Module 2: Legal, Financial Management & Capacity and Technical Capacity Presentation
FTA provided an overview of basic requirements, required documentation, common issues and available resources for these areas.
Public Transit
Resources for Module 2: Legal, Financial Management & Capacity and Technical Capacity
Award Management Requirements Circular (5010.1E) This FTA Circular is intended to assist recipients in administering FTA-funded projects and in meeting award responsibilities and reporting requirements. A checklist of elements that should be included in the Milestone Progress Reports (MPRs) can...
Urbanized Area Size Changes and Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan Requirements
On December 29, 2022, the Census Bureau published a Federal Register Notice announcing urban areas based on the 2020 Census. If the UZA(s) an agency serves changes size, this may affect its PTASP requirements. Most of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law changes to the PTASP requirements apply to...
PTASP TAC Update: March 2023
This issue of the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Technical Assistance Center (TAC) Update focuses on identifying causal factors in safety event investigations.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of Nearly $8.9 Million for Tribal Transit Projects Nationwide
President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides nearly 83% more competitive funding over five years for transit on Indian Lands and Alaska Native villages
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today...
TSO Spotlight March 2023 Issue
FTA's March 2023 Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight Newsletter discusses how transit agencies can help prevent human trafficking, introduces a member of the Transit Advisory Committee for Safety and highlights the National Roadway Safety Strategy Call to Action Campaign.
Dear Colleague letter: Increased Federal Share under the Metropolitan Planning Program and State Planning and Research Program
FTA is increasing federal support of planning activities that help communities with lower population densities or lower average incomes, compared to surrounding areas, expand access to public transportation. This Dear Colleague letter describes the eligibility criteria for the increased...
FTA Toolkit - Applying Increased Federal Share Toward Planning Grants 49 USC 5305(f)(2)
This toolkit provides information about developing grant applications for planning grants with increased Federal support. FTA is increasing support for planning activities that help communities with lower population densities or lower average incomes expand access to public transportation. The...
Community Organization Webinar and Regional Office Hours
FTA held a webinar and a series or regional office hours to provide community-based organizations a better understanding of FTA’s programs, oversight, and technical assistance resources. The webinar provided organizations that support local public transportation initiatives, bicycling and...
Federal Transit Administration Announces Availability of $212.3 Million in Emergency Relief Funding to Help Transit Agencies Affected by Disasters
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the availability of $212.3 million under the Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program to transit agencies to help them recover from major declared disasters in 2017 and 2020-2022...