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Is there a list of everything an agency has to do to become a Grantee?
No. Even though I hear a lot about applications, requirements, regulations, changes, and the like, I've never been to a class that could teach someone how to apply for a grant, either. An agency must take a number of...
What are Civil Rights and who is the Civil Rights Officer?
Every applicant has Civil Rights requirements. They are not part of a Grant Application because they are even more fundamental than the Application itself. They are a pre-requisite, i.e., a requirement for eligibility even to...
Is there an FTA dictionary?
No.
You have to know which letter, circular, policy, notice, rule, regulation, law, etc., has the definition you need and then be able to retrieve it. You also have to know why you want to know because ...
Where can I take a class to learn how to be an FTA Grantee? We will be eligible for the first time for 5307 funding next year.
I don't know of any class like that. But here are two e-mails that come to mind that will be helpful. The requirements for...
Where can I find information about the the common grant rule and any other materials related to procurement procedures for federal projects? Where can I find rules, policies, and circulars related to pre-award, post-award, solicitation, cost analysis, contract negotiations, contractor...
Public policies at the federal, state, and local levels can foster coordination through funding requirements, offering incentives for improvements in coordination, and requiring transportation and human service providers to demonstrate strategies and efforts to coordinate resources at the local...
Greater access to funds is provided by:
Tapping a wider range of funding programsAccessing a greater variety of staff and facilitiesEmploying more specialized and skilled staffMore cost-effective use of resources is created through:
Productivity increasesEconomies of scaleEliminating...Executive Order 13330 signed by President Bush on February 24, 2004, established the Interagency Transportation Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility, which was originally chaired by former Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta. The purpose of the Council is to...
Coordinating individual human service transportation programs makes the most efficient use of limited transportation resources by avoiding duplication caused by overlapping individual program efforts and encouraging the use and sharing of existing community resources. In communities where...
Human service transportation includes a broad range of transportation service options designed to meet the needs of transportation disadvantaged populations including older adults, disabled persons and/or those with lower income. Individuals have different needs and may require a set of...