ESMS Application Instructions

The ESMS Application Instructions provide details on the requirements and timeline to apply for FTA’s 2024 ESMS Training and Technical Assistance Program opportunity.

ESMS Brochure

The ESMS Brochure provides background on ESMS and its benefits and details FTA’s 2024 ESMS Training and Technical Assistance Program opportunity.

FTA Fiscal Year 2022 Apportionments, Allocations, Program Information and Interim Guidance

In addition to providing the locations of FY 2022 apportionments tables and unobligated (or carryover) funds allocated under FTA discretionary programs from prior years, the FTA Fiscal Year 2022 Apportionments, Allocations, Program Information and Interim Guidance (FY22 Apportionments Notice)...

Fiscal Year 2024 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 2024 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 click...

National RTAP and USDA Rural Transit Resources: Building Capacity and Resilience in Rural and Tribal Communities

Public Transportation Safety Certification Training Program (PTSCTP) Recertification Training

Continuing a focus on keeping public transportation the safest mode of surface travel, FTA published updates to its safety recertification training regulation: the Public Transportation Safety Training Certification Program (49 CFR Part 672).

The program establishes two recertification...

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $316 Million to Modernize Ferry Service and Better Connect Rural Communities

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the availability of $316 million to support and modernize passenger ferry service in communities across the country. Across the country, there are approximately three million ferry riders...

Lifesavers Conference on Roadway Safety

FTA’s Joe DeLorenzo, Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight and Chief Safety Officer, provided an overview of safety data, bus safety programs and the National Roadway Safety Strategy campaign. 

Final Rule: Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans (PTASP)

Federal Register: Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans 

Document Series: Final Rule

Author: Federal Transit Administration 

FTA Docket Number: FTA-2023-0007 

On April 9, 2024, FTA published the first major update to the Public...

49 CFR Part 673 Changes to PTASP Requirements

This document lists the changes to the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans regulation (49 CFR Part 673) published in 2024. Changes are noted in red text.