FTA Local Community Organization Webinar, April 2023
This webinar hosted by FTA provided community organizations, advocates and civic associations with background about FTA’s mission, programs, and role in local transit-supportive projects.
Public Transit
FTA Announces More than $14 Billion in Federal Funding to Support Public Transportation Across the U.S.
WASHINGTON – As part of its annual support to transit systems nationwide, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today published details about the formula funding that helps communities maintain and operate the trains, buses, and ferries that provide more than half a million transit trips...
Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans (PTASP) Frequently Asked Questions
These frequently asked questions (FAQ) cover the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans (PTASP) regulation at 49 CFR part 673. The PTASP regulation requires operators of public transportation systems that receive federal funds under the FTA Urbanized Area Formula Grants (Section 5307),...
Period of Availability for FTA Funds
This table is a quick reference guide to the period of availability of funds for each type of grant award that FTA administers.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $240 Million to Support Additional Bus Rapid Transit in the Twin Cities
Funding will be used to create better, more convenient transit with fewer emissions for east metro residents to reach downtown St. Paul
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a grant award of $...
Transit Vehicle Innovation Deployment Program
What's New On December 4, 2024, FTA published the Effectiveness of Wireless Charging for Electric Transit Buses - An Industry Report (Report 0270) report that presents the results of a study on the effectiveness of wireless charging as an alternative to wired charging and includes...FTA Emergency Relief for Major Declared Disasters in 2017 & 2020-2022 Webinar
This presentation was used for a webinar about the FY 2023 Emergency Relief Grants for Public Transportation Systems Affected by Major Declared Disasters in Calendar Years 2017, 2020, 2021, and 2022 funding opportunity on April 6, 2023. This webinar presented potential applicants with...
Safety and Security (S&S) Event Details
FTA is releasing on a monthly basis the underlying datasets for its NTD Safety & Security (S&S) Time Series files for S&S events occurring in calendar year 2014 and later. Because the time series excludes Major Security Events collected by the NTD for certain services which fall under the safety oversight of the Federal Railroad Administration, FTA is releasing this underlying dataset for these events as well for any interested data user.
National Roadway Safety Strategy Implementation: 1-Year Later
FTA’s Joe DeLorenzo, Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight and Chief Safety Officer, gave an overview of the National Roadway Safety Strategy Implementation.
Frequently Asked Questions about the Tribal Transit Symposium
Q1: When and where is the Tribal Transit Symposium?
FTA’s Tribal Transit Symposium will be held from 10:00 AM to 5:00PM Central Time May 24- 25, 2023. It will be held in Room 207AB at the Oklahoma City Convention Center, 100 Mick Cornett Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73109.
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