Best Practices FTA Drug and Alcohol Testing Program October 2009

User Manager Template

This form may be used to request a User Manager to manage access to TrAMS and NTD. Instructions for completing and submitting the form is provided. The responsibilities of the User Manager can be found in the FACES User Guide. (posted 2/2018)

Understanding and Using TrAMS Data Reports (PDF)

Handbook on using data reports in the Transit Award Management System (TrAMS), FTA’s platform to award and manage federal grants

Guidance on Combining Multiple Funding Sources in a Single Application

These guidelines will help FTA staff and grantees create grant applications with multiple programs in the Transit Award Management System (TrAMS).

TrAMS User Guide

The Transit Award Management System (TrAMS) User Guide is a technically-focused manual intended to help users understand the system and perform work within it. Readers of this guide will learn basic navigation, system terminology, management of different system records, workflow progression, and...

Summary of FTA Programs under the FAST Act

This is FTA's summary of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) signed into law by President Obama on December 4, 2015.

Intergovernmental Review of FTA Planning, Capital and Operating Programs and Activities

C 9500.103-30-84

Safety and Security Management Guidance for Major Capital Projects

C 5800.108-01-07

Your attention is invited to the Federal Register Notice of June 21, 2007, Subject: Safety and Security Management for Major Capital Projects: Notice of Final Circular [HTML version of Federal Register] [PDF version of Federal Register]. This notice announced the...

Title VI Requirements and Guidelines for Federal Transit Administration Recipients

C 4702.1B10-01-12

The Federal Transit Administration has updated the Title VI Circular to 4702.1B. FTA’s revised circular provides guidance to grantees on how to comply with Title VI regulations, as well as to ensure grantees provide meaningful language access to persons who are limited...

Third Party Contracting Guidance

This document governs how FTA grant recipients award and administer contracts to third-party subcontractors or vendors. The circular, updated in 2025, reflects statutory and regulatory changes and provides additional non-binding guidance.

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