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Fiscal Year 2024/2025 & Partial Year 2026 Rail Vehicle Replacement Program Project Selections
Click on a header to sort by column State Project Sponsor Project Description Funding IL Commuter Rail Division of the Regional Transportation Authority (Metra) The Commuter Rail Division of the Regional Transportation Authority (METRA) will...Asset Disposition Guidance Webinar Presentation
At this webinar hosted on January 31, 2024 and February 8, 2024, FTA provided information about the Asset Disposition Guidance and walked through the FAQs.
FY2022 Passenger Ferry Grant Program Announcement of Project Selections and Implementation Guidance
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the selection of projects with Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 and prior funding appropriations for the Passenger Ferry Grant Program and provides administrative guidance on project implementation.
Dear Colleague Letter: Highlighting tools to improve bus procurement and manufacturing
Description: FTA is taking actions to strengthen the American bus manufacturing industry, lower bus costs, and accelerate transit vehicle deliveries. The guidance comes as transit agencies seek to procure buses using the historic investment provided by the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law....
Bus Procurement
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 greatly increased federal support to modernize and expand public transportation nationwide, including investments in the nation’s bus systems. FTA will administer $5.1 billion in formula and competitive grants through the Buses and Bus...
Dear Colleague Letter: FTA highlights importance of adhering to NEPA Schedules
To support efficient environmental reviews and facilitate compliance with statutory requirements, FTA will be coordinating NEPA schedules across the agency to ensure FTA’s projects achieve timely environmental reviews, while also sharing tools to prepare projects for entering the NEPA phase....
Funding Availability Template
This template is used to document whether “the project sponsor has identified the reasonable availability of funds sufficient to complete the project,” which is a key part of the definition of “major project” at 23 U.S.C. 139(a)(7).
Notice of Intent Template
This template can be used by project sponsors to provide information to FTA on proposed projects that require the development of an environmental impact statement.
NEPA Readiness
To support environmental reviews required as part of NEPA, FTA is providing the following resources to project sponsors on activities related to the review process for FTA projects.
NEPA Readiness Frequently Asked QuestionsFTA has developed some Frequently Asked Questions to...