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Region 3

Areas Served

Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia

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FY 2013 Apportionments, Allocations, and Program Information - CR

Apportionment Tables

1. FTA FY 2013 Appropriations and Apportionments for Grant Programs (Excel)

2. FTA FY 2013 Section 5303 and 5304 Metropolitan Planning Program and Statewide Planning and Research Program Apportionments (Excel)

3. FTA FY 2013 Section 5307...

Chapter 4 - State Infrastructure Banks

Background

Section 350 of the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-59) established a pilot program to create up to ten State Infrastructure Banks (SIB). Using Federal dollars, pilot States were permitted to establish a leveraging program or create a simple revolving...

State Infrastructure Banks (SIBs)

A State Infrastructure Bank (SIB) is a revolving fund that is established and operated by a State (usually a State Department of Transportation Office).  It has the capacity to offer direct loans and various types of credit enhancement products to surface transportation infrastructure...

National Council of Public-Private Partnerships (NCPPP) Workshops

In 2008 and 2009, FTA and the National Council of Public-Private Partnerships (NCPPP) held eight workshops across the country to introduce, educate, and provide information on public-private partnerships (PPPs) to public and private sector actors. The workshops also provided a common place to...

Private Sector Participation

FTA encourages the consideration of the private sector in the development and implementation of transportation improvements

Joint Development

What's New In January 2025, FTA updated the form for project sponsors to submit joint development requests. FTA grantees wishing to use FTA grant funds or FTA-assisted property for joint development must electronically submit the updated FTA Joint Development Project Request Form...

Capital Leasing

Capital leasing is a contractual agreement in which a grantee acquires the right to use a capital asset for a specified period of time without obtaining full ownership, in exchange for a periodic payment regardless of the tax status of the transaction. A capital lease is an eligible...

Debt Service Reserve

Debt service reserves are cash assets that are designated by a borrower to ensure full and timely payments to bond holders. Debt Service Reserve Funds (DSRF) have been used for many years by private businesses and public entities to support debt issues. 

The reserve funds provide...

Flexible Funding for Transit and Highway Improvements

Federal law (23 U.S.C. § 104(f); 49 U.S.C. § 5334(i)(1)) allows Federal-Aid Highway Program funding made available for public transportation projects to be flexed (or transferred) to be administered by FTA for public transportation projects. 

See potentially eligible programs at...