for an Estimated Indirect Cost amount to be reported at the time of initial application. Additionally, the guidance provides a ‘how-to’ of the data entry steps for the Apply Estimated Indirect Costs Related Action in TrAMS....