Transit Asset Management (5326)

This section establishes new requirements for transit asset management by FTA’s grantees as well as new reporting requirements to promote accountability. The goal of improved transit asset management is to implement a strategic approach for assessing needs and prioritizing investments for...

Research, Development, Demonstration, and Deployment Projects (5312)

To support research activities that improve the safety, reliability, efficiency, and sustainability of public transportation by investing in the development, testing, and deployment of innovative technologies, materials, and processes; carry out related endeavors; and to support the...

Alcohol and Controlled Substances Testing

This program maintains authority for the U.S. Secretary of Transportation to establish a program that requires grantees to conduct pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, random, and post-accident testing of public transportation employees responsible for safety-sensitive functions.

Clean Fuels Grant Program (5308)

Section 3010 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), Pub. L. No. 109-59, 119 Stat. 1144, 1572 (2005), amended section 5308 of title 49 United States Code, commonly referred to as the Clean Fuels Grant Program, from...

Major Capital Investments (New Starts & Small Starts) (5309(b)(1))

Note: This information is provided for historical reference only. The information contained on this page reflects information about this program under the previous authorizing legislation entitled the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-...

Bus and Bus Facilities (5309, 5318)

The transit capital investment program (49 U.S.C. 5309) provides capital assistance for three primary activities:

New and replacement buses and facilities (Bus and Bus Related Equipment and Facilities program).Modernization of existing rail systems (Fixed Guideway...

Alternatives Analysis (5339)

October 17, 2011 - Press Release

The objective of the Alternatives Analysis program (49 U.S.C. 5339) is to assist in financing the evaluation of all reasonable modal and multimodal alternatives and general alignment options for identified...

Public Transportation Safety Program Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

FTA’s Office of Transit Safety and Oversight held two webinars on September 17-18, 2015 to discuss the Public Transportation Safety Program Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) published in the Federal Register on August 14, 2015. During the webinars, FTA discussed the provisions of the proposed...

Safety Stakeholder Letters

FTA Safety Advisories

FTA may issue a safety advisory which recommends corrective actions, inspections, conditions, limitations or other actions to avoid or mitigate any hazards or risks to public transportation riders and employees.