General Content
Core Capacity Templates
FTA publishes templates for project applicants to develop and report necessary information to FTA. These templates are used for developing the evaluation criteria and ratings.
Core Capacity Reporting Instructions
These reporting instructions for the Core Capacity (Section 5309) Program inform applicants of the information they must provide so FTA may undertake the legislatively required evaluation and rating of project merit.
Applying to Small Starts
Reporting Instructions (2015) (MS Word)Small Starts Templates Part 1 (2015) (Excel)Small Starts Templates Part 2 (2015) (MS Word)Small Starts Standard Cost Category Workbook (2015)Documenting existing ridership to qualify for warrants (MS Word)Small Starts Templates Part 1
General templates for Small Starts Projects.
Small Starts Templates Part 2
Supplemental Land Use and Economic Development Information and Supporting Documentation templates for Small Starts Projects.
Small Starts Reporting Instructions
These reporting instructions for the Section 5309 Small Starts Criteria inform sponsors of proposed Small Starts projects of the information they must provide to FTA so that it may undertake the legislatively required evaluation and rating of project merit.
Applying to New Starts
New Starts Reporting Instructions (2015) (MS Word)
New Starts Templates Part 1 (2015) (Excel)
New Starts Templates Part 2 (2015) (MS Word)
Standard Cost Categories (SCC) for Capital Projects
Documenting existing ridership to qualify for warrants (MS Word)
Troubleshooting for the Capital Cost Database – 2010 Version
Trouble Shooting for the Capital Cost Database – 2010 VersionCovers:
Troubleshooting – Security Warning Troubleshooting – Object ErrorCapital Cost Database - Purpose and Suggested Use
The Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA’s) Capital Cost Database (CCD) is a Microsoft Access application developed to support the following uses:
Cost Database Cost Model