Dear Colleague Letter: Federal Financial Report and Milestone Progress Report Updates

This letter summarizes updates regarding grant Milestone Progress Reports (MPR) and Federal Financial Reports (FFR). 

FTA Major Event Playbook

The FTA Major Event Playbook is a practical guide with key considerations to help public transportation agencies navigate federal transit requirements as they relate to hosting major events.

Public Transportation During Major Events

Across the United States, planned major events — ranging from international sporting events to large-scale cultural gatherings — draw millions of visitors and capture global attention. Public transportation is critical to the success of events, serving as a primary means of moving people safely...

CIG Program Pre-Award Authority: Eligible Activities and Timeframes

FTA provides pre-award authority to permit expenses to be incurred before a grant award for the CIG Program. Pre-award authority allows a CIG recipient to incur certain project costs before the start date of an award and makes those costs allowable for subsequent reimbursement after award of the...

FTA Master Agreement (version 34, changes)

This document shows changes FTA made to its Master Agreement version 34 compared to version 33.

On November 4, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island issued a decision addressing a U.S. Department of Transportation (“DOT”) grant condition requiring recipients to...

FTA Master Agreement (version 34, November 26, 2025)

This is the Federal Transit Administration Master Agreement FTA MA(34) that applies to projects financed with federal funds beginning on the effective date of the Master Agreement, until the Master Agreement version is superseded.

On November 4, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the...

FTA Special Directive 25-2

FTA issues Special Directive 25-2 to require the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to take action to address critical safety deficiencies in its safety oversight of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority’s (SEPTA) overhead catenary system (OCS). FTA has...

FY25 FTA Bus and Low- and No-Emission Grant Awards

TV Highway Transit and Safety Project Profile

The Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) proposes to implement a 16.2-mile bus rapid transit line extending between the Beaverton Transit Center in Beaverton, Oregon, and 19th and B Street in Forest Grove, Oregon, in the area known locally as the Tualatin Valley....

MAPS 4 Bus Rapid Transit Corridor Project Profile

The Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority (COTPA), doing business as EMBARK, proposed to implement a bus rapid transit (BRT) service in the City of Oklahoma City. The MAPS 4 BRT Corridor Project (the Project) is a proposed 17-mile BRT route from the Adventure District...