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Sustainable Communities

Federal Barriers to Local Housing and Transportation Coordination (2011) (PDF)This report includes a synopsis of the history of barriers to local coordination of housing and transportation resulting from HUD and DOT statutes and regulations, a summary of efforts to date to identify barriers...

Responsibilities of Each Party

Recipient (Grantee) Responsibilities

 A recipient of FTA Capital Assistance, often referred to as a “grantee,” is responsible for:

Determining whether a vehicle it plans to acquire is subject to the requirements of Part 665, and if it is, how to achieve compliance with those requirements....

Testing Guidelines

The contents of this page do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way. This page is intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies. Recipients and subrecipients should refer to FTA’s...

Grant Management

New Grantee Package

Welcome, new grant recipients. You have probably made first contact with someone at the Regional Office and just received your first Federal Transit Administration (FTA) congressional appropriation. Now we need to begin the process of establishing your organization as a...

Help Desk & Hotline Numbers

DOT Public Affairs: (202) 366-4050

FTA Public Affairs: (202) 366-4043

ADA Assistance Line: 1(888) 446-4511

        Relay Services: 1(800) 877-8339

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Environmental Guidance

Link: Guidance for Implementation of FTA's CE (23 C.F.R. §771.118)

Guidance on Categorical Exclusions (PDF) Categorical Exclusion (d-list) Template (MS Word)Categorical Exclusion (c-list) Template (MS Word)

Frequently Asked Questions for Grantees

When do I submit a grant application after all information has been added to TEAM?Call the FTA regional office to have an official grant number assigned, if the grant number is provided, you can submit immediately, unless you receive special instructions.

When is the deadline to have the...

Integrated Corridor Management (ICM)

The Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) Initiative is a multi-year USDOT initiative being conducted jointly by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), and Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) to develop and demonstrate innovative...

National ITS Architecture Consistency Policy for Transit Projects

The following documents provide guidance and information to support compliance with the Final Rule.

ITS Architecture Final Rule (PDF) – This purpose of this document is to issue a final rule to implement section 5206(e) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA–21), enacted...