Administrator Fernandez: Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Testimony

Testimony of FTA Administrator Nuria Fernandez during a field hearing before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs in Washington, DC.

FTA Standards Development Program: Medical Fitness for Duty and Fatigue Risk Management Report Summary

This document summarizes research that addresses specific focus areas of transit safety risk in support of FTA’s Standards Development Program.

FTA Standards Development Program: Medical Fitness for Duty and Fatigue Risk Management (Report 0223)

This report presents research that addresses specific focus areas of transit safety risk in support of FTA’s Standards Development Program.

Transit Bus Accident Investigations—Background Research Report Summary

This document summarizes the research that supports Effective Practices in Bus Transit Accident Investigations, which were developed to provide bus transit agencies leading transit industry practices for performing investigations.

Transit Bus Accident Investigations—Background Research (Report 0222)

This report presents research that supports Effective Practices in Bus Transit Accident Investigations, which were developed to provide bus transit agencies leading transit industry practices for performing investigations.

Dear Colleague Letter: Intercity Bus Nationwide Allocation Model

This Dear Colleague letter informs State Departments of Transportation that intercity bus providers that request to use a nationwide model to allocate costs are eligible to be reimbursed for net operating costs under FTA’s Formula Grants for Rural Areas program (Section 5311(f)), including...

Fiscal Year 2022 Passenger Ferry Grant Program, Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot Program, and Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program Notice of Funding Supplemental Form

Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Passenger Ferry Grant Program, Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot Program, and Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program Notice of Funding Supplemental Form.

Note: You must download FTA’s supplemental form to apply for this grant opportunity. To do so, right...

FTA Drug and Alcohol Newsletter July 2022 Issue 75

Issue 75 of the FTA Drug and Alcohol Regulation Updates Newsletter is now available. Please share the newsletter with colleagues and send comments to FTA.DAMIS@dot.gov. 

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Biden Administration Announces Historic Funding to Modernize Ferry Service and Connect Rural Communities

New investments in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law focus on rural service and ferry electrification

WASHINGTON – Today, the Biden Administration is announcing historic levels of funding to improve and expand ferry service in communities across the country,...

Transit Programs Increase Access to Voting

Public transportation plays an important role connecting millions of Americans to jobs, vital services, and civic participation, including voting. Transit providers across the country are distinctly positioned to reduce some of the obstacles Americans face to exercising their sacred, fundamental...